Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21009

Summary:

The 21009 zip code area in Maryland is home to 3 elementary schools: Old Post Road Elementary, Abingdon Elementary, and William S. James Elementary. Based on the data analysis, Abingdon Elementary and William S. James Elementary stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, consistently outperforming the Harford County Public Schools district and the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency.

Abingdon Elementary is ranked 291 out of 859 Maryland elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts the highest percentage of students proficient in Math (36.2%) and ELA (59.9%) among the 3 schools, and has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 48.18%. William S. James Elementary, on the other hand, is ranked 258 out of 859 and has a 4-star rating. It has the highest percentage of students proficient in Math (48.6%) and the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 30.38%.

In contrast, Old Post Road Elementary lags behind the other two schools in academic performance, with lower proficiency rates in both Math and ELA compared to the district and state averages. This school has a more diverse student population, with 45.49% African American and 19.12% Hispanic students, but also the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 79.93%. The data suggests that socioeconomic factors, rather than just racial diversity, may play a significant role in student achievement in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abingdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S. Tollgate Road	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3910	674	47	14.2	45.5%	301 (44.7%)	180 (26.7%)	59 (8.8%)	39 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (13.6%)	62.9	291^st of 859 public elementary schools	66.1%		63	285^th of 855 public elementary schools	66.7%	6	51.4	28.8	26.7	36.2	54.2	64.8	61.1	59.9	27.5	$16,983	$1,210	$15,773
William S. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Laurentum Pkw	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3900	475	31	15.2	27.8%	314 (66.1%)	61 (12.8%)	37 (7.8%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.4%)	67.3	258^th of 859 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.1	278^th of 855 public elementary schools	67.5%	20	60.7	43.9	38.9	48.6	61.5	61.0	38.9	54.7	24.3	$15,862	$1,164	$14,699

Cities Near Zip Code 21009

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Abingdon	0.76 mi	3	141^st
Bel Air	1.92 mi	16	71^st
Belcamp	2.65 mi	1	124^th
Edgewood	3.41 mi	4	226^th
Joppa	4.66 mi	5	213^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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