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Westchester Elementary

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Westchester Elementary ranks 99 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Westchester Elementary is a high-performing public school in the Catonsville area of Baltimore, MD, serving 662 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district. This school stands out as a beacon of academic excellence, consistently earning a 4-star rating for over a decade and ranking in the top 11% of all Maryland elementary schools in the 2025-2026 school year, making it a top choice for families in the area.

Westchester’s academic proficiency is dramatically higher than its BCPS neighbors and even competitive with schools in the highly-regarded Howard County Public Schools district. For example, in mathematics, Westchester’s proficiency rate of 60.9% is nearly three times the BCPS district average of 21.9% and more than double the state average. In English Language Arts, the school’s 68.7% proficiency rate is 22.6 points above the BCPS average. The school also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at just 5.9%, compared to the BCPS average of 25.6%, indicating a highly engaged school community. Interestingly, Westchester achieves these results with a spending efficiency of $16,919 per student, which is lower than all its BCPS neighbors and significantly less than top Howard County schools like Worthington Elementary ($23,142 per student).

While Westchester excels overall, its closest competitor is Hillcrest Elementary, located just 1.27 miles away, which outperforms Westchester in English Language Arts (75% vs. 68.7%) and science (64.6% vs. 55%), creating a healthy rivalry for families in the Catonsville area. Westchester also demonstrates a strong "value-add" by outperforming schools with similar demographics, such as Veterans Elementary in Howard County, in math (60.9% vs. 49.2%). However, the school faces a key challenge in closing equity gaps, as its high overall scores are not equally distributed across all student groups, with some subgroups performing below the school’s average. This is a common but critical area for growth as the school continues to strive for excellence for every student.

662

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,919

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Old Frederick Rd
Baltimore, MD 21228

(410) 887-1088

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Westchester Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Catonsville Middle
High:	Catonsville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Asian:

14.2%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (63% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 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 school63%

District avg34%

Maryland avg39%

99^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 108Elementary Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^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
2026	88.6	99 of 864	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	209 of 865	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	153 of 859	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	174 of 855	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	89 of 862	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	95 of 802	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	109 of 853	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	149 of 857	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	179 of 847	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	229 of 845	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	221 of 859	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	86.1	51 of 867	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	75.4	186 of 847	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	126 of 857	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	207 of 853	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	162 of 855	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	171 of 850	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	96 of 838	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	31.4	607 of 818	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	660 of 804	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	614 of 805	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.9	641 of 803	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	43.0	241 of 504	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	97 of 128	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.4	115 of 796	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.7	220 of 347	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	216 of 546	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.4	95 of 788	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.0	52 of 136	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	81.3	73 of 528	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2021)88th percentile~ school

White (2021)86th percentile~ school

Female (2021)86th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2021)62nd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)60th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2021)52nd percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2021)37th percentile-52 vs school

Asian (2021)24th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+17 vs state

Mathematics61%+34 vs state

Science55%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

This school went from horrible to awesome in the past couple of years (2015). Thanks to Dr Dance for allowing parents to participate in choosing our new principal. Our community couldn't be happier with the staff at the school. 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	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
Westchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Old Frederick Rd	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1088	662	44	15.0	26.6%	369 (55.7%)	55 (8.3%)	86 (13.0%)	94 (14.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	88.6	99^th of 864 public elementary schools	88.5%		76.5	209^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.8%	110	66.7	60.4	56.3	60.9	71.0	65.8	69.6	68.7	55.0	$16,919	$1,310	$15,609
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Frederick Rd	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0820	678	39	17.6	33.8%	345 (50.9%)	71 (10.5%)	102 (15.0%)	132 (19.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	91.4	76^th of 864 public elementary schools	91.2%		87.5	104^th of 865 public elementary schools	88.0%	28	67.7	62.4	52.0	60.8	69.0	75.2	80.8	75.0	64.6	$15,963	$1,252	$14,711
Woodbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Pleasant Valley Dr	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-0857	484	28	17.4	66.1%	31 (6.4%)	126 (26.0%)	90 (18.6%)	224 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	77.3	202^nd of 864 public elementary schools	76.6%		68.4	270^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.8%	68	54.2	50.6	46.0	50.5	62.3	63.6	64.5	63.5	38.7	$17,278	$2,227	$15,051
Catonsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Bloomsbury Ave	Catonsville	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-0800	653	44	14.8	48.5%	279 (42.7%)	110 (16.8%)	77 (11.8%)	149 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	69.2	264^th of 864 public elementary schools	69.4%		68.9	264^th of 865 public elementary schools	69.5%		62.7	38.5	31.9	43.4	66.3	59.6	53.2	59.4	37.0	$18,248	$1,738	$16,510
Johnnycake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Craigmont Rd	Baltimore	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0823	592	37	16.0	70.1%	27 (4.6%)	266 (44.9%)	194 (32.8%)	82 (13.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	31	567^th of 864 public elementary schools	34.4%		22.7	649^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.0%	82	32.3	28.0	18.1	26.1	29.2	38.6	35.1	34.1	20.4	$18,108	$2,281	$15,827
Worthington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4570 Roundhill Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2825	403	34	11.7	11.7%	153 (38.0%)	51 (12.7%)	26 (6.5%)	142 (35.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	97.1	17^th of 864 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.4	11^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	82.3	77.4	64.7	74.3	88.5	88.7	79.4	85.2	64.7	$23,142	$885	$22,257
Westowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Harlem Ln	Catonsville	21228	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-0854	635	41	15.4	56.5%	153 (24.1%)	217 (34.2%)	96 (15.1%)	118 (18.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	58.7	336^th of 864 public elementary schools	61.1%		50.5	402^nd of 865 public elementary schools	53.5%	66	45.1	38.5	35.1	39.4	49.4	58.3	45.8	51.2	31.6	$18,945	$2,175	$16,770
Veterans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4355 Montgomery Road	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1700	883	68	13.0	27.5%	193 (21.9%)	166 (18.8%)	82 (9.3%)	367 (41.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.4%)	76.8	209^th of 864 public elementary schools	75.8%		81.8	162^nd of 865 public elementary schools	81.3%	47	58.8	44.5	45.5	49.2	64.1	52.6	60.6	58.9	53.0	$17,839	$979	$16,861
Chadwick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1918 Winder Rd	Baltimore	21244	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1300	603	40	15.1	72.0%	39 (6.5%)	278 (46.1%)	68 (11.3%)	202 (33.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	49.4	416^th of 864 public elementary schools	51.9%		47.8	423^rd of 865 public elementary schools	51.1%	7	39.4	30.2	24.7	31.8	52.4	50.0	46.2	49.6	27.2	$21,234	$3,294	$17,940
Ilchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4981 Ilchester Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2524	482	38	12.6	13.7%	212 (44.0%)	58 (12.0%)	29 (6.0%)	132 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.4%)	88.4	101^st of 864 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	92^nd of 865 public elementary schools	89.4%	9	58.7	65.3	60.4	61.3	71.2	61.1	73.3	68.9	57.1	$21,779	$1,327	$20,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Westchester Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westchester Elementary?

Students at Westchester Elementary are 56% White, 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What schools do graduates of Westchester Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westchester Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Catonsville Middle
High : Catonsville High

How many students attend Westchester Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Westchester Elementary.

Is Westchester Elementary a good school?

Westchester Elementary ranks 99^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Westchester Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

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