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Cedarmere Elementary

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Cedarmere Elementary ranks 544 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Cedarmere Elementary is a public elementary school in Reisterstown, Maryland, serving 525 students in grades PK-5. It 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.

Cedarmere Elementary faces several challenges, including lower-than-average student performance on MCAP tests, with only 21.6% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 38.6% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 26.5% and 50.8%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Cedarmere has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 30.19% to 61.02% over the past few years.

Interestingly, Cedarmere's performance is generally lower than the nearby Hernwood Elementary, Lyons Mill Elementary, and Deer Park Elementary schools, which tend to have higher student proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the public magnet school Chatsworth School, located near Cedarmere, significantly outperforms Cedarmere on most metrics.

502

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,710

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17 Nicodemus Rd
Reisterstown, MD 21136-3224

(410) 887-1100

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Cedarmere Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle
High:	Franklin High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.2%

Hispanic:

32.9%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Maryland avg38%

544^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	32.0	544 of 865	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	580 of 859	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	425 of 855	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	488 of 862	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	367 of 802	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	482 of 853	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	495 of 857	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	475 of 847	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	526 of 845	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.7	407 of 859	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.6	323 of 867	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	241 of 847	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	61.4	378 of 857	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.5	536 of 853	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.6	581 of 855	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.8	465 of 850	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	547 of 838	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	417 of 818	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	414 of 804	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.1	502 of 805	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.3	487 of 803	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	60.5	110 of 504	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.2	492 of 796	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	268 of 347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	64.6	87 of 546	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.6	274 of 788	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.0	230 of 528	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)84th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2021)78th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2021)65th percentile+11 vs school

White (2021)56th percentile~ school

Female (2021)38th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2021)23rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-12 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 vs state

Science13%-12 vs state

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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
Cedarmere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17 Nicodemus Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1100	502	37	13.7	59.6%	58 (11.6%)	212 (42.2%)	165 (32.9%)	46 (9.2%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	32	544^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.1%		25.6	580^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.5%	36	22.2	27.1	16.7	21.6	34.3	43.5	38.2	38.6	13.2	$18,710	$1,644	$17,065
Timber Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Academy Ave	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1714	608	37	16.2	68.8%	37 (6.1%)	276 (45.4%)	215 (35.4%)	40 (6.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	23	641^st of 865 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.9	657^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.5%	16	30.1	16.9	14.6	20.9	32.0	32.5	18.3	27.5	10.8	$17,340	$1,787	$15,554
Reisterstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Walgrove Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1133	518	37	14.0	61.6%	62 (12.0%)	198 (38.2%)	186 (35.9%)	47 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	22.3	656^th of 865 public elementary schools	24.2%		21.7	626^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.1%	30	16.7	11.3	12.5	13.6	26.5	39.2	33.8	33.0	11.3	$18,624	$2,199	$16,424
Owings Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10824 Reistertown Road	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1710	666	45	14.8	68.2%	28 (4.2%)	351 (52.7%)	253 (38.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	35.5	513^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.7%		33	508^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.9%	5	31.7	35.6	15.9	27.2	32.5	57.0	35.4	40.2	8.0	$18,474	$2,221	$16,253
Chatsworth School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	222 New Ave	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-1103	301	29	10.4	38.2%	51 (16.9%)	182 (60.5%)	24 (8.0%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	79	191^st of 865 public elementary schools	77.9%		64.9	278^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.6%	87	56.8	57.8	28.6	49.2	70.5	60.0	65.7	65.3	42.9	$32,808	$5,872	$26,937
Glyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Glyndon Dr	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1130	476	27	17.4	67.2%	63 (13.2%)	222 (46.6%)	124 (26.1%)	33 (6.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	28.8	564^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.8%		22.2	617^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.2%	53	30.3	20.7	9.5	20.8	36.5	33.7	31.5	34.0	18.7	$20,574	$2,073	$18,500
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33 Cockeysmill Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1111	392	27	14.5	40.1%	145 (37.0%)	109 (27.8%)	80 (20.4%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.7%)	79	190^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.0%		66.8	263^rd of 859 public elementary schools	69.4%	73	53.1	63.5	38.2	51.3	58.7	65.6	67.2	63.9	38.2	$20,080	$2,106	$17,974
New Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4924 New Town Blvd	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1541	772	43	17.9	56.9%	18 (2.3%)	628 (81.3%)	58 (7.5%)	29 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	39.2	489^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.5%		28.9	547^th of 859 public elementary schools	36.3%	58	33.3	20.6	18.7	23.9	49.1	49.2	35.0	44.4	17.5	$16,398	$2,105	$14,292
Lyons Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9435 Lyons Mill Rd	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1719	671	39	17.3	50.1%	7 (1.0%)	556 (82.9%)	27 (4.0%)	49 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.2%)	55.4	363^rd of 865 public elementary schools	58.0%		45.1	414^th of 859 public elementary schools	51.8%	51	34.0	41.1	31.9	35.6	41.6	56.2	48.7	48.9	27.5	$17,235	$1,308	$15,927
Deer Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9809 Lyons Mill Rd	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0723	384	25	15.4	66.9%	8 (2.1%)	341 (88.8%)	20 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	46.8	433^rd of 865 public elementary schools	49.9%		49	383^rd of 859 public elementary schools	55.4%	50	42.4	34.8	17.6	31.1	56.1	50.8	36.8	47.4	16.2	$19,008	$2,013	$16,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedarmere Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cedarmere Elementary?

Students at Cedarmere Elementary are 42% African American, 33% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Cedarmere Elementary a good school?

Cedarmere Elementary ranks 544^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cedarmere Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

How many students attend Cedarmere Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Cedarmere Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cedarmere Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedarmere Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin Middle
High : Franklin High

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