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Chapel Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
59th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools
Better than 93% of Maryland elementary schools
Summary

Chapel Hill Elementary is a highly-performing public elementary school in Perry Hall, Maryland, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district.

Chapel Hill Elementary consistently ranks in the top 5% of Maryland elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the Baltimore County Public Schools district and the state of Maryland in both Mathematics and English Language Arts assessments across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, Chapel Hill Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics and ELA for all grades are 68.6% and 81.2%, respectively, compared to the district's 20.7% and 45%, and the state's 26.5% and 50.8%.

Chapel Hill Elementary also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American students, Special Education students, and Male students. The school has experienced a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 34.7% in the 2022-2023 school year to 8.6% in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Chapel Hill Elementary continues to outperform nearby schools, such as Glenmar Elementary, Kingsville Elementary, and Perry Hall Elementary, in both Mathematics and ELA assessments.

535
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,183
Per pupil spending ?
25.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5200 E Joppa Rd
       Perry Hall, MD  21128-9318

(410) 887-5119

District: Baltimore County Public Schools


Students who attend Chapel Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Perry Hall Middle
High:    Perry Hall High
Racial breakdown:

White:
37.9%
African American:
26.0%
Asian:
21.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Maryland average (70% vs 38% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 7% of Maryland elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school70%
District avg32%
Maryland avg38%
59th of 865
Maryland public elementary schools ?
Top 7%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From top 16% (2015) to top 7% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Maryland Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 108Elementary Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools
17th of 25Baltimore County Public Schools among Maryland districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202593.059 of 86593.2%★★★★★
202495.334 of 85996.0%★★★★★
202396.326 of 85597.0%★★★★★
202295.138 of 86295.6%★★★★★
202193.550 of 80293.8%★★★★★
201993.155 of 85393.6%★★★★★
201895.535 of 85795.9%★★★★★
201792.559 of 84793.0%★★★★★
201693.346 of 84594.6%★★★★★
201584.2137 of 85984.1%★★★★☆
201487.037 of 86795.7%★★★★★
201387.323 of 84797.3%★★★★★
201284.842 of 85795.1%★★★★★
201186.436 of 85395.8%★★★★★
201087.717 of 85598.0%★★★★★
200987.129 of 85096.6%★★★★★
200880.5125 of 83885.1%★★★★☆
200719.0695 of 81815.0%★☆☆☆☆
200624.4648 of 80419.4%★☆☆☆☆
200529.7612 of 80524.0%★☆☆☆☆
200427.1635 of 80320.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202199.73 of 50499.4%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202150.073 of 12843.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202188.265 of 79691.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202195.130 of 78896.2%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202184.911 of 13691.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202173.3121 of 52877.1%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2021)99th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2021)96th percentile~ school
Special Education (2021)92nd percentile~ school
Female (2021)92nd percentile~ school
White (2021)77th percentile-17 vs school
Asian (2021)43rd percentile-51 vs school
By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts81%+30 vs state
Mathematics69%+42 vs state
Science43%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Open Quote This is the best school in Baltimore County. Phenomenal teachers, amazing principal. I am so fortunate that my son attends this school. We moved to Perry Hall for this school! Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Hill Elementary

Students at Chapel Hill Elementary are 38% White, 26% African American, 21% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Chapel Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Perry Hall Middle
High : Perry Hall High

Yes. Chapel Hill Elementary ranks in the top 6.8% of Maryland elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Chapel Hill Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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