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Schools in New Windsor · Carroll County Public Schools

New Windsor’s public schools outscore 92% of Maryland districts

Math proficiency in New Windsor’s districts is 40%, above the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Windsor, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 13 pts vs MD 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 15 pts vs MD 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 9 pts vs MD 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 17% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MD 14.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
25,468 students on the public path
In brief

New Windsor’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,773 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

21 elementary schools, then eight middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Springdale Preparatory School (private) is 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Windsor’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 92% of Maryland school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (203)Better than 95%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,624 test results and a graduating class of 1,988 could put New Windsor anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of New Windsor’s students in the tested grades sat them (12,221 in math, 13,027 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Windsor, with each school’s own grade.

21 schools teach K in New Windsor’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B− to A, so check the specific school.
Linton Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
759 students17:1Rate it →
Winfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A−
724 students14:1Rate it →
Manchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
B+
671 students16:1Rate it →
Sandymount Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Finksburg
B+
640 students16:1Rate it →
Freedom District Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sykesville
A
627 students16:1Rate it →
Runnymede Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
625 students14:1Rate it →
Carrolltowne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
593 students15:1Rate it →
Cranberry Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B+
593 students15:1Rate it →
William Winchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A−
587 students15:1Rate it →
Piney Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
578 students16:1Rate it →
Westminster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
564 students14:1Rate it →
Ebb Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
B−
563 students16:1Rate it →
Friendship Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B+
518 students14:1Rate it →
Mechanicsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
B+
510 students15:1Rate it →
Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union Bridge
B
502 students12:1Rate it →
Eldersburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
470 students15:1Rate it →
Taneytown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taneytown
B−
450 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Moton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
440 students9:1Rate it →
Spring Garden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
B+
439 students14:1Rate it →
Hampstead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
A−
400 students11:1Rate it →
Parr's Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mt Airy
391 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

New Windsor’s public schools are run by Carroll County Public Schools, which also serves Hampstead, Manchester, Mount Airy and Sykesville and others. 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.

Carroll County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 43 schools · 26,141 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$16,773MD $20,258 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 45.1% · 13027 students tested
Math40%
State average 24.6% · 12221 students tested

New Windsor vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share New Windsor’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New WindsorACarroll County

Every school in New Windsor

37 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).

Also serving New Windsorin other towns
Linton Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
759 students17:1Rate it →
Winfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A−
724 students14:1Rate it →
Manchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
B+
671 students16:1Rate it →
Sandymount Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Finksburg
B+
640 students16:1Rate it →
Runnymede Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
625 students14:1Rate it →
Carrolltowne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
593 students15:1Rate it →
Cranberry Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B+
593 students15:1Rate it →
William Winchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A−
587 students15:1Rate it →
Piney Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
578 students16:1Rate it →
Westminster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
564 students14:1Rate it →
Ebb Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
B−
563 students16:1Rate it →
Friendship Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B+
518 students14:1Rate it →
Mechanicsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
B+
510 students15:1Rate it →
Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union Bridge
B
502 students12:1Rate it →
Eldersburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
470 students15:1Rate it →
Taneytown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taneytown
B−
450 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Moton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
440 students9:1Rate it →
Spring Garden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
B+
439 students14:1Rate it →
Hampstead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
A−
400 students11:1Rate it →
Parr's Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mt Airy
391 students15:1Rate it →
Freedom District Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sykesville
A
627 students16:1Rate it →
Westminster West Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
B+
923 students16:1Rate it →
Oklahoma Road Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sykesville
A−
816 students18:1Rate it →
Westminster East Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
B+
796 students13:1Rate it →
Mount Airy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Airy
A−
761 students17:1Rate it →
Sykesville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sykesville
A−
697 students15:1Rate it →
Northwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Taneytown
B
655 students14:1Rate it →
Shiloh Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampstead
A−
631 students15:1Rate it →
North Carroll Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampstead
B
626 students16:1Rate it →
Westminster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
A+
1,477 students17:1Rate it →
Manchester Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Manchester
A+
1,339 students19:1Rate it →
Winters Mill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
A+
1,156 students18:1Rate it →
Century High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sykesville
A+
1,101 students19:1Rate it →
Liberty High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sykesville
A+
1,007 students18:1Rate it →
South Carroll High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sykesville
A+
933 students18:1Rate it →
Francis Scott Key High
High · Grades 9–12 · Union Bridge
A
906 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Springdale Preparatory School
Grades 6–12
Private · Nonsectarian
121 students3:1Rate it →

1 duplicate private-school records merged.

Questions about New Windsor’s schools

Are New Windsor’s schools good?

By Maryland’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Windsor children attend outscore 92% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Windsor in?

Carroll County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 26,141 students in 43 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Windsor kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Westminster High, Manchester Valley High, Winters Mill High, Century High, Liberty High, South Carroll High and Francis Scott Key High.

What is New Windsor’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Carroll County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.

How much does New Windsor spend per student?

$16,773 in Carroll County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in New Windsor?

Yes: Springdale Preparatory School (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 121 students).

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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.