The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hebbville Elementary
Hebbville Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Baltimore County Public Schools, a district that has shifted to a science-of-reading elementary literacy curriculum and is expanding pre-K access under the state’s Blueprint for Maryland’s Future plan. The school sits in a residential section of southwest Baltimore, within the city limits but outside the central downtown area. For families comparing elementary schools in Baltimore City, Hebbville is a Baltimore County school, which matters for feeder patterns, tax base, and transportation.
The student body is primarily Black, making up the large majority of enrollment, with a substantial Hispanic share and a small number of Asian, white, and multiracial students. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a marker that places the school on the higher end of economic need relative to many county elementary schools. No data was reported for students with individualized education plans or English learners, an absence that makes it difficult to assess the level of special education or multilingual support in the building.
State testing results from the 2024-25 school year show that Hebbville’s proficiency rates in math, reading, and science are below what families typically see in many Baltimore County elementaries. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was in the low twenties across grades three through five, with fifth grade at the lowest point in the tested grades. In English language arts, rates were somewhat higher but still modest, with fourth grade the strongest of the three tested grades and fifth grade the weakest. In science, tested only in fifth grade, proficiency was lower still. Because the data available covers only a single year, there is no trend line to see whether the school is improving or declining. A parent may want to ask the school about recent classroom changes and whether the district’s new literacy curriculum has been in place long enough to begin showing results.
There is no reported chronic absenteeism rate, no graduation rate (the school does not serve high school grades), and no data on course access or staffing. The comparison tool that places schools relative to other districts in Baltimore County could not generate a proficiency index because there was only one district in the cohort, meaning the data available does not allow a straightforward benchmarking against another local school system.
Housing in the surrounding 21207 ZIP code is moderately priced relative to state and national medians, with home values slightly below the Maryland average and rents that have been rising. Baltimore’s broader economy leans heavily on Johns Hopkins Hospital and University, plus the port and service sectors. The city’s population has been very slowly declining, and a major infrastructure project to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is underway, with completion expected in a few years.
For district-wide changes that affect Hebbville, the boundary adjustments approved for several high school feeder systems do not appear to touch this school’s attendance zone, but a parent should confirm directly with the district. The new cell phone policy, which requires elementary students to keep phones stored and silenced all day, applies here as it does in every school in the county. The voter-approved bond for school safety improvements, funding secure entrances and cameras, will have been rolled out across the district, so a parent could ask whether Hebbville has received those upgrades yet.
Hebbville Elementary is a high-need school in a large county district, with proficiency rates that families should examine closely before enrolling. The limited single-year data and the absence of several common metrics mean that much of what a parent would want to know about academic momentum, special education staffing, and discipline climate is not available in this profile. Visiting the school and talking with the principal about instructional strategies, the literacy curriculum’s implementation, and the supports available for students who are behind in math or reading would be a reasonable next step for any family considering this option.
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