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B+

Homestead/Wakefield Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

900 S Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014 · (410) 638-4175 · Part of Harford County Public Schools

Bel Air’s School Grade B better than 64% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
1,071
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Homestead/Wakefield Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Bel Air kids: Bel Air Middle

On the path

Where Bel Air kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Homestead/Wakefield ElementaryYou are here
6–8Bel Air Middle1,080 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 S Main St, Bel Air

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten152
Grade 1169
Grade 2165
Grade 3181
Grade 4163
Grade 5167
Enrollment over time
996’20
1,047’21
1,057’22
1,057’23
1,071’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 10%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Homestead/Wakefield Elementary from Bel Air families.

Other schools in Harford County Public Schools

The district →
Old Post Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abingdon
C−
850 students13:1
Church Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belcamp
C+
732 students14:1
Deerfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgewood
C
708 students13:1
Abingdon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abingdon
B
641 students13:1
Havre de Grace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Havre De Grace
B−
593 students15:1
Prospect Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bel Air
B+
579 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Bel Air’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.