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Essex Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 459 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 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Essex Elementary enrolls 459 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 459 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Essex 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-20, state senate district 6, state house district 6.
Essex 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 459 students, Essex 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