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Pine Grove Elementary

Q: Is Pine Grove Elementary a good school?

Pine Grove Elementary ranks 286 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Pine Grove Elementary is a mid-sized school in the Parkville area of Baltimore, serving 418 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district.

Pine Grove stands out as a consistently strong performer, particularly in mathematics, where 40.4% of students are proficient—nearly double the district average of 21.9% and well above the state average. This math achievement is especially impressive given that about half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate similar to nearby Perry Hall Elementary (48.3% FRL) but far exceeding the math scores of schools like Oakleigh Elementary (19.8%) and Carney Elementary (19.1%). The school also outperforms the district average in nearly every tested subject and grade level, making it a reliable option for families in the area. While it is not a top-tier magnet program like Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet, Pine Grove delivers results that are far superior to most of its immediate neighbors, including Pleasant Plains Elementary and Harford Hills Elementary.

Two areas to watch are science performance and attendance. Science scores have been volatile, with a recent rebound to 44.6% proficiency after a low of 21.7% the prior year. Chronic absenteeism is also a growing concern, rising to 26.5% in 2024-2025, which is higher than top-performing neighbors like Cromwell Valley (9.5%) and Perry Hall (14.5%). Overall, Pine Grove uses its resources efficiently, spending less per student than lower-performing schools like Oakleigh and Carney while achieving significantly better academic outcomes. For families in the Parkville area, it is a high-value, stable school that consistently exceeds local expectations.

418

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,397

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 Summit Ave
Baltimore, MD 21234-1610

(410) 887-5267

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Pine Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pine Grove Middle
High:	Loch Raven High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.3%

White:

34.0%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (47% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg34%

Maryland avg39%

286^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^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	64.9	286 of 865	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	351 of 865	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	360 of 859	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	299 of 855	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	365 of 862	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	276 of 802	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	274 of 853	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	256 of 857	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	72.3	238 of 847	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	180 of 845	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	169 of 859	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	84.5	81 of 867	90.7%	★★★★★
2013	83.4	75 of 847	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	51 of 857	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.1	114 of 853	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	122 of 855	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	189 of 850	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	245 of 838	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	23.4	668 of 818	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	681 of 804	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	706 of 805	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.0	679 of 803	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	187 of 504	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.7	283 of 796	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	48.0	221 of 546	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.5	298 of 788	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	290 of 528	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2021)64th percentile~ school

African American (2021)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)45th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics40%+13 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Oakleigh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 White Oak Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-5238	452	34	13.1	73.5%	47 (10.4%)	244 (54.0%)	110 (24.3%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	26.6	612^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.2%		23.5	633^rd of 865 public elementary schools	26.8%	21	24.6	15.9	19.4	19.8	34.5	29.0	38.2	33.8	19.7	$20,697	$2,670	$18,027
White Oak School	Public	K-5	8401 Leefield Rd	Parkville	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5378	60	37	1.6	71.7%	22 (36.7%)	26 (43.3%)	4 (6.7%)	3 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)								(n/a)	18.2			8.3	9.1			4.4
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
Villa Cresta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Rader Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5275	609	42	14.6	52.9%	212 (34.8%)	200 (32.8%)	118 (19.4%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.5%)	49.6	414^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.1%		42.7	467^th of 865 public elementary schools	46.0%	53	40.4	27.5	29.1	32.4	46.5	41.1	48.5	45.5	35.6	$18,867	$1,392	$17,476
Pleasant Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Pleasant Plains Rd	Towson	21286	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-3549	575	35	16.6	70.1%	70 (12.2%)	280 (48.7%)	173 (30.1%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	21.4	665^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.1%		19.2	696^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.5%	31	29.2	14.9	11.3	18.5	34.8	17.6	28.9	27.7	17.3	$20,133	$2,461	$17,672
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Grove Elementary

Is Pine Grove Elementary a good school?

Pine Grove Elementary ranks 286^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pine Grove Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

How many students attend Pine Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Pine Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Grove Elementary?

Students at Pine Grove Elementary are 37% African American, 34% White, 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pine Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pine Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pine Grove Middle
High : Loch Raven High

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