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Perry Hall Elementary

Q: Is Perry Hall Elementary a good school?

Perry Hall Elementary ranks 165 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Perry Hall Elementary is a public school in Baltimore, MD, serving 476 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, and is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where about 48% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Perry Hall Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance and consistent improvement. Over the past decade, the school has climbed from the 61st percentile to the 81st percentile in state rankings, earning a 4-star rating. In the 2025-2026 school year, math proficiency rates (54.1%) were 2.5 times higher than the district average, and English Language Arts proficiency (68.3%) was 1.5 times higher. The school also excels at keeping students in class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 14.5% in 2024-2025—nearly half the district average of 25.6%. This suggests a positive and engaging school climate. Notably, Perry Hall achieves these results without the highest spending or smallest class sizes among its neighbors, pointing to effective teaching and resource use. The school is located in a cluster of high-performing schools, including top-rated Chapel Hill Elementary (98th percentile) and Honeygo Elementary (87th percentile), which provides valuable benchmarks for collaboration.

While Perry Hall is particularly effective at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds (ranking in the 81st percentile for this subgroup), there is a clear area for improvement: outcomes for Special Education students rank in the bottom 20% of the state. This suggests that while the general education program is strong, the school may need to enhance its specialized support. Overall, Perry Hall Elementary is a consistently improving school with a strong academic foundation and a welcoming attendance culture, making it a solid choice for families in the area.

476

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,633

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9021 Belair Rd
Baltimore, MD 21236-2102

(410) 887-5105

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Perry Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Perry Hall Middle
High:	Perry Hall High

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.1%

Asian:

30.5%

African American:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (58% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg34%

Maryland avg39%

165^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	81.6	165 of 865	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	226 of 865	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	235 of 859	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	280 of 855	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	281 of 862	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	239 of 802	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	321 of 853	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	268 of 857	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.8	296 of 847	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	328 of 845	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.4	380 of 859	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	500 of 867	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	445 of 847	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.5	352 of 857	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.4	204 of 853	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	59.3	405 of 855	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	266 of 850	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.9	276 of 838	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.0	542 of 818	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.1	499 of 804	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.1	553 of 805	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.4	507 of 803	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	197 of 504	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	114 of 128	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.1	276 of 796	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	61.5	102 of 546	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	58.5	230 of 788	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	113 of 136	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.9	226 of 528	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)81st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2021)71st percentile~ school

Female (2021)65th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2021)61st percentile-9 vs school

White (2021)57th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2021)17th percentile-53 vs school

Asian (2021)11th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Mathematics54%+27 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 24, 2019

This school has a terrible bullying problem. It is very unsafe and the administration is doing nothing to fix it. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

My daughter attended this school and I found it had a very good administration and teachers. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 17, 2012

My daughter was there for a year, we moved out from the district. This school is useless. My daughter's time was spent in a trailer. They call them "learning cottages" LOL. The economic background of this area reflects the student quality and expectations that parents have on their kids. We are talking mostly a blue collar background. It reflects in the teaching methods for the students. The expectations are very low. We moved to a different area 100K+ household income, schools are much nicer. Better test scores. 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Perry Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9021 Belair Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5105	476	28	16.7	48.3%	148 (31.1%)	111 (23.3%)	43 (9.0%)	145 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	81.6	165^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.9%		73.8	226^th of 865 public elementary schools	73.9%	61	54.4	54.4	53.3	54.1	57.7	76.1	72.6	68.3	42.7	$18,633	$1,329	$17,304
Seven Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9220 Seven Courts Dr	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-6257	454	30	15.2	42.1%	175 (38.5%)	146 (32.2%)	43 (9.5%)	51 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	70	258^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.2%		63.8	302^nd of 865 public elementary schools	65.1%	44	50.0	36.0	37.7	40.6	66.1	50.6	63.9	59.0	54.1	$18,126	$1,319	$16,807
Gunpowder Elementary	Public	K-5	9540 Holiday Manor Rd	Baltimore	21236	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5121	443	28	15.8	42.9%	197 (44.5%)	93 (21.0%)	32 (7.2%)	96 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	51.6	400^th of 865 public elementary schools	53.8%		48.6	416^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.9%	16	43.0	37.5	24.4	34.9	48.1	53.4	43.4	48.4	28.0	$17,730	$1,356	$16,374
Honeygo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4816 Joppa Road	Perry Hall	21128	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-8700	698	39	17.7	29.4%	320 (45.8%)	128 (18.3%)	44 (6.3%)	151 (21.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.9%)	87.6	116^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.6%		92.5	67^th of 865 public elementary schools	92.3%	49	67.7	61.9	50.0	59.9	76.6	76.3	63.8	72.1	45.7	$18,195	$1,742	$16,452
Joppa View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8727 Honeygo Blvd	Baltimore	21128	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5065	491	32	15.5	53.2%	140 (28.5%)	158 (32.2%)	44 (9.0%)	119 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	69.2	263^rd of 865 public elementary schools	69.6%		67.5	274^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.3%	11	41.9	44.9	43.2	43.5	54.1	68.2	52.0	58.6	40.0	$17,069	$1,539	$15,531
Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 E Joppa Rd	Perry Hall	21128	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5119	535	32	16.6	25.6%	203 (37.9%)	139 (26.0%)	43 (8.0%)	113 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.4%)	97.2	16^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.2%		93	59^th of 865 public elementary schools	93.2%	43	82.2	67.6	79.2	75.7	85.6	81.9	84.4	83.8	76.3	$17,183	$1,330	$15,853
Carney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 E Joppa Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-5228	524	35	14.8	70.8%	115 (21.9%)	297 (56.7%)	38 (7.3%)	37 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.7%)	33	546^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.9%		29.1	561^st of 865 public elementary schools	35.1%	15	24.3	14.4	19.6	19.1	40.5	43.8	38.7	40.9	24.1	$20,631	$3,219	$17,413
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Summit Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5267	418	32	13.1	48.6%	142 (34.0%)	156 (37.3%)	42 (10.0%)	42 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	64.9	286^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.9%		58.2	351^st of 865 public elementary schools	59.4%	65	40.0	42.6	38.5	40.4	55.4	61.8	44.6	54.0	44.6	$19,397	$1,691	$17,707
Rossville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7649 Gum Spring Road	Baltimore	21237	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(443) 809-8519	726	47	15.3	59.2%	137 (18.9%)	349 (48.1%)	69 (9.5%)	128 (17.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	64	289^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.6%		63.5	304^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.9%	15	51.0	42.3	27.0	38.8	63.1	55.4	54.3	57.2	34.5	$16,699	$1,392	$15,307
Harford Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8902 Old Harford Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5236	373	23	15.9	59.0%	128 (34.3%)	133 (35.7%)	60 (16.1%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	39.6	480^th of 865 public elementary schools	44.5%		32.8	535^th of 865 public elementary schools	38.2%	55	43.8	24.5	10.2	25.0	47.9	41.2	41.0	43.1	26.2	$18,175	$1,437	$16,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry Hall Elementary

Is Perry Hall Elementary a good school?

Perry Hall Elementary ranks 165^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Perry Hall Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Perry Hall Elementary?

Students at Perry Hall Elementary are 31% White, 30% Asian, 23% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Perry Hall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Perry Hall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Perry Hall Middle
High : Perry Hall High

How many students attend Perry Hall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Perry Hall Elementary.

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