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Chatsworth School

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Chatsworth School ranks 231 st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Chatsworth School is a public elementary school in Reisterstown, MD, serving 301 students in grades PK-5 within the Baltimore County Public Schools district, and it stands out as a high-performing school with a remarkable upward trajectory, now ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide.

Chatsworth’s academic performance is exceptional, with math proficiency (49.6%) more than double the district average (21.9%) and significantly above the state (27.1%). In English Language Arts, 59.9% of students are proficient, compared to 46.1% for the district. Science scores for 5th graders (41.5%) also outpace both district and state averages. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate is strikingly low at just 7.1%, far below the district’s 25.6% and every nearby school—for instance, Glyndon Elementary has a rate of 37.8%. Chatsworth also invests heavily in its students, spending $32,808 per pupil, nearly double the spending of most neighboring schools, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1, allowing for more individualized attention.

Interestingly, Franklin Elementary, located just 0.34 miles away, achieves slightly higher test scores with a higher student-teacher ratio (14.5:1) and lower per-student spending ($20,080), suggesting different paths to success. Meanwhile, Reisterstown Elementary and Glyndon Elementary, both within a mile, rank in the 24th and 29th percentiles, respectively, highlighting that Chatsworth’s success is driven by school-specific factors like leadership and resource allocation. The school also excels at serving all student groups, ranking in the 83rd percentile for low socio-economic status students, demonstrating a strong commitment to closing achievement gaps.

301

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,808

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

222 New Ave
Reisterstown, MD 21136-1322

(410) 887-1103

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.5%

White:

16.9%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (53% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baltimore County Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg34%

Maryland avg39%

231^st of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	74.1	231 of 865	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	191 of 865	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	278 of 859	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	265 of 855	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	268 of 862	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	179 of 802	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	501 of 853	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	450 of 857	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.3	387 of 847	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.6	368 of 845	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.4	263 of 859	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	378 of 867	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.3	494 of 847	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	443 of 857	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	458 of 853	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.6	402 of 855	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.0	540 of 850	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	425 of 838	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	546 of 818	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.3	579 of 804	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.6	606 of 805	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	678 of 803	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	62.3	103 of 504	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	77.1	127 of 796	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.5	92 of 546	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	52.2	263 of 788	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.9	43 of 136	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	64.0	164 of 528	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)83rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)80th percentile~ school

White (2021)69th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2021)68th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2021)67th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%+8 vs state

Mathematics50%+22 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

They are amazing at Chatsworth. My son is lucky to be able to attend. 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
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%)	74.1	231^st of 865 public elementary schools	73.3%		79	191^st of 865 public elementary schools	77.9%	40	56.6	54.8	35.7	49.6	58.5	69.0	52.4	59.9	41.5	$32,808	$5,872	$26,937
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%)	84.8	133^rd of 865 public elementary schools	84.6%		79	190^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.0%	57	57.5	46.6	56.7	53.2	65.0	67.2	75.0	69.6	51.7	$20,080	$2,106	$17,974
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	654^th of 865 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.3	656^th of 865 public elementary schools	24.2%	2	22.4	14.8	9.0	15.3	32.9	29.6	38.0	33.5	15.4	$18,624	$2,199	$16,424
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%)	26.1	617^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.7%		28.8	564^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.8%	53	27.7	20.5	14.1	20.2	41.5	32.2	27.4	33.1	18.6	$20,574	$2,073	$18,500
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%)	35.5	523^rd of 865 public elementary schools	39.5%		32	544^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.1%	21	39.0	26.3	21.2	29.2	37.7	38.2	31.8	36.1	24.2	$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%)	31.5	562^nd of 865 public elementary schools	35.0%		23	641^st of 865 public elementary schools	25.9%	79	39.0	22.8	13.0	25.1	37.8	42.4	35.5	38.8	9.1	$17,340	$1,787	$15,554
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%)	41.1	472^nd of 865 public elementary schools	45.4%		35.5	513^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.7%	41	37.1	34.7	26.9	32.9	36.0	38.6	43.0	39.2	22.6	$18,474	$2,221	$16,253
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%)	43.6	452^nd of 865 public elementary schools	47.7%		39.2	489^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.5%	37	36.8	25.2	22.5	28.3	50.4	42.0	44.2	45.6	27.5	$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%)	35.8	517^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.2%		55.4	363^rd of 865 public elementary schools	58.0%	154	31.2	24.3	25.9	27.4	33.8	33.6	43.0	36.7	28.1	$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%)	52.1	396^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.2%		46.8	433^rd of 865 public elementary schools	49.9%	37	43.2	33.9	28.4	34.1	52.3	50.8	49.3	50.6	23.9	$19,008	$2,013	$16,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatsworth School

What is the racial makeup of Chatsworth School?

Students at Chatsworth School are 60% African American, 17% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Chatsworth School in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

How many students attend Chatsworth School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Chatsworth School.

Is Chatsworth School a good school?

Chatsworth School ranks 231^st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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