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Sussex Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore County. The school has 430 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 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sussex Elementary enrolls 430 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 27% Black or African American and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
318 of the school's 430 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sussex 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.
Sussex 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 430 students, Sussex 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