Summary:
Dogwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland, serving around 490 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, Dogwood Elementary faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of African American students, consistently low academic performance, and socioeconomic disadvantages.
Dogwood Elementary has a much higher percentage of African American students (77.55%) compared to surrounding schools, which range from 27.05% to 84.22%. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Maryland elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the Baltimore County and Maryland state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Dogwood Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.72% to 73.47%, higher than the surrounding schools.
While Dogwood Elementary faces these challenges, there are some interesting comparisons to nearby schools. For example, the school spends between $12,900 and $14,342 per student, which is lower than the spending at some nearby schools, such as Powhatan Elementary ($21,636 per student) and Featherbed Lane Elementary ($16,850 per student). Additionally, Dogwood Elementary has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.9 to 15.2, compared to the surrounding schools, which have ratios ranging from 11.3 to 17.4. However, the nearby Watershed Public Charter school, which serves a similar demographic, has achieved higher academic performance, suggesting that with the right strategies and resources, Dogwood Elementary could also improve.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Baltimore County Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
687th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,971
Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.9
Number of students: 490
Racial breakdown:
African American:
77.6%
Asian:
7.8%
Hispanic:
7.1%
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Two or more races:
2.9%
White:
2.7%
American Indian:
2.0%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.5%
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