Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Summary:

Halls Cross Roads Elementary is a public elementary school in Aberdeen, Maryland, serving 453 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Harford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 9 out of 25 in Maryland and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Halls Cross Roads Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of African American students (50.11%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 3.74% to 48.11%. However, the school consistently underperforms the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's overall Mathematics proficiency was 21.3%, compared to 24.9% for the district and 24.1% for the state. Additionally, Halls Cross Roads Elementary has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with a ranking between 569 and 761 out of 859 schools over the past 10 years.

Despite having a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.85% to 89.62% over the past three school years, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Halls Cross Roads Elementary continues to struggle academically. This suggests that factors beyond just resources and class size may be contributing to the school's poor performance. When compared to nearby schools like Prospect Mill Elementary, Churchville Elementary, and Perryville Elementary, Halls Cross Roads Elementary stands out as an underperforming school that warrants further investigation to identify the root causes and develop targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 203 E Bel Air Ave
       Aberdeen, MD  21001-3897


(410) 273-5524

District: Harford County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
569th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,547 Help


Students who attend Halls Cross Roads Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Aberdeen Middle
High:    Aberdeen High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  453

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.1%
White:
21.6%
Two or more races:
15.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Halls Cross Roads Elementary ranks worse than 66.2% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 28th among 33 ranked elementary schools in the Harford County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.53. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Halls Cross Roads Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (50.1%), White (21.6%), two or more races (15%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Harford County Public Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Halls Cross Roads Elementary is 11.7, which is the 4th best among 33 elementary schools in the Harford County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Halls Cross Roads Elementary is $19,547, which is the 6th highest among 33 elementary schools in the Harford County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Halls Cross Roads Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Harford County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Harford County Public Schools 9th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Halls Cross Roads Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 69.88 260th 803 67.6%
2005 70.17 245th 805 69.6%
2006 71.92 228th 804 71.6%
2007 70.02 251st 818 69.3%
2008 21.25 731st 838 12.8%
2009 29.62 668th 850 21.4%
2010 33.63 643rd 855 24.8%
2011 22.62 713th 853 16.4%
2012 35.30 628th 857 26.7%
2013 32.83 622nd 847 26.6%
2014 37.93 613th 867 29.3%
2015 15.11 761st 859 11.4%
2016 18.11 695th 845 17.8%
2017 23.28 630th 847 25.6%
2018 15.07 730th 857 14.8%
2019 14.02 744th 853 12.8%
2021 14.94 713th 802 11.1%
2022 17.25 738th 862 14.4%
2023 16.70 702nd 855 17.9%
2024 26.53 569th 859 33.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.33 405th 546 25.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.58 733rd 796 7.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.48 656th 788 16.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.11 497th 504 1.4%
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Rank History for White students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.08 472nd 528 10.6%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Halls Cross Roads Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 344 210 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1990 371 195 7 9 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1991 384 188 7 13 5 n/a n/a 10 607
1992 354 216 9 18 3 n/a n/a 0 600
1993 347 217 4 22 4 n/a n/a 0 594
1994 354 226 8 15 6 n/a n/a 0 609
1995 286 235 9 8 5 n/a n/a 0 543
1996 286 235 9 8 5 n/a n/a 0 543
1997 262 229 4 15 6 n/a n/a 0 516
1998 226 223 4 16 6 n/a n/a 0 475
1999 203 199 7 11 4 n/a n/a 0 424
2000 193 205 6 22 1 n/a n/a 0 427
2001 205 202 3 16 4 n/a n/a 0 430
2002 172 205 8 14 2 n/a n/a 0 401
2003 172 205 8 14 2 n/a n/a 0 401
2004 147 186 8 15 3 n/a n/a 0 359
2005 164 170 10 15 5 n/a n/a 0 364
2006 167 184 16 12 4 n/a n/a 0 383
2007 167 209 16 19 4 n/a n/a 0 415
2008 174 213 21 25 4 n/a n/a 0 437
2009 177 216 13 20 4 n/a n/a 0 430
2010 182 223 18 22 1 n/a n/a 0 446
2011 177 203 12 36 2 3 59 0 492
2012 170 198 11 36 2 3 55 0 475
2013 179 178 13 26 1 5 61 0 463
2014 171 202 12 37 3 5 77 0 507
2015 169 214 11 38 0 2 62 0 496
2016 178 222 7 47 0 3 62 0 519
2017 169 222 11 40 0 2 71 0 515
2018 163 228 9 35 0 1 68 0 504
2019 146 226 8 48 2 2 70 0 502
2020 106 239 4 46 1 2 56 0 454
2021 102 213 10 37 1 3 63 0 429
2022 100 227 5 44 1 2 59 0 438
2023 98 227 7 51 1 1 68 0 453

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Halls Cross Roads Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 569 27.0 21.0 n/a
1990 583 29.0 20.1 32.8
1991 607 32.0 18.9 32.9
1992 600 31.0 19.3 34.2
1993 594 32.0 18.6 34.5
1994 609 32.5 18.7 51.7
1995 543 34.5 15.7 58.4
1996 543 34.5 15.7 58.4
1997 516 33.0 15.6 66.9
1998 475 30.9 15.4 58.5
1999 424 31.0 13.7 69.1
2000 427 35.6 12.0 57.1
2001 430 35.6 12.1 66.5
2002 401 34.6 11.6 60.3
2003 401 34.6 11.6 60.3
2004 359 27.6 13.0 65.5
2005 364 27.0 13.5 66.8
2006 383 29.0 13.2 64.8
2007 415 32.2 12.9 60.5
2008 437 33.2 13.2 60.6
2009 430 32.4 13.3 69.5
2010 446 33.8 13.2 74.7
2011 492 35.8 13.7 78.9
2012 475 37.5 12.6 77.7
2013 463 36.0 12.8 74.5
2014 507 38.2 13.2 82.2
2015 496 36.0 13.7 82.7
2016 519 35.0 14.8 77.8
2017 515 37.2 13.8 78.4
2018 504 35.4 14.2 82.1
2019 502 36.7 13.6 78.7
2020 454 37.0 12.2 83.9
2021 429 36.4 11.7 84.8
2022 438 39.2 11.1 85.4
2023 453 38.4 11.7 89.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Halls Cross Roads Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 569 27.0 21.0 n/a
1990 583 29.0 20.1 32.8
1991 607 32.0 18.9 32.9
1992 600 31.0 19.3 34.2
1993 594 32.0 18.6 34.5
1994 609 32.5 18.7 51.7
1995 543 34.5 15.7 58.4
1996 543 34.5 15.7 58.4
1997 516 33.0 15.6 66.9
1998 475 30.9 15.4 58.5
1999 424 31.0 13.7 69.1
2000 427 35.6 12.0 57.1
2001 430 35.6 12.1 66.5
2002 401 34.6 11.6 60.3
2003 401 34.6 11.6 60.3
2004 359 27.6 13.0 65.5
2005 364 27.0 13.5 66.8
2006 383 29.0 13.2 64.8
2007 415 32.2 12.9 60.5
2008 437 33.2 13.2 60.6
2009 430 32.4 13.3 69.5
2010 446 33.8 13.2 74.7
2011 492 35.8 13.7 78.9
2012 475 37.5 12.6 77.7
2013 463 36.0 12.8 74.5
2014 507 38.2 13.2 82.2
2015 496 36.0 13.7 82.7
2016 519 35.0 14.8 77.8
2017 515 37.2 13.8 78.4
2018 504 35.4 14.2 82.1
2019 502 36.7 13.6 78.7
2020 454 37.0 12.2 83.9
2021 429 36.4 11.7 84.8
2022 438 39.2 11.1 85.4
2023 453 38.4 11.7 89.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Halls Cross Roads Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,837 (10.9%) $15,043 (89.1%) $16,880
2020 $1,566 (10.0%) $14,055 (90.0%) $15,621
2021 $1,615 (9.5%) $15,422 (90.5%) $17,036
2022 $2,504 (13.2%) $16,431 (86.8%) $18,935
2023 $1,696 (8.7%) $17,851 (91.3%) $19,547

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Halls Cross Roads Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 744th of 853 Elementary schoolsRanks 702nd of 855 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students502453
 9.8%
African American226227
 0.4%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian87
 12.5%
Hispanic4851
 6.3%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White14698
 32.9%
Two or More Races7068
 2.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.7%89.6%
 10.9%


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

Middle : Aberdeen Middle
High : Aberdeen High

Students at Halls Cross Roads Elementary are 50% African American, 22% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Halls Cross Roads Elementary ranks 569th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 453 students attended Halls Cross Roads Elementary.


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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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