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Edmondson Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Edmondson Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 552 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, which is ranked 17th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edmondson Heights Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 28.0% to 46.1% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAP test scores, is also significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts were 17.6% and 22.1%, respectively, compared to the district's 20.7% and 45%, and the state's 26.5% and 50.8%. Additionally, Edmondson Heights has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.37% to 69.59% over the past few years, indicating a higher concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Edmondson Heights Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, such as Featherbed Lane Elementary, Catonsville Elementary, and Westowne Elementary, the data shows that these schools generally outperform Edmondson Heights Elementary in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism rates, and other key metrics. The school's performance is also significantly lower than the nearby Baltimore City Public Schools, such as Beechfield Elementary/Middle, Wildwood Elementary/Middle, Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle, Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle, and North Bend Elementary/Middle, which tend to have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

556

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,065

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Langford Rd
Baltimore, MD 21207-4959

(410) 887-0818

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Edmondson Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Academy
High:	Woodlawn High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.3%

Hispanic:

24.3%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

Maryland avg38%

723^rd of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 108Elementary Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

17^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	723 of 865	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	686 of 859	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	766 of 855	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	731 of 862	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	788 of 853	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	693 of 857	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	767 of 847	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	774 of 845	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	838 of 859	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.7	682 of 867	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.5	448 of 847	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.4	709 of 857	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	707 of 853	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	789 of 855	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	745 of 850	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.9	733 of 838	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	79.0	138 of 818	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	77.4	170 of 804	78.9%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	214 of 805	73.4%	★★★★☆
2004	79.1	151 of 803	81.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-29 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

Science8%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Edmondson Heights Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edmondson Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Langford Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0818	556	34	16.5	70.1%	28 (5.0%)	352 (63.3%)	135 (24.3%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	17.6	723^rd of 865 public elementary schools	16.4%		17.3	686^th of 859 public elementary schools	20.1%	37	19.8	17.3	15.6				17.6	20.0	21.3	25.3				22.1	7.9			$17,065	$2,360	$14,705
Westowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Harlem Ln	Catonsville	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-0854	635	41	15.4	56.5%	153 (24.1%)	217 (34.2%)	96 (15.1%)	118 (18.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	50.5	402^nd of 865 public elementary schools	53.5%		39.9	455^th of 859 public elementary schools	47.0%	53	48.0	35.6	19.6				33.9	58.8	51.8	34.0				47.6	20.8			$18,945	$2,175	$16,770
Johnnycake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Craigmont Rd	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0823	592	37	16.0	70.1%	27 (4.6%)	266 (44.9%)	194 (32.8%)	82 (13.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	22.7	649^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.0%		21.2	635^th of 859 public elementary schools	26.1%	14	28.4	19.5	12.5				20.2	36.4	28.7	22.7				29.3	7.0			$18,108	$2,281	$15,827
Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	605 Dryden Drive	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0534	272	19	14.7	77.6%	4 (1.5%)	245 (90.1%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	13.7	781^st of 865 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.3	760^th of 859 public elementary schools	11.5%	21	22.6	15.6	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	25.8	14.7	7.1	28.0	46.7	15.6	22.8	3.8	16.7	9.4	$24,746	$5,277	$19,470
Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	5025 Dickey Hill Road	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0610	218	15	15.0	82.1%	2 (0.9%)	184 (84.4%)	25 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	7.4	859^th of 865 public elementary schools	0.7%		18	678^th of 859 public elementary schools	21.1%	181	9.7	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	4.9	12.9	10.5	10.0	7.7	41.7	27.3	18.3	0.0	4.6	9.5	$28,972	$6,122	$22,850
North Bend Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	181 North Bend Road	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0376	482	29	16.6	77.2%	15 (3.1%)	411 (85.3%)	45 (9.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	27.1	587^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.1%		31.5	522^nd of 859 public elementary schools	39.2%	65	54.8	15.9	12.5	9.1	10.4	0.0	17.0	32.5	31.7	23.4	36.4	42.2	22.7	31.4	4.0	2.1	11.4	$24,706	$4,754	$19,952
Baltimore International Academy West	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4300 Sidehill Road	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(410) 291-2440	239	18	13.2	74.1%	2 (0.8%)	217 (90.8%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	15.4	748^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.2	804^th of 859 public elementary schools	6.4%	56	28.6	5.0	3.8				11.1	14.3	27.5	23.1				20.6	7.7			$21,171	$4,208	$16,963
Beechfield Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	301 S Beechfield Avenue	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0525	510	30	17.0	87.8%	11 (2.2%)	446 (87.5%)	42 (8.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	8	848^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.0%		7	847^th of 859 public elementary schools	1.4%	1	12.5	2.0	2.3	2.0	2.5	0.0	3.7	14.3	6.1	13.6	5.9	29.3	7.5	12.2	4.3	0.0	3.8	$25,940	$4,732	$21,209
Featherbed Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Richardson Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1302	572	37	15.5	71.7%	9 (1.6%)	389 (68.0%)	149 (26.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	24	628^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.4%		20.1	652^nd of 859 public elementary schools	24.1%	24	30.1	13.1	16.5				21.3	32.8	27.5	31.6				30.9	7.6			$19,972	$2,294	$17,678
Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	621 Wildwood Parkway	Baltimore	21229	Baltimore city	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-0503	743	42	17.6	85.9%	6 (0.8%)	666 (89.6%)	58 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	25.7	603^rd of 865 public elementary schools	30.3%		14.4	735^th of 859 public elementary schools	14.4%	132	23.7	34.3	32.9	7.6	6.6	9.0	18.0	11.8	41.2	13.0	26.6	20.9	25.3	22.8	2.7	3.5	4.6	$21,396	$4,119	$17,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Edmondson Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of Edmondson Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edmondson Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Academy
High : Woodlawn High

How many students attend Edmondson Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Edmondson Heights Elementary.

What district is Edmondson Heights Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

Is Edmondson Heights Elementary a good school?

Edmondson Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Edmondson Heights Elementary?

Students at Edmondson Heights Elementary are 63% African American, 24% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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