📍 1300 Sulphur Spring Rd, Baltimore, Baltimore County, 21227
Arbutus Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arbutus Elementary enrolls 387 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 38% Asian and 8.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 156 | 40% |
| Asian | 147 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 387 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Arbutus Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-70, state senate district 12, state house district 12.
Arbutus Elementary is one of 178 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, based in Towson, Maryland. The district serves 110,024 students district-wide and employs 7,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Arbutus Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large