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G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale

Q: Is G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale a good school?

G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale ranks 491 st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale is a public elementary school in Aberdeen, Maryland, serving 516 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Harford County Public Schools district.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and high per-student spending of $17,799, its academic performance consistently falls below the Harford County and Maryland state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Mathematics proficiency rate was 25.7% compared to 28.4% for Harford County and 26.5% for Maryland, and its English Language Arts proficiency rate was 44.6% compared to 60.2% for Harford County and 50.8% for Maryland. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Mathematics, where only 22.1% of students were proficient, compared to 37.3% for Harford County and 30.7% for Maryland.

G. Lisby Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.3% to 29.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.16% to 72.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's low-income students perform better than the overall student population, ranking 239 out of 546 Maryland elementary schools for low-income students in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to an overall ranking of 614 out of 802. Nearby schools, such as Churchville Elementary, consistently outperform G. Lisby Elementary in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency.

528

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,799

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 Edmund St
Aberdeen, MD 21001-3599

(410) 273-5530

District: Harford County Public Schools

Students who attend G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale usually attend:

Middle:	Aberdeen Middle
High:	Aberdeen High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.2%

White:

27.5%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2021 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 23rd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (32% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the Maryland average

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg43%

Maryland avg38%

491^st of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

10^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
2025	38.9	491 of 865	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	591 of 859	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	576 of 855	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	612 of 862	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	614 of 802	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	562 of 853	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	645 of 857	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	554 of 847	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	472 of 845	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	433 of 859	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	529 of 867	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	472 of 847	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	472 of 857	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.3	478 of 853	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.1	406 of 855	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.6	543 of 850	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	541 of 838	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.3	301 of 818	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.8	321 of 804	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	310 of 805	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.1	286 of 803	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.6	613 of 796	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	46.6	239 of 546	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	546 of 788	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	445 of 528	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2021)31st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)23rd percentile~ school

White (2021)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%~ state avg

Science10%-15 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
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%)	38.9	491^st of 865 public elementary schools	43.2%		24.5	591^st of 859 public elementary schools	31.2%	100	34.3	22.1	22.1	25.7	52.2	39.5	43.6	44.6	10.4	$17,799	$2,272	$15,527
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%)	66.8	279^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.7%		53.6	341^st of 859 public elementary schools	60.3%	62	48.1	35.8	31.9	39.0	59.5	56.9	58.3	58.3	34.2	$19,779	$2,559	$17,220
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%)	33.8	520^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.9%		26.5	569^th of 859 public elementary schools	33.8%	49	34.4	20.8	11.8	23.0	43.5	44.2	38.0	42.1	8.0	$21,588	$2,677	$18,911
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%)	56.8	357^th of 865 public elementary schools	58.7%		59.1	312^th of 859 public elementary schools	63.7%	45	37.1	41.9	30.8	36.5	45.9	58.1	58.7	54.3	18.5	$20,069	$1,204	$18,865
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%)	26.2	593^rd of 865 public elementary schools	31.4%		23.9	596^th of 859 public elementary schools	30.6%	3	28.8	12.1	14.2	17.9	42.7	35.2	29.1	35.2	10.3	$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%)	45.5	445^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.6%		55.6	332^nd of 859 public elementary schools	61.4%	113	43.1	24.4	29.0	32.1	47.2	43.9	38.2	43.0	20.6	$16,931	$905	$16,026
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%)	51.7	392^nd of 865 public elementary schools	54.7%		46.5	406^th of 859 public elementary schools	52.7%	14	36.6	23.9	36.6	32.5	46.0	42.2	58.5	48.5	27.7	$15,923	$965	$14,958
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%)	91	80^th of 865 public elementary schools	90.8%		87.8	97^th of 859 public elementary schools	88.7%	17	68.4	52.5	61.3	60.6	75.4	81.7	82.0	79.8	42.6	$16,351	$1,062	$15,289
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%)	46.8	432^nd of 865 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.6	431^st of 859 public elementary schools	49.8%	1	25.6	25.7	18.3	23.4	53.3	55.4	45.1	51.5	26.8	$16,183	$1,058	$15,125
William S. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Laurentum Pkw	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3900	463	31	15.1	29.2%	308 (66.5%)	52 (11.2%)	35 (7.6%)	24 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	69.7	258^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.2%		67.3	258^th of 859 public elementary schools	70.0%		51.6	41.2	42.0	44.3	54.7	63.5	59.3	59.6	25.9	$16,840	$876	$15,964

Frequently Asked Questions about G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale

What is the racial makeup of G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale?

Students at G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale are 46% African American, 27% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale.

Is G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale a good school?

G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale ranks 491^st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale in?

Harford County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale attend?

Students who attend G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aberdeen Middle
High : Aberdeen High

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