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Halls Cross Roads Elementary

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Halls Cross Roads Elementary ranks 514 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

514^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Halls Cross Roads Elementary in Aberdeen, MD, is a public school serving 425 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, and it is part of the Harford County Public Schools district.

This school stands out for its remarkable recent turnaround. After years of low performance, Halls Cross Roads has climbed from the 14th percentile in the state to the 41st percentile in just four years, earning a 2-star rating. A key driver of this improvement has been a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from a staggering 48.1% in 2021-2022 to just 14.5% in 2024-2025—now below the district average. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $21,588 per pupil (the highest among nearby schools) and maintaining a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1, which allows for more individualized attention. However, the school serves a high-needs population, with over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts (42.4%) and Math (26.7%) remain below district and state averages. Science proficiency is a particular challenge, with only 12.7% of 5th graders meeting standards.

Compared to nearby schools, Halls Cross Roads faces unique challenges. For example, Bakerfield Elementary, less than a mile away, serves a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (68%) and achieves higher proficiency rates (57.8% in ELA). Meanwhile, Churchville Elementary, with only 25% of students qualifying for free lunch, posts much higher scores (79.7% in ELA). Despite these gaps, the positive trends at Halls Cross Roads—especially in attendance and state rankings—suggest that the district’s significant resource investment is beginning to pay off, making it a school to watch for continued growth.

425

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,588

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

203 E Bel Air Ave
Aberdeen, MD 21001-3897

(410) 273-5524

District: Harford County Public Schools

Students who attend Halls Cross Roads Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aberdeen Middle
High:	Aberdeen High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.9%

White:

21.2%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Maryland average

!Near the bottom of Harford County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg44%

Maryland avg39%

514^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Harford County Public Schools

11^th of 25Harford 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	36.0	514 of 864	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	520 of 865	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	569 of 859	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.7	702 of 855	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	738 of 862	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	713 of 802	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	744 of 853	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	730 of 857	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	630 of 847	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	695 of 845	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	761 of 859	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.9	613 of 867	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	622 of 847	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	628 of 857	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	713 of 853	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	643 of 855	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.6	668 of 850	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	731 of 838	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	70.0	251 of 818	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.9	228 of 804	71.6%	★★★★☆
2005	70.2	245 of 805	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.9	260 of 803	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.1	497 of 504	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.6	733 of 796	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	405 of 546	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	656 of 788	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	472 of 528	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)26th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)17th percentile+6 vs school

White (2021)11th percentile~ school

Female (2021)8th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-9 vs state

Mathematics27%~ state avg

Science13%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

My child has been attending this school for 3 years now. A lot of lip service is paid to parent involvement but there is very little opportunity for more than feel good events. Whenever there is a problem the child is blamed and or the parent by inference.
The assistant principle talks to parents like they are children attending his school. Assumptions are made that the parents of this school are uneducated, poor and backwards. It makes me wonder how they view our children. If I had the opportunity I would send my child to a better school. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, April 15, 2011

I just cant understand why a school would list pupils by there race why not by male or female. What's next label them by being straight or gay! I find myself ashamed that I moved to Harford Co for better school systems.........HUH 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
Halls Cross Roads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 E Bel Air Ave	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 273-5524	425	41	10.4	85.9%	90 (21.2%)	191 (44.9%)	81 (19.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.7%)	36	514^th of 864 public elementary schools	40.5%		33.8	520^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.9%	6	38.4	17.7	21.4	26.7	47.9	45.2	32.1	42.4	12.7	$21,588	$2,677	$18,911
Bakerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Baker St	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 273-5518	460	35	13.1	68.0%	127 (27.6%)	187 (40.7%)	73 (15.9%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.7%)	60.6	323^rd of 864 public elementary schools	62.6%		66.8	279^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.7%	44	48.1	30.0	17.6	32.3	52.5	62.5	58.3	57.8	43.8	$19,779	$2,559	$17,220
G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Edmund St	Aberdeen	21001	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 273-5530	528	38	13.8	70.3%	145 (27.5%)	244 (46.2%)	60 (11.4%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.7%)	35.5	522^nd of 864 public elementary schools	39.6%		38.9	491^st of 865 public elementary schools	43.2%	31	26.4	34.2	11.5	24.1	39.5	56.0	32.1	42.3	19.0	$17,799	$2,272	$15,527
Roye-Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Oakington Rd	Havre De Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5536	444	37	12.1	50.2%	168 (37.8%)	103 (23.2%)	114 (25.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.9%)	48.7	422^nd of 864 public elementary schools	51.2%		56.8	357^th of 865 public elementary schools	58.7%	65	25.9	38.1	22.4	28.4	48.8	52.4	50.7	50.5	30.9	$20,069	$1,204	$18,865
Havre de Grace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Juniata St	Havre De Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 939-6616	593	38	15.4	49.4%	269 (45.4%)	167 (28.2%)	67 (11.3%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.1%)	49.5	415^th of 864 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.7	392^nd of 865 public elementary schools	54.7%	23	40.2	26.0	26.7	30.6	42.5	40.6	56.4	46.7	37.0	$15,923	$965	$14,958
Meadowvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Grace View Dr	Havre De Grace	21078	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 939-6622	552	34	16.1	41.7%	342 (62.0%)	97 (17.6%)	60 (10.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	56.6	354^th of 864 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.8	432^nd of 865 public elementary schools	50.1%	78	46.2	20.5	22.7	30.5	62.4	48.9	56.0	55.9	39.7	$16,183	$1,058	$15,125
Old Post Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Old Philadelphia Rd	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1566	850	67	12.7	79.6%	196 (23.1%)	335 (39.4%)	207 (24.4%)	18 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)	24.6	633^rd of 864 public elementary schools	26.7%		26.2	593^rd of 865 public elementary schools	31.4%	40	28.2	17.7	15.1	20.9	34.3	34.2	27.1	32.0	17.9	$17,859	$1,936	$15,923
Church Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4299 Church Creek Rd	Belcamp	21017	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5550	732	51	14.4	60.0%	201 (27.5%)	319 (43.6%)	68 (9.3%)	26 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (15.3%)	43.9	450^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.9%		45.5	445^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.6%	5	29.2	28.8	22.7	26.7	42.7	55.9	38.1	45.5	30.8	$16,931	$905	$16,026
Churchville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2935 Level Rd	Churchville	21028	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3800	364	22	16.6	25.3%	296 (81.3%)	13 (3.6%)	25 (6.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	93	56^th of 864 public elementary schools	93.5%		91	80^th of 865 public elementary schools	90.8%	24	68.2	70.7	50.0	63.2	72.7	82.8	84.5	79.7	65.5	$16,351	$1,062	$15,289
Perryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Maywood Ave	Perryville	21903	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 642-6540	423	30	14.3	56.0%	306 (72.3%)	53 (12.5%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.5%)	22.2	655^th of 864 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.4	635^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.6%	20	20.3	23.3	6.6	16.8	34.4	40.0	24.6	33.0	11.5	$18,181	$3,166	$15,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Is Halls Cross Roads Elementary a good school?

Halls Cross Roads Elementary ranks 514^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Halls Cross Roads Elementary attend?

Students who attend Halls Cross Roads Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aberdeen Middle
High : Aberdeen High

What is the racial makeup of Halls Cross Roads Elementary?

Students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary are 45% African American, 21% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Halls Cross Roads Elementary in?

Harford County Public Schools

How many students attend Halls Cross Roads Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Halls Cross Roads Elementary.

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