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Baltimore County Public Schools


At a glance
18thof 25 Maryland districts▼ 1
Better than 28% of Maryland districts
6901 N. Charles Street
Towson, MD 21204
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Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 28% of districts
178
Schools
110,024
Students
17
5-star schools
Top rankedRiderwood Elementary5th of 864 Maryland elementary schools
Biggest riser
Winfield Elementary up 175 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Maiden Choice School 5.5 students per teacher
Newly ranked this year
Nottingham Middle
SchoolDigger ratings
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15 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Baltimore County Public Schools district serves 169 schools, including elementary, middle, and high schools, and is ranked 18th out of 25 districts in Maryland, earning a 2-star rating. This data reveals a district with stark contrasts, where a handful of elite magnet schools achieve top-tier performance while many other schools face significant challenges tied to poverty and chronic absenteeism.

Standout schools like Eastern Technical High School (ranked 9th in the state) and Rodgers Forge Elementary (ranked 6th) are exceptional, with very high test scores and low rates of students receiving free/reduced lunch. In contrast, schools such as Rosedale Center and Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies are at the bottom, with extremely low proficiency rates and dropout rates exceeding 47%. The most powerful predictor of a school's success is the percentage of students from low-income households; schools like Riderwood Elementary (9.46% free/reduced lunch) rank in the top 1% of the state, while Hawthorne Elementary (83.17% free/reduced lunch) ranks in the bottom 10%.

Chronic absenteeism is a critical crisis, with rates ranging from 9.2% at Eastern Technical High School to over 90% at alternative centers, directly correlating with poor academic outcomes. High spending does not guarantee success; Battle Grove Elementary spends $32,452 per student but ranks in the 21st percentile, while Chatsworth School spends a similar amount and ranks in the 73rd percentile. The district's overall 2-star rating is dragged down by many low-performing, high-poverty schools, despite having several excellent ones like Dulaney High and Towson High.

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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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