Photo: Hawkeye58 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Dundalk’s public schools score below 76% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation
20% of students in Dundalk’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dundalk, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.
From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dundalk’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 108 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dundalk’s, its schools beat 31%, higher than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 45% and 25% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,356 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Our Lady of Hope St. Luke School (private) and Calvary Baptist School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Dundalk’s grade
C−: better than 24% of Maryland school districts, #158 of 261 Maryland towns. Both inputs trail the Maryland average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dundalk, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Dundalk · depends on your address
Holabird Middle
Grades 4–8 · 1,027 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
General John Stricker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 713 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
Dundalk Middle
Grades 6–8 · 598 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
7th grade in Dundalk · depends on your address
Holabird Middle
Grades 4–8 · 1,027 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
General John Stricker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 713 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
Dundalk Middle
Grades 6–8 · 598 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
8th grade in Dundalk · depends on your address
Holabird Middle
Grades 4–8 · 1,027 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
General John Stricker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 713 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
Dundalk Middle
Grades 6–8 · 598 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
9th grade in Dundalk · depends on your address
Dundalk High
Grades 9–12 · 2,087 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
Patapsco High and Center for Arts
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
10th grade in Dundalk · depends on your address
Dundalk High
Grades 9–12 · 2,087 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
Patapsco High and Center for Arts
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Baltimore
Dundalk’s public schools are run by Baltimore County Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Dundalk vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Dundalk’s borders.
Every school in Dundalk
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Sollers Point Technical High School and Southeast EDLP at Dundalk High School).
Questions about Dundalk’s schools
Are Dundalk’s schools good?
On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dundalk children attend score below 76% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #158 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dundalk in?
Baltimore County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 110,024 students in 175 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dundalk kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Dundalk High and Patapsco High and Center for Arts.
What is Dundalk’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Baltimore County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.
How much does Dundalk spend per student?
$19,356 in Baltimore County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Dundalk?
Yes: Our Lady of Hope St. Luke School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 254 students) and Calvary Baptist School (religious, grades PK–12, 103 students).
Parents talk
What Dundalk families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dundalk → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.