Photo: Yaoiloverr · CC BY-SA 4.0Jarrettsville’s public schools outscore 64% of Maryland districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Jarrettsville, 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 97% 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.
Jarrettsville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 166 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jarrettsville’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 27% in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,479 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then nine middle and nine high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
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 Jarrettsville’s grade
B: better than 64% of Maryland school districts, #93 of 261 Maryland towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jarrettsville, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Jarrettsville
Jarrettsville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 467 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Jarrettsville
Jarrettsville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 467 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Jarrettsville
Jarrettsville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 467 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Jarrettsville
Jarrettsville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 467 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Jarrettsville
Jarrettsville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 467 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Jarrettsville
Jarrettsville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 467 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jarrettsville’s public schools are run by Harford County Public Schools, which also serves Aberdeen, Bel Air and Havre de Grace. 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.
Above the state in reading
Jarrettsville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Jarrettsville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrettsville | B | Harford County |
Every school in Jarrettsville
19 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).
Questions about Jarrettsville’s schools
Are Jarrettsville’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Maryland: the public schools Jarrettsville children attend outscore 64% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #93 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Jarrettsville in?
Harford County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 37,771 students in 55 schools (2024–25).
Where do Jarrettsville kids go to high school?
One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Edgewood High, Aberdeen High, Bel Air High, C. Milton Wright High, North Harford High, Fallston High, Joppatowne High, Patterson Mill High School and Havre de Grace High.
What is Jarrettsville’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Harford County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.
How much does Jarrettsville spend per student?
$17,479 in Harford County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Jarrettsville families are saying about school.
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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.