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Lutherville Laboratory

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Lutherville Laboratory ranks 206 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Lutherville Laboratory is a K-5 elementary school in Lutherville, MD, serving 405 students within the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where it stands out as a strong performer despite the district's overall 2-star rating.

This school delivers exceptional academic results relative to its district context, with proficiency rates in Mathematics (46.5%) and English Language Arts (68.1%) more than double the district averages. It earns a 4-star rating and consistently ranks in the 70th-77th percentile statewide. A key differentiator is its higher spending per student ($21,211) and lower student-teacher ratio (12.8:1) compared to top-tier nearby schools like Pinewood Elementary ($16,645) and Rodgers Forge Elementary ($19,124). Lutherville occupies a solid middle tier in a competitive local market, alongside Hampton Elementary and Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet, while elite neighbors like Riderwood Elementary and Rodgers Forge have surged to the 99th percentile.

However, the school faces challenges. Its state ranking has gradually declined from the 94th percentile (5-star) in 2015-2016 to the 76th percentile (4-star) currently, indicating it hasn't kept pace with rapid improvements at top-tier peers. Chronic absenteeism at 12.8% is double that of Timonium Elementary (5.9%) and Pinewood (6.9%). Additionally, a notable "5th-grade slump" sees proficiency drop from 4th to 5th grade in both Math (50% to 38.4%) and ELA (75.7% to 58.9%), a pattern more pronounced than at Riderwood, where 5th grade ELA proficiency reaches 96.2%. Despite these issues, Lutherville Laboratory remains a stable, high-quality option with strong value-add for diverse student groups.

405

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,211

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1700 North York Rd
Lutherville, MD 21093

(410) 887-7800

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Lutherville Laboratory usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgely Middle
High:	Towson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

African American:

26.2%

Asian:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 69th percentile in 2024 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (55% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2026) from a 69th-percentile low (2024)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg34%

Maryland avg39%

206^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 108Elementary Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^th of 24Baltimore 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
2026	77.1	206 of 865	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	202 of 865	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	262 of 859	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	254 of 855	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	257 of 862	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	132 of 802	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	69 of 853	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	54 of 857	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	93 of 847	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	92.4	54 of 845	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.1	98 of 859	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	85.3	71 of 867	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.7	49 of 847	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	81.5	91 of 857	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	152 of 853	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	62 of 855	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	42 of 850	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	85.7	45 of 838	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	10.3	744 of 818	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	717 of 804	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	677 of 805	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	722 of 803	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.2	63 of 504	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	84.6	93 of 796	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	54.3	160 of 546	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	77.0	126 of 788	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	66.9	152 of 528	71.2%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)84th percentile~ school

White (2021)71st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)71st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+16 vs state

Mathematics46%+19 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Great school. Great teachers. So thankful that all 3 of my children were able to attend school there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Lutherville Laboratory	Public	K-5	1700 North York Rd	Lutherville	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-7800	405	32	12.8	34.3%	183 (45.2%)	106 (26.2%)	37 (9.1%)	48 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	77.1	206^th of 865 public elementary schools	76.2%		77.6	202^nd of 865 public elementary schools	76.6%	4	51.5	50.0	38.4	46.5	69.7	75.7	58.9	68.1	38.9	$21,211	$1,372	$19,840
Timonium Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Eastridge Rd	Timonium	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-7661	445	31	14.4	20.0%	264 (59.3%)	41 (9.2%)	49 (11.0%)	72 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	94.8	36^th of 865 public elementary schools	95.8%		96.6	20^th of 865 public elementary schools	97.7%	16	73.7	80.3	53.3	69.2	76.3	81.6	77.3	78.4	78.7	$19,513	$1,255	$18,257
Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 Charmuth Rd	Lutherville	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3205	555	36	15.2	33.3%	294 (53.0%)	136 (24.5%)	44 (7.9%)	42 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)	77	207^th of 865 public elementary schools	76.1%		83.3	150^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.7%	57	46.8	59.2	38.3	47.8	65.1	63.3	63.6	64.0	45.8	$16,417	$1,055	$15,362
Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Rickswood Rd	Timonium	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-7663	598	33	17.9	14.5%	354 (59.2%)	42 (7.0%)	27 (4.5%)	132 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.2%)	97	18^th of 865 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.9	9^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.0%	9	78.5	71.8	66.4	71.7	80.6	88.2	84.0	84.2	71.4	$16,645	$1,041	$15,604
West Towson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6916 North Charles Street	Baltimore	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3893	445	25	17.8	17.8%	277 (62.2%)	69 (15.5%)	36 (8.1%)	31 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	95.3	28^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.2	25^th of 865 public elementary schools	97.1%	3	69.8	74.3	65.7	70.0	78.6	79.2	78.6	78.8	75.7	$18,660	$1,646	$17,014
Riderwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1711 Landrake Rd	Towson	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3568	423	29	14.6	9.5%	302 (71.4%)	32 (7.6%)	28 (6.6%)	39 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	98.6	5^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.3	6^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	77.9	81.8	73.1	78.2	91.2	96.1	96.2	94.4	76.9	$19,774	$1,558	$18,216
Pot Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Spring Lake Dr	Timonium	21093	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-7648	434	26	16.6	44.9%	165 (38.0%)	95 (21.9%)	135 (31.1%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	67.3	274^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.3%		71.8	240^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.3%	34	64.2	46.2	31.5	46.8	60.3	53.8	53.4	55.8	31.9	$18,111	$1,300	$16,811
Home Assignments-Elementary	Public	K-5	105 W. Chesapeake Avenue	Towson	21204	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-3222	1			—	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$5,875	$439	$5,436
Padonia International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9834 Greenside Dr	Cockeysville	21030	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7646	505	40	12.6	64.8%	35 (6.9%)	88 (17.4%)	291 (57.6%)	66 (13.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	28.6	590^th of 865 public elementary schools	31.8%		27.2	585^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.4%	5	29.6	41.2	15.1	28.3	21.1	39.7	26.4	28.9	12.5	$20,927	$2,725	$18,202
Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	825 Providence Rd	Baltimore	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-4888	395	25	16.1	31.4%	131 (33.2%)	172 (43.5%)	35 (8.9%)	31 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	88.6	100^th of 865 public elementary schools	88.4%		89.9	91^st of 865 public elementary schools	89.5%	9	58.9	65.5	51.7	58.7	62.5	82.8	79.3	75.0	54.4	$19,463	$1,377	$18,085

Frequently Asked Questions about Lutherville Laboratory

What schools do graduates of Lutherville Laboratory attend?

Students who attend Lutherville Laboratory usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ridgely Middle
High : Towson High

What is the racial makeup of Lutherville Laboratory?

Students at Lutherville Laboratory are 45% White, 26% African American, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Lutherville Laboratory a good school?

Lutherville Laboratory ranks 206^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lutherville Laboratory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Lutherville Laboratory.

What district is Lutherville Laboratory in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

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