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Meadowvale Elementary

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Meadowvale Elementary ranks 354 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Meadowvale Elementary in Havre De Grace, MD, is a mid-sized school serving 552 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, part of the Harford County Public Schools district, with about 41.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Meadowvale has a strong foundation in reducing chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 27.0% in 2021-2022 to just 13.1% in 2024-2025—lower than nearby Havre de Grace Elementary (15.8%) and Darlington Elementary (17.3%). The school also excels at supporting students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 83rd percentile for this in 2020-2021. However, a key challenge is a sharp decline in math proficiency as students progress: 3rd graders perform well (46.2% proficient, above the state average of 42.6%), but 4th-grade math drops to just 20.5%—less than half the district average of 42% and the lowest among comparable area schools, including Halls Cross Roads Elementary (17.7%) and Bakerfield Elementary (30%). This "4th-grade wall" suggests a need for targeted math intervention.

In English Language Arts (ELA), Meadowvale's overall proficiency (55.9%) is above the state average (51.7%), but 4th-grade ELA (48.9%) dips before rebounding in 5th grade (56.0%). The school's per-student spending ($16,183) is moderate—less than Roye-Williams Elementary ($20,069) but similar to high-performing Churchville Elementary ($16,351), indicating that funding alone isn't the issue. While Meadowvale outperforms its Cecil County Public Schools neighbor Perryville Elementary (24th percentile), it trails Churchville (94th percentile). The school's historical success shows potential, but addressing the upper-grade math gap is critical to reversing its recent decline.

552

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,183

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 Grace View Dr
Havre De Grace, MD 21078-2329

(410) 939-6622

District: Harford County Public Schools

Students who attend Meadowvale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Havre de Grace Middle
High:	Havre de Grace High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

African American:

17.6%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Maryland median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

Maryland avg39%

354^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	56.6	354 of 864	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	432 of 865	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	431 of 859	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	348 of 855	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	291 of 862	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	280 of 802	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	250 of 853	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	209 of 857	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	87.4	114 of 847	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	142 of 845	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	124 of 859	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.3	212 of 867	75.5%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	200 of 847	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.1	158 of 857	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	61.0	365 of 853	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.7	386 of 855	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.1	363 of 850	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	286 of 838	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	330 of 818	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	372 of 804	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.1	487 of 805	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.1	443 of 803	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	54.6	142 of 504	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.8	282 of 796	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.3	95 of 546	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	45.8	315 of 788	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	285 of 528	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2021)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)65th percentile~ school

Male (2021)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2021)46th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%+4 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics30%+3 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	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
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
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
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
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
Bainbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Preston Dr	Port Deposit	21904	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6030	294	24	12.4	64.3%	223 (75.9%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.9%)	44.3	447^th of 864 public elementary schools	48.3%		63.2	306^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.6%	141	40.0	32.3	27.0	32.8	47.1	40.3	48.6	44.4	16.7	$20,455	$3,839	$16,616
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
Charlestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Baltimore Street	Charlestown	21914	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6240	305	21	14.2	43.0%	184 (60.3%)	57 (18.7%)	23 (7.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	32 (10.5%)	53.1	382^nd of 864 public elementary schools	55.8%		52.4	386^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.4%	4	41.7	28.8	30.4	32.8	61.1	48.1	53.3	53.4	23.9	$17,972	$3,546	$14,427
Darlington Elementary	Public	K-5	2119 Shuresville Rd	Darlington	21034	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3700	96	11	8.7	42.7%	83 (86.5%)	2 (2.1%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	78.8	191^st of 864 public elementary schools	77.9%		82.2	158^th of 865 public elementary schools	81.7%	33	58.3	45.5	30.8	44.7	66.7	72.7	69.2	70.2	46.2	$42,650	$1,547	$41,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowvale Elementary

How many students attend Meadowvale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Meadowvale Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Meadowvale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadowvale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Havre de Grace Middle
High : Havre de Grace High

What is the racial makeup of Meadowvale Elementary?

Students at Meadowvale Elementary are 62% White, 18% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Meadowvale Elementary in?

Harford County Public Schools

Is Meadowvale Elementary a good school?

Meadowvale Elementary ranks 354^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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