Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21234

Summary:

The 21234 zip code area of Baltimore, Maryland is home to 12 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. This diverse set of schools serves students from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, with varying levels of academic performance.

Among the standout schools in the area, Seven Oaks Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary consistently outperform the Baltimore County and Maryland averages in both math and English language arts proficiency. In contrast, schools like Halstead Academy and Woodhome Elementary/Middle struggle, with proficiency rates well below the county and state levels. This disparity suggests a correlation between the socioeconomic status of the student population and academic performance.

Among the middle schools, Parkville Middle stands out with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top half of Maryland middle schools. The high school in the area, Parkville High, has struggled, ranking in the bottom third of Maryland high schools with proficiency rates well below the county and state averages. The smallest school in the data set, White Oak School, also faces significant challenges, with very low proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels, despite its high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)					MCAP English Language Arts (2024)								MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Algebra II (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 Algebra II 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
Woodhome Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7300 Moyer Avenue	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 396-6398	492	26	18.9	67.1%	23 (4.7%)	350 (71.1%)	101 (20.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15.6	716^th of 859 public elementary schools	16.6%		18.7	670^th of 855 public elementary schools	21.6%	46	11.8	19.5		6.9	5.9	14.7	33.3	11.1	27.6	28.4	49.1		28.4					7.3	$17,590	$360	$17,229
Seven Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9220 Seven Courts Dr	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-6257	469	27	17.1	43.5%	179 (38.2%)	153 (32.6%)	49 (10.4%)	51 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.5%)	60.5	305^th of 859 public elementary schools	64.5%		55.6	334^th of 855 public elementary schools	60.9%	29	42.2	30.2	38.1		36.8	68.8	58.1	42.9					56.6				25.8		$17,583	$1,689	$15,895
Carney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 E Joppa Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-5228	513	35	14.7	67.3%	118 (23.0%)	295 (57.5%)	32 (6.2%)	32 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	28.5	549^th of 859 public elementary schools	36.1%		33.3	522^nd of 855 public elementary schools	38.9%	27	20.7	19.2	15.6		18.8	35.9	40.8	39.1					38.3				12.7		$20,918	$3,070	$17,847
Harford Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8902 Old Harford Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5236	418	25	16.9	58.1%	148 (35.4%)	162 (38.8%)	55 (13.2%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	34.5	491^st of 859 public elementary schools	42.8%		46.7	392^nd of 855 public elementary schools	54.2%	99	27.4	19.1	19.7		21.9	31.3	47.1	35.2					37.9				24.3		$16,581	$1,823	$14,758
Halstead Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Halstead Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-3210	472	30	15.5	73.9%	16 (3.4%)	357 (75.6%)	77 (16.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	12.1	787^th of 859 public elementary schools	8.4%		16.5	705^th of 855 public elementary schools	17.5%	82	7.6	6.6	5.6		6.6	23.7	27.9	19.7					23.6				7.0		$18,252	$2,746	$15,506
Oakleigh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 White Oak Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-5238	527	36	14.4	67.9%	57 (10.8%)	290 (55.0%)	109 (20.7%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	26.3	571^st of 859 public elementary schools	33.5%		17.3	695^th of 855 public elementary schools	18.7%	124	23.6	16.9	22.5		20.7	25.0	34.8	37.0					32.6				13.1		$19,178	$2,856	$16,322
Parkville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8711 Avondale Road	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-5250	1,022	66	15.4	48.2%	360 (35.2%)	436 (42.7%)	105 (10.3%)	54 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.1%)	40.2	163^rd of 328 public middle schools	50.3%		36.7	175^th of 322 public middle schools	45.7%	12				15.8	9.8				44.7	46.4	36.3		42.4	26.6		7.7		18.0	$16,693	$1,640	$15,053
Parkville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2600 Putty Hill Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(443) 809-5257	2,021	145	13.9	57.1%	389 (19.2%)	947 (46.9%)	447 (22.1%)	149 (7.4%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	77 (3.8%)	12	142^nd of 146 public high schools	2.7%					(n/a)					5.4							27.0	27.0		7.0				$16,892	$1,939	$14,954
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Summit Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5267	475	32	14.8	42.9%	196 (41.3%)	153 (32.2%)	46 (9.7%)	44 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	52	360^th of 859 public elementary schools	58.1%		60	299^th of 855 public elementary schools	65.0%	61	47.6	47.9	19.7		39.5	50.6	58.3	27.7					46.4				16.7		$17,856	$2,016	$15,840
Pine Grove Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Old Harford Rd	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-5270	853	57	15.0	50.8%	320 (37.5%)	359 (42.1%)	56 (6.6%)	62 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.4%)	27.9	213^th of 328 public middle schools	35.1%		34.6	187^th of 322 public middle schools	41.9%	26				11.6	11.8				32.1	33.2	28.9		31.5	48.1		26.9		22.0	$17,151	$1,934	$15,216
Villa Cresta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Rader Ave	Baltimore	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5275	616	40	15.5	52.6%	229 (37.2%)	198 (32.1%)	125 (20.3%)	16 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.3%)	43.4	433^rd of 859 public elementary schools	49.6%		47.6	383^rd of 855 public elementary schools	55.2%	50	29.0	22.0	37.4		29.0	27.9	43.9	57.1					42.4				24.4		$17,950	$1,888	$16,062
White Oak School	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Leefield Rd	Parkville	21234	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-5378	57	40	1.4	73.7%	17 (29.8%)	25 (43.9%)	6 (10.5%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)								(n/a)													9.1

Cities Near Zip Code 21234

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltimore	0.29 mi	278	221^st
Parkville	0.89 mi	1
Towson	2 mi	13	91^st
Lutherville	4.02 mi	3	61^st
Perry Hall	4.43 mi	2	14^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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