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Pleasant Plains Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8300 Pleasant Plains Rd, Towson, MD 21286 · (443) 809-3549 · Part of Baltimore County Public Schools

Towson’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
575
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pleasant Plains Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Towson kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Pleasant Plains ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8300 Pleasant Plains Rd, Towson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten87
Grade 189
Grade 281
Grade 383
Grade 495
Grade 5101
Enrollment over time
525’20
544’21
527’22
521’23
575’24

Up 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%Hispanic 30%White 12%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pleasant Plains Elementary from Towson families.

Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools

The district →
Vincent Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Marsh
C+
776 students16:1
New Town Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owings Mills
B−
772 students18:1
Dundalk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baltimore
D
757 students16:1
Rossville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baltimore
726 students15:1
Honeygo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Perry Hall
A−
698 students18:1
Red House Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baltimore
C
694 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; Towson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.