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Featherbed Lane Elementary

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Featherbed Lane Elementary ranks 628 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Featherbed Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 539 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, which is ranked 17 out of 25 in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Featherbed Lane Elementary has consistently struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24% to 38.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the Baltimore County Public Schools and Maryland 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 21.3% and 30.9%, respectively, compared to the county's 20.7% and 45%, and the state's 26.5% and 50.8%. Additionally, Featherbed Lane Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.19% to 72.06% over the past few years, higher than the nearby schools.

While the nearby schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools district also have relatively low performance, Chadwick Elementary and Powhatan Elementary have significantly higher test scores and better overall rankings compared to Featherbed Lane Elementary. The increased spending per student at Featherbed Lane Elementary, from $14,501 in 2021-2022 to $19,972 in 2023-2024, may indicate efforts to address the school's challenges, but the results have not yet been seen in improved student outcomes.

572

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,972

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 Richardson Rd
Baltimore, MD 21207-4234

(410) 887-1302

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Featherbed Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodlawn Middle
High:	Woodlawn High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.0%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

Maryland avg38%

628^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th 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	24.0	628 of 865	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	652 of 859	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	688 of 855	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	596 of 862	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	598 of 802	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	779 of 853	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	706 of 857	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	696 of 847	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	698 of 845	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	597 of 859	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.5	651 of 867	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	763 of 847	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	760 of 857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	742 of 853	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	811 of 855	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	778 of 850	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	790 of 838	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	80.6	118 of 818	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	158 of 804	80.3%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	122 of 805	84.8%	★★★★☆
2004	83.0	97 of 803	87.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	394 of 504	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.0	607 of 796	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	430 of 546	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	633 of 788	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2021)24th percentile~ school

African American (2021)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)21st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2021)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-5 vs state

Science8%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 22, 2018

The worst school in BCPS! The Principal as well as her staff are incompetent fools! Do not even think about sending your children to this school to prison factory. The principal should be arrested for contributing to the delinquency of minors. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Algebra I (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 Algebra I End of Course	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
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
Watershed Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	6946 Dogwood Rd	Woodlawn	21244	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 944-1810	366	23	15.9	33.9%	69 (18.9%)	215 (58.7%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.8%)	47.6	424^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.0%		38.3	460^th of 859 public elementary schools	46.4%	36	37.0	19.4	20.5	21.4	6.3		22.3	47.8	53.2	43.2	69.0	61.5		54.1	10.0	11.4			$17,185	$1,231	$15,954
Woodmoor Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Elba Dr	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(410) 887-1318	567	32	17.5	71.8%	14 (2.5%)	408 (72.0%)	121 (21.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	21.9	667^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.5	753^rd of 859 public elementary schools	12.3%	86	15.4	25.0	17.7				19.1	27.8	35.5	19.2				27.5		9.0			$17,072	$2,283	$14,789
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Kelox Rd	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1330	250	21	11.8	67.6%	5 (2.0%)	175 (70.0%)	51 (20.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	54	377^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.4%		45	415^th of 859 public elementary schools	51.7%	38	35.5	24.4	24.2				27.5	59.4	51.1	63.6				57.3		24.2			$25,071	$3,845	$21,227
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7215 Dogwood Rd	Baltimore	21244	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-6808	460	26	17.6	72.4%	7 (1.5%)	351 (76.3%)	48 (10.4%)	38 (8.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	29	562^nd of 865 public elementary schools	35.0%		17.3	687^th of 859 public elementary schools	20.0%	125	25.0	19.8	9.1				19.4	47.4	36.6	33.3				40.0		2.3			$18,796	$2,817	$15,979
Chadwick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1918 Winder Rd	Baltimore	21244	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1300	603	40	15.1	72.0%	39 (6.5%)	278 (46.1%)	68 (11.3%)	202 (33.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	47.8	423^rd of 865 public elementary schools	51.1%		48.6	389^th of 859 public elementary schools	54.7%	34	35.3	30.1	26.5				30.7	48.2	44.0	50.6				47.5		20.7			$21,234	$3,294	$17,940
Hebbville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3335 Washington Ave	Baltimore	21207	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0708	474	36	13.3	68.1%	8 (1.7%)	355 (74.9%)	85 (17.9%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	27.7	576^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.4%		37	471^st of 859 public elementary schools	45.2%	105	20.0	27.2	14.3				21.0	32.0	39.2	27.0				33.2		14.8			$19,101	$2,287	$16,814
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Featherbed Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Featherbed Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Featherbed Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodlawn Middle
High : Woodlawn High

How many students attend Featherbed Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Featherbed Lane Elementary.

What district is Featherbed Lane Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

Is Featherbed Lane Elementary a good school?

Featherbed Lane Elementary ranks 628^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Featherbed Lane Elementary?

Students at Featherbed Lane Elementary are 68% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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