Summary
Logan Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving 512 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.
Logan Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.0% to 46.1% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts are also consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in MCAP Mathematics was 26.7%, compared to 20.7% for the district and 26.5% for the state. Similarly, the school's proficiency rate in MCAP English Language Arts was 31.5%, compared to 45% for the district and 50.8% for the state. Additionally, Logan Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.28% to 76.17% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Bear Creek Elementary, Charlesmont Elementary, and Grange Elementary, generally perform better than Logan Elementary on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. For example, Charlesmont Elementary's proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts for all grades are significantly higher than Logan Elementary's, at 32.5% and 47.2%, respectively. Despite the high per-student spending at Logan Elementary, ranging from $15,148 to $20,801 over the past few years, the academic outcomes do not seem to be commensurate with the level of funding.
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