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Piney Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6315 Freedom Avenue, Sykesville, MD 21784 · (410) 751-3535 · Part of Carroll County Public Schools

Eldersburg’s School Grade A better than 92% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
578
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Piney Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Eldersburg kids: Oklahoma Road Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Piney Ridge ElementaryYou are here
6–8Oklahoma Road Middlein Sykesville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6315 Freedom Avenue, Sykesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten81
Grade 187
Grade 2104
Grade 385
Grade 4107
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
538’20
546’21
578’22
583’23
578’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Asian 14%Black 8%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Piney Ridge Elementary from Eldersburg families.

Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools

The district →
Linton Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
759 students17:1
Winfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A−
724 students14:1
Manchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
B+
671 students16:1
Sandymount Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Finksburg
B+
640 students16:1
Runnymede Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
625 students14:1
Carrolltowne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
593 students15:1

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; Eldersburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.