Elementary Schools in Harford County Public Schools

Summary:

The Harford County Public Schools district in Maryland is home to 33 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The district encompasses a diverse range of school performance, with several standout high-achieving schools as well as some lower-performing institutions.

Among the top-performing elementary schools in the district are Bel Air Elementary, Fountain Green Elementary, Churchville Elementary, and Red Pump Elementary School. These schools rank among the top 81 elementary schools in the state of Maryland and boast impressive proficiency rates of over 60% in both math and English language arts. In contrast, some lower-performing schools in the district struggle to reach 30% proficiency across subject areas.

The data also reveals significant disparities in student demographics and socioeconomic status across the district's elementary schools. Free and reduced-price lunch rates range from under 15% to over 80%, which correlates with the wide achievement gap observed between higher and lower-income students. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is a concerning issue, with all schools reporting rates over 20%. While spending per student and student-teacher ratios vary, these factors do not appear to be the primary drivers of academic success, suggesting the need for a more holistic approach to improving educational outcomes for all students in the Harford County Public Schools district.

District Detail

102 South Hickory Avenue
Bel Air, MD 21014

(410) 838-7300

SchoolDigger Rank:
10^th of 25 Maryland districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 37,771

Primary Schools: 33
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 11
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abingdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S. Tollgate Road	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3910	641	48	13.4	46.5%	290 (45.2%)	177 (27.6%)	53 (8.3%)	35 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.9%)	61.4	323^rd of 865 public elementary schools	62.7%		62.9	291^st of 859 public elementary schools	66.1%	32	42.5	40.4	23.0	35.4	55.2	61.6	60.0	58.9	25.0	$17,424	$878	$16,546
Fountain Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	517 Fountain Green Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4220	443	29	15.1	22.8%	336 (75.8%)	31 (7.0%)	26 (5.9%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	92.2	72^nd of 865 public elementary schools	91.7%		87.4	99^th of 859 public elementary schools	88.5%	27	68.5	64.0	59.7	64.1	82.2	70.9	75.0	75.8	47.2	$18,613	$1,046	$17,568
Church Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4299 Church Creek Rd	Belcamp	21017	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5550	732	51	14.4	60.0%	201 (27.5%)	319 (43.6%)	68 (9.3%)	26 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (15.3%)	45.5	445^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.6%		55.6	332^nd of 859 public elementary schools	61.4%	113	43.1	24.4	29.0	32.1	47.2	43.9	38.2	43.0	20.6	$16,931	$905	$16,026
Emmorton Elementary	Public	K-5	2502 Tollgate Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3920	584	36	16.4	22.6%	332 (56.8%)	72 (12.3%)	48 (8.2%)	73 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	86.1	123^rd of 865 public elementary schools	85.8%		87.7	98^th of 859 public elementary schools	88.6%	25	69.0	52.1	47.2	55.4	77.3	75.5	68.5	73.4	36.1	$15,999	$962	$15,037
Bakerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Baker St	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 273-5518	460	35	13.1	68.0%	127 (27.6%)	187 (40.7%)	73 (15.9%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.7%)	66.8	279^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.7%		53.6	341^st of 859 public elementary schools	60.3%	62	48.1	35.8	31.9	39.0	59.5	56.9	58.3	58.3	34.2	$19,779	$2,559	$17,220
Bel Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 E Lee St	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4160	521	32	16.0	31.3%	382 (73.3%)	28 (5.4%)	60 (11.5%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	92.6	65^th of 865 public elementary schools	92.5%		92.3	58^th of 859 public elementary schools	93.2%	7	56.7	73.0	67.1	65.5	76.7	78.7	76.8	77.4	54.2	$15,067	$806	$14,261
Churchville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2935 Level Rd	Churchville	21028	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3800	364	22	16.6	25.3%	296 (81.3%)	13 (3.6%)	25 (6.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	91	80^th of 865 public elementary schools	90.8%		87.8	97^th of 859 public elementary schools	88.7%	17	68.4	52.5	61.3	60.6	75.4	81.7	82.0	79.8	42.6	$16,351	$1,062	$15,289
Darlington Elementary	Public	K-5	2119 Shuresville Rd	Darlington	21034	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3700	96	11	8.7	42.7%	83 (86.5%)	2 (2.1%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	82.2	158^th of 865 public elementary schools	81.7%		72.1	225^th of 859 public elementary schools	73.8%	67	75.0	41.7		61.0	80.0	50.0		70.7		$42,650	$1,547	$41,104
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2307 Willoughby Beach Rd	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1535	708	56	12.7	74.9%	137 (19.4%)	349 (49.3%)	130 (18.4%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (11.9%)	24.3	623^rd of 865 public elementary schools	28.0%		16	710^th of 859 public elementary schools	17.3%	87	30.8	10.1	14.7	18.7	37.6	25.5	33.6	32.4	7.8	$18,567	$1,978	$16,589
Dublin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1527 Whiteford Rd	Street	21154	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3703	222	18	12.6	40.5%	187 (84.2%)	5 (2.3%)	15 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	78.7	193^rd of 865 public elementary schools	77.7%		74.4	203^rd of 859 public elementary schools	76.4%	10	69.0	57.6	33.3	52.6	66.7	70.6	57.6	64.9	32.4	$22,289	$1,075	$21,215
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Cedar Dr	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1540	428	37	11.6	72.7%	96 (22.4%)	232 (54.2%)	60 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.6%)	27.7	577^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.1	506^th of 859 public elementary schools	41.1%	71	23.3	15.4	20.3	19.6	43.3	23.8	35.6	34.1	13.8	$22,106	$3,605	$18,502
Forest Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Osborne Pkwy	Forest Hill	21050	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4262	447	30	14.8	21.3%	357 (79.9%)	25 (5.6%)	31 (6.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	83.3	152^nd of 865 public elementary schools	82.4%		84.6	126^th of 859 public elementary schools	85.3%	26	62.7	64.0	39.8	53.8	72.0	72.0	66.0	69.6	35.9	$18,990	$897	$18,093
Halls Cross Roads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 E Bel Air Ave	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 273-5524	425	41	10.4	85.9%	90 (21.2%)	191 (44.9%)	81 (19.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.7%)	33.8	520^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.9%		26.5	569^th of 859 public elementary schools	33.8%	49	34.4	20.8	11.8	23.0	43.5	44.2	38.0	42.1	8.0	$21,588	$2,677	$18,911
Havre de Grace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Juniata St	Havre De Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 939-6616	593	38	15.4	49.4%	269 (45.4%)	167 (28.2%)	67 (11.3%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.1%)	51.7	392^nd of 865 public elementary schools	54.7%		46.5	406^th of 859 public elementary schools	52.7%	14	36.6	23.9	36.6	32.5	46.0	42.2	58.5	48.5	27.7	$15,923	$965	$14,958
Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Conowingo Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4170	635	40	15.8	24.9%	453 (71.3%)	56 (8.8%)	43 (6.8%)	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.4%)	84	144^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.4%		83.3	141^st of 859 public elementary schools	83.6%	3	66.1	53.1	39.8	52.6	68.8	70.8	76.3	72.1	37.4	$17,940	$1,095	$16,846
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Edmund St	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 273-5530	528	38	13.8	70.3%	145 (27.5%)	244 (46.2%)	60 (11.4%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.7%)	38.9	491^st of 865 public elementary schools	43.2%		24.5	591^st of 859 public elementary schools	31.2%	100	34.3	22.1	22.1	25.7	52.2	39.5	43.6	44.6	10.4	$17,799	$2,272	$15,527
Homestead/Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 S Main St	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4175	1,071	62	17.1	18.2%	743 (69.4%)	62 (5.8%)	104 (9.7%)	80 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.3%)	90.3	88^th of 865 public elementary schools	89.8%		85.1	118^th of 859 public elementary schools	86.3%	30	73.9	54.0	52.8	60.7	77.7	80.7	67.3	75.3	44.8	$14,421	$944	$13,476
Jarrettsville Elementary	Public	K-5	3818 Norrisville Rd	Jarrettsville	21084	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 692-7800	467	31	14.9	14.1%	390 (83.5%)	12 (2.6%)	27 (5.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	87.3	107^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.6%		88.8	87^th of 859 public elementary schools	89.9%	20	60.7	59.0	63.9	61.1	66.7	56.4	84.7	68.8	59.7	$16,174	$1,047	$15,127
Joppatowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 Trimble Rd	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1546	495	39	12.5	65.3%	220 (44.4%)	171 (34.5%)	46 (9.3%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.7%)	22	663^rd of 865 public elementary schools	23.4%		23.2	607^th of 859 public elementary schools	29.3%	56	24.6	13.9	12.3	16.8	34.8	21.1	31.5	29.1	12.0	$20,213	$2,100	$18,113
Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Trimble Rd	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1553	545	45	12.2	88.1%	58 (10.6%)	342 (62.8%)	71 (13.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.7%)	18.3	710^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.9%		16	709^th of 859 public elementary schools	17.5%	1	20.9	13.3	11.3	15.5	29.4	23.0	21.4	24.9	12.5	$20,682	$2,979	$17,703
Meadowvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Grace View Dr	Havre De Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 939-6622	552	34	16.1	41.7%	342 (62.0%)	97 (17.6%)	60 (10.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	46.8	432^nd of 865 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.6	431^st of 859 public elementary schools	49.8%	1	25.6	25.7	18.3	23.4	53.3	55.4	45.1	51.5	26.8	$16,183	$1,058	$15,125
Norrisville Elementary	Public	K-5	5302 Norrisville Rd	White Hall	21161	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 692-7810	213	17	12.8	30.5%	192 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	86.9	113^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.9%		90.3	74^th of 859 public elementary schools	91.4%	39	70.0	56.8	54.5	60.9	63.4	83.8	66.7	71.2	37.5	$21,617	$1,368	$20,249
Roye-Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Oakington Rd	Havre De Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5536	444	37	12.1	50.2%	168 (37.8%)	103 (23.2%)	114 (25.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.9%)	56.8	357^th of 865 public elementary schools	58.7%		59.1	312^th of 859 public elementary schools	63.7%	45	37.1	41.9	30.8	36.5	45.9	58.1	58.7	54.3	18.5	$20,069	$1,204	$18,865
Prospect Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Prospect Mill Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3817	579	40	14.4	33.2%	373 (64.4%)	66 (11.4%)	43 (7.4%)	41 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.5%)	85	138^th of 865 public elementary schools	84.0%		88.4	95^th of 859 public elementary schools	88.9%	43	52.1	49.5	57.9	53.2	78.3	68.9	67.7	71.6	41.8	$17,392	$1,265	$16,127
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Stillmeadow Dr	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1560	481	38	12.5	67.2%	157 (32.6%)	189 (39.3%)	73 (15.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.4%)	31.5	549^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.5%		39.1	458^th of 859 public elementary schools	46.7%	91	25.4	10.1	17.7	17.5	32.9	40.3	43.0	38.9	19.0	$20,701	$3,456	$17,245
William S. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Laurentum Pkw	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3900	463	31	15.1	29.2%	308 (66.5%)	52 (11.2%)	35 (7.6%)	24 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	69.7	258^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.2%		67.3	258^th of 859 public elementary schools	70.0%		51.6	41.2	42.0	44.3	54.7	63.5	59.3	59.6	25.9	$16,840	$876	$15,964
Old Post Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Old Philadelphia Rd	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1566	850	67	12.7	79.6%	196 (23.1%)	335 (39.4%)	207 (24.4%)	18 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)	26.2	593^rd of 865 public elementary schools	31.4%		23.9	596^th of 859 public elementary schools	30.6%	3	28.8	12.1	14.2	17.9	42.7	35.2	29.1	35.2	10.3	$17,859	$1,936	$15,923
Youths Benefit Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 Fallston Rd	Fallston	21047	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4190	1,151	63	18.3	13.6%	969 (84.2%)	40 (3.5%)	56 (4.9%)	31 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.6%)	85.1	136^th of 865 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.3	109^th of 859 public elementary schools	87.3%	27	72.3	37.8	47.1	52.5	88.0	66.8	70.9	75.3	43.9	$14,192	$1,067	$13,124
North Harford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Pylesville Rd	Pylesville	21132	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3670	424	27	15.4	28.1%	386 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	71	248^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.3%		77.1	190^th of 859 public elementary schools	77.9%	58	42.0	51.5	37.7	43.9	61.4	60.3	60.7	60.8	31.1	$16,494	$1,216	$15,278
Red Pump Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Red Pump Road	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 809-6244	696	46	15.0	19.5%	564 (81.0%)	36 (5.2%)	41 (5.9%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	91	81^st of 865 public elementary schools	90.6%		83.7	134^th of 859 public elementary schools	84.4%	53	67.2	65.6	55.0	62.5	72.1	82.0	74.8	76.4	42.0	$17,105	$1,045	$16,060
Forest Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2407 Rocks Rd	Forest Hill	21050	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4166	451	31	14.3	15.7%	360 (79.8%)	17 (3.8%)	29 (6.4%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	84.6	141^st of 865 public elementary schools	83.7%		80.3	164^th of 859 public elementary schools	80.9%	23	68.7	63.5	31.5	55.2	67.5	78.4	67.1	70.9	43.8	$18,918	$951	$17,967
Ring Factory Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Emmorton Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4186	541	34	16.0	20.5%	415 (76.7%)	36 (6.7%)	30 (5.5%)	26 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	85.9	125^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.5%		86.3	108^th of 859 public elementary schools	87.4%	17	67.3	47.5	48.0	54.8	77.2	65.8	67.6	70.6	43.1	$15,991	$888	$15,104
North Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 N Bend Rd	Jarrettsville	21084	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 692-7815	467	28	16.9	19.3%	421 (90.1%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	85.5	130^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.0%		72.7	219^th of 859 public elementary schools	74.5%	89	63.3	56.4	46.3	55.1	69.6	63.6	73.2	69.4	42.0	$17,817	$1,059	$16,758

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore County Public Schools	5.19 mi	179	17^th
Baltimore City Public Schools	13.8 mi	157	24^th
Cecil County Public Schools	15.04 mi	29	16^th
Kent County Public Schools	18.22 mi	5	20^th
SEED School of Maryland	22.5 mi	1	25^th

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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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