The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in English language arts. The lowest is 43% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet
Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Baltimore County, part of the Baltimore County Public Schools system. While the school’s mailing address says Baltimore, the campus sits within Baltimore County proper, a large suburban jurisdiction that surrounds but does not include the independent city of Baltimore. The school draws a student body of about that size for an elementary school, and its designation as a regional magnet signals that enrollment reaches beyond a single neighborhood attendance zone, though the available data does not specify the magnet theme or instructional focus.
State testing results from the 2024-2025 school year give a clear picture of academic performance. In English language arts, strong proficiency rates characterize the lower grades: a large majority of third and fourth graders scored at the proficient level, while fifth-grade ELA proficiency, while still solid, was somewhat lower. Math performance followed a similar downward trend across grades, with third grade showing a solid share of students proficient, fourth grade a more modest share, and fifth grade a still-lower share that fell within a reported range. On the fifth-grade science assessment, a minority of students reached proficiency, a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school. Because the data covers only a single year, there is no multi-year trend to assess whether these results reflect a stable pattern or a point of change.
The student body is diverse. Roughly two-fifths of students are Black, one-third are White, and smaller shares are Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, meaning the school serves a mix of income backgrounds. No data is available for the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so those dimensions of student support are not captured here. The school enrolls a balanced spread across grades from kindergarten through fifth, with a small pre-kindergarten class.
Housing in the area around the school carries moderate costs relative to the region. Home values and rents fall near the midpoint of the national range, and the local market has seen modest annual appreciation. For families considering a move, this part of Baltimore County offers a suburban residential context with access to the broader Baltimore area’s employment base, anchored by institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital and University. The city of Baltimore itself, while separate from the county, provides cultural and civic anchors like the Inner Harbor, but the school’s immediate setting is more characteristically suburban.
The school operates under Baltimore County Public Schools, a large district that has made several recent changes affecting all its schools. A new elementary literacy curriculum aligned with the science of reading began in the 2023-2024 school year, reshaping how reading is taught district-wide. Boundary changes approved for several high school feeder systems, including those affecting Hereford, Dulaney, and Loch Raven, take effect in the 2025-2026 school year and could alter which elementary schools feed into which middle and high schools in those areas. A district-wide cell phone policy restricting use during instructional time was implemented in 2024-2025, and the multi-year Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is expanding pre-K access and increasing teacher salaries. Voters also approved a bond issue for school safety and security improvements. These district-level shifts mean that day-to-day classroom and operational practices at Cromwell Valley are in a period of active change, and families may want to understand how the new literacy curriculum and cell phone policy are being applied at this specific campus.
No graduation rate is reported because the school does not serve high school grades. Disciplinary, attendance, and staffing data are absent from the available record, and the magnet program’s specific offerings or admission process are not detailed here. Because the comparison set of districts within Baltimore County is too small to produce a meaningful benchmark, the school’s performance cannot be positioned relative to other county schools or districts. A parent considering Cromwell Valley should seek additional information about the magnet program’s focus, how the school supports students who are not meeting proficiency in math or science, and what the transition to the district’s new literacy curriculum looks like in practice.
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