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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 190 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Reisterstown, Maryland, serving 392 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, which is ranked 17 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Maryland elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts are significantly higher than the Baltimore County and Maryland state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Franklin Elementary's proficiency rates were 51.3% in MCAP Mathematics and 63.9% in English Language Arts, compared to 20.7% and 45% for Baltimore County, and 26.5% and 50.8% for the state of Maryland. Franklin Elementary's 5th-grade students also outperform their peers in the district and state in MCAP Science, with a 38.2% proficiency rate compared to 23.5% for Baltimore County and 25.6% for Maryland.

Franklin Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Baltimore County district, including Lyons Mill Elementary, Deer Park Elementary, New Town Elementary, Owings Mills Elementary, Cedarmere Elementary, Glyndon Elementary, and Reisterstown Elementary, in both academic performance and student subgroup performance. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Franklin Elementary is Chatsworth School, a public magnet school that also ranks in the top 25-30% of Maryland elementary schools and has similar academic proficiency rates.

392

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,080

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Cockeysmill Rd
Reisterstown, MD 21136-1207

(410) 887-1111

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle
High:	Franklin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.0%

African American:

27.8%

Hispanic:

20.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Maryland elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg32%

Maryland avg38%

190^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	79.0	190 of 865	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	263 of 859	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	297 of 855	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	225 of 862	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	165 of 802	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	125 of 853	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	160 of 857	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.5	212 of 847	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.5	160 of 845	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	149 of 859	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	206 of 867	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	98 of 847	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	64.3	340 of 857	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	276 of 853	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	263 of 855	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.1	278 of 850	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.9	266 of 838	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	20.2	688 of 818	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	689 of 804	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	676 of 805	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	665 of 803	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	69.7	71 of 504	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	70.9	150 of 796	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	73.1	45 of 546	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	69.2	173 of 788	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.2	137 of 528	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2021)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)81st percentile~ school

Male (2021)78th percentile~ school

White (2021)74th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+13 vs state

Mathematics51%+25 vs state

Science38%+13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Franklin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin Middle
High : Franklin High

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 190^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 37% White, 28% African American, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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