Fifth District Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Upperco, Maryland

Fifth District Elementary in Upperco, Maryland enrolled 262 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

280 students in 2022-23, 273 students in 2023-24, 262 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 16.8.

Students enrolled at Fifth District Elementary by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232802023-242732024-25262
Students enrolled at Fifth District Elementary by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232802023-242732024-25262
Students enrolled at Fifth District Elementary by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232802023-242732024-25262
Students enrolled at Fifth District Elementary by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 26201002003002022-232802023-242732024-25262
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328019.014.7
2023-2427317.815.4
2024-2526216.815.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fifth District Elementary enrolled 291 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.4% of students were White, 7.6% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.4%
  2. Hispanic7.6%
  3. Two or more races4.6%
  4. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Fifth District Elementary scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%40%45.1%
Math, 2022-2375‑79%20% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Fifth District Elementary

  1. Manchester ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 7.1 miles away: 671 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
  2. Sparks ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.4 miles away: 509 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  3. Compare Fifth District Elementary with Manchester ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Baltimore County Public Schools spends per student$18,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,666
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandFifth District Elementary is the number 797 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#797 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fifth District Elementary

  1. How many students attend Fifth District Elementary?
    262 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 280 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Upperco, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fifth District Elementary?
    15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fifth District Elementary a Title I school?
    Fifth District Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fifth District Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fifth District Elementary scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Fifth District Elementary in?
    Baltimore County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240012000386 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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