Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21227

Summary:

The 21227 zip code area of Baltimore, Maryland is home to 10 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. These schools serve a diverse student population with varying academic performance, socioeconomic backgrounds, and resource levels.

Among the standout schools in the area are Arbutus Elementary and Relay Elementary, which rank among the top 50% of Maryland elementary schools and have strong proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts, exceeding the Baltimore County Public Schools and Maryland averages. In contrast, Lansdowne High School and Lansdowne Middle School have much lower proficiency rates, highlighting the disparities in academic performance among the schools in the area.

The data also reveals a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and student achievement, with schools like Riverview Elementary and Lansdowne Elementary, which have higher free and reduced lunch rates, tending to have lower academic proficiency. Additionally, the data includes an alternative school, Maiden Choice School, which serves a unique student population and has a much lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the other schools in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)					MCAP English Language Arts (2024)								MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Geometry (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th 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 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arbutus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Sulphur Spring Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1400	387	25	15.7	62.3%	156 (40.3%)	33 (8.5%)	22 (5.7%)	147 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	50.5	371^st of 859 public elementary schools	56.8%		44.4	418^th of 855 public elementary schools	51.1%	47	28.6	38.9	33.3		33.3	33.3	55.6	56.5					48.3			21.0		$17,749	$2,239	$15,511
Arbutus Middle	Public	6-8	5525 Shelbourne Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1402	970	59	16.5	56.0%	464 (47.8%)	183 (18.9%)	69 (7.1%)	169 (17.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (8.0%)	49.2	136^th of 328 public middle schools	58.5%		44.8	148^th of 322 public middle schools	54.0%	12				18.3	11.1				48.7	44.3	38.6		44.0	24.0	9.5		29.4	$15,786	$1,541	$14,245
Baltimore Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Annapolis Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0919	523	35	15.1	68.8%	105 (20.1%)	118 (22.6%)	251 (48.0%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	12.7	775^th of 859 public elementary schools	9.8%		13.7	753^rd of 855 public elementary schools	11.9%	22	11.5	12.2	18.2		13.7	14.1	17.1	20.0					16.9			6.3		$18,904	$2,729	$16,175
Halethorpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Maple Ave	Halethorpe	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1406	273	25	10.8	60.4%	95 (34.8%)	54 (19.8%)	43 (15.8%)	70 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	43.5	432^nd of 859 public elementary schools	49.7%		32.3	530^th of 855 public elementary schools	38.0%	98	33.3	23.7	23.8		26.7	30.6	44.7	55.0					43.9			26.2		$26,642	$3,051	$23,592
Lansdowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Alma Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-1408	598	46	13.0	65.9%	174 (29.1%)	151 (25.3%)	191 (31.9%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.9%)	13.9	745^th of 859 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.6	788^th of 855 public elementary schools	7.8%	43	18.4	10.0	8.1		12.2	19.8	23.0	21.8					21.5			9.6		$18,904	$2,915	$15,989
Lansdowne High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3800 Hollins Ferry Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-1415	1,410	94	14.9	60.1%	423 (30.0%)	359 (25.5%)	457 (32.4%)	75 (5.3%)	16 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.5%)								(n/a)												31.3	31.3					$16,811	$1,615	$15,197
Lansdowne Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2400 Lansdowne Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(410) 887-1411	869	64	13.6	62.0%	195 (22.4%)	207 (23.8%)	352 (40.5%)	47 (5.4%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.8%)	7.4	319^th of 328 public middle schools	2.7%		5.4	315^th of 322 public middle schools	2.2%	4									13.6	15.9	13.9		14.5				6.8	$17,712	$2,449	$15,263
Relay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5885 Selford Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1426	609	37	16.4	56.8%	282 (46.3%)	109 (17.9%)	58 (9.5%)	99 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.5%)	53.5	344^th of 859 public elementary schools	60.0%		44.3	420^th of 855 public elementary schools	50.9%	76	42.5	32.9	19.0		31.9	52.3	61.9	50.6					55.0			19.2		$16,965	$2,012	$14,953
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3298 Kessler Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1428	546	38	14.4	74.2%	86 (15.8%)	163 (29.9%)	234 (42.9%)	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	12.6	777^th of 859 public elementary schools	9.5%		10.9	796^th of 855 public elementary schools	6.9%	19	16.9	16.8	5.9		13.4	9.3	19.6	21.3					16.7					$18,268	$2,602	$15,666
Maiden Choice School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4901 Shelbourne Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1431	118	24	4.9	51.7%	23 (19.5%)	67 (56.8%)	10 (8.5%)	14 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)																		$72,523	$14,552	$57,970

Cities Near Zip Code 21227

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore	0.33 mi	278	227^th
Halethorpe	0.94 mi	1	192^nd
Catonsville	2.25 mi	3	109^th
Elkridge	3.2 mi	6	113^th
Linthicum	3.63 mi	3	164^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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