Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21162

Summary:

The 21162 zip code in Maryland has only one school, Vincent Farm Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 760 students. The school is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, which is ranked 17th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vincent Farm Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 429th out of 865 Maryland elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 575th out of 855 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars during this period. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAP tests are generally lower than the Baltimore County Public Schools and Maryland state averages, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.0% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $18,340 for the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 15.5, the data suggests that Vincent Farm Elementary is facing challenges in terms of academic performance, student attendance, and demographic factors that may be impacting the school's overall effectiveness. Further analysis would be needed to identify the root causes of these issues and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

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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
Vincent Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6019 Ebenezer Rd	White Marsh	21162	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-2983	776	47	16.4	46.9%	199 (25.6%)	372 (47.9%)	79 (10.2%)	75 (9.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.2%)	47	429^th of 865 public elementary schools	50.4%		33.7	501^st of 859 public elementary schools	41.7%	72	39.3	25.0	24.0	30.3	48.6	41.7	44.8	45.3	26.9	$18,340	$1,744	$16,596

Cities Near Zip Code 21162

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Perry Hall	1.36 mi	2	18^th
White Marsh	1.65 mi	1	172^nd
Baltimore	2.43 mi	278	222^nd
Joppa	3.18 mi	5	226^th
Rosedale	4.11 mi	1	209^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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