The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in English language arts. The lowest is 43% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Chatsworth School
Chatsworth School is a regular public elementary school in Reisterstown, Maryland, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of Baltimore County Public Schools. The school is modest in size and sits at 222 New Avenue, a short walk from the historic center of Reisterstown, where the old Franklin Academy building now houses the public library and the grounds of Franklin Middle School host a farmers market, concerts, and festivals. Reisterstown itself is a historic residential suburb of Baltimore, with a designated historic district along Main Street and a mix of 18th- and 19th-century buildings and postwar subdivisions. Growth in the community has slowed considerably over recent decades, and the area is essentially built out within its census-designated boundaries. Housing values and rents in the zip code are moderate for the Baltimore region, and the share of income required for rent is within a typical range.
Enrollment at Chatsworth School draws from the surrounding neighborhood. The student body is diverse, with the majority of students identifying as Black, and smaller groups identifying as White, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial. About one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a measure of economic need that is slightly below the district average for an elementary school of this size. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, which is a gap a parent may want to explore directly with the school.
State assessment results from the 2024-2025 school year provide the first look at academic performance; only a single year of data exists, so no trend is yet visible. In English language arts, results were solid across the tested grades. A strong majority of third graders met or exceeded the state standard, and fourth and fifth graders also posted shares above the halfway mark, with fifth-grade performance particularly encouraging. Math was more uneven. Third and fourth graders achieved results near the middle of the range, with just over half proficient. Fifth-grade math was a notable soft spot, with a much smaller share of students reaching proficiency, and this is an area a parent would want to inquire about further, especially regarding math instruction and support in the upper elementary grades. Science is assessed only in fifth grade, and fewer than half of students were proficient there as well.
The school does not have a graduation rate because it serves only elementary grades. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing was reported, so those dimensions cannot be characterized here.
Baltimore County Public Schools, the district in which Chatsworth operates, has made several recent changes that affect the school. A new elementary literacy curriculum aligned with the science of reading was adopted starting in the 2023-2024 school year, emphasizing phonics and foundational skills. That shift has already been implemented in Chatsworth’s classrooms. The district also introduced a system-wide cell-phone policy restricting phone use during instructional time, which applies to all elementary students. Boundary changes affecting a few high school feeder systems have been approved for the 2025-2026 school year, but Chatsworth itself did not appear in those changes based on publicly reported information. The state’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is expanding pre-K access and increasing overall funding, and voters approved a bond for school safety and security improvements across the county.
For families considering Chatsworth School, the picture is one of a community-anchored elementary school in a historic suburban setting with solid English language arts outcomes but variability in math, particularly at the fifth-grade level. The school is part of a large county district that is in the middle of significant curriculum and policy reforms. A parent may want to follow up on math support strategies for older elementary students and on the availability of special education and English learner services, since those data were not reported. The neighborhood itself offers walkable access to the historic core, a library, parks, and community events, and the school is embedded in that civic fabric.
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