Schools in Towson · Baltimore County Public Schools
Towson’s public schools score below 68% of Maryland districts
The public schools Towson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 2 pts vs MD 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 4 pts vs MD 19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 2 pts vs MD 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 4% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
MD 14.5
Schools
20
7,410 students
The School Grade
How Towson compares
B− Test scoresC Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (205)Better than 31%
High confidence. Built on 51,495 tested students and a graduating class of 8,193; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Towson.
6 schools teach K in Towson’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stoneleigh Elementary, Pleasant Plains Elementary, West Towson Elementary and Riderwood Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Towson’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stoneleigh Elementary, Pleasant Plains Elementary, West Towson Elementary and Riderwood Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Towson’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stoneleigh Elementary, Pleasant Plains Elementary, West Towson Elementary and Riderwood Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Towson’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stoneleigh Elementary, Pleasant Plains Elementary, West Towson Elementary and Riderwood Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Towson’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stoneleigh Elementary, Pleasant Plains Elementary, West Towson Elementary and Riderwood Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Towson’s district. Which one depends on your address: Stoneleigh Elementary, Pleasant Plains Elementary, West Towson Elementary and Riderwood Elementary and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Towson HighBaltimore County Public Schools
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Below the state in reading
Reading34%
State average 35.5%
Math15%
State average 19.2%
Every school in Towson
20 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Stoneleigh Elementary
A645 students16:1Rate it →
Pleasant Plains Elementary
C−575 students17:1Rate it →
West Towson Elementary
A−445 students18:1Rate it →
Riderwood Elementary
A423 students15:1Rate it →
Rodgers Forge Elementary
A412 students17:1Rate it →
Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet
B+395 students16:1Rate it →
Middle
Dumbarton Middle
A−1,064 students16:1Rate it →
Loch Raven Technical Academy
B−722 students15:1Rate it →
High
Private & other
Home Assignments-Elementary
1 studentsRate it →
Immaculate Conception School
604 studentsRate it →
Good Shepherd School
157 studentsRate it →
Hunts Church Preschool of Hmumc
87 studentsRate it →
George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology
A1,017 students18:1Rate it →
BCDC Educational Center
52 studentsRate it →
Calvert Hall College High School
1,249 studentsRate it →
Sheppard Pratt School and RTC in Towson
36 studentsRate it →
Ridge/Ruxton School
C−101 students4:1Rate it →
Baltimore County Home & Hospital
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Loyola Blakefield
1,018 studentsRate it →
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In town
Colleges →Colleges in Towson
2 colleges in Towson, and 26 more within 30 miles.
Towson University18,015 students on campus
- Admission
- 82%
- Net price
- $17,413
- Graduate
- 69%
- Admission
- 78%
- Net price
- $22,470
- Graduate
- 57%
Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Baltimore
3 mi862 students
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of BaltimoreUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pikesville
3.2 mi91 students
Loyola University MarylandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Baltimore
3.3 mi4,639 students
Morgan State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Baltimore
3.9 mi9,119 students
Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Baltimore
4.5 mi17,183 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Towson. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 21 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.