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Carroll County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Westminster, Mount Airy, Taneytown, Hampstead, Manchester, Sykesville, New Windsor and Union Bridge.

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

Students
26,141
Schools
43
Spent per student
$16,773
MD $20,258
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$108.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carroll County Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Maryland districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MD average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $108.9M, about $4,167 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% of the 25 Maryland school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Westminster. Grade by grade →

PK–5Westminster ElementaryThis district
6–8Westminster East MiddleThis district
9–127 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 24.6% · 12,221 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 45.1% · 13,027 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 85.8% · 1,988 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,773 per student · 17% below MD
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 40%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
24,568’20
25,054’21
25,787’22
26,123’23
26,141’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

43 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools.

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
Cranberry Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B+
593 students15:1
William Winchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A−
587 students15:1
Piney Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
578 students16:1
Westminster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
564 students14:1
Ebb Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
B−
563 students16:1
Friendship Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B+
518 students14:1
Mechanicsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
B+
510 students15:1
Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union Bridge
B
502 students12:1
Eldersburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sykesville
A−
470 students15:1
Taneytown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taneytown
B−
450 students11:1
Robert Moton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
440 students9:1
Spring Garden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
B+
439 students14:1
Hampstead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampstead
A−
400 students11:1
Parr's Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mt Airy
391 students15:1
Carroll Springs School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Westminster
B
32 students4:1
Freedom District Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sykesville
A
627 students16:1
PRIDE School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westminster
6 students
Mount Airy Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mount Airy
A−
462 students16:1
Westminster West Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
B+
923 students16:1
Oklahoma Road Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sykesville
A−
816 students18:1
Westminster East Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
B+
796 students13:1
Mount Airy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Airy
A−
761 students17:1
Sykesville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sykesville
A−
697 students15:1
Northwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Taneytown
B
655 students14:1
Shiloh Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampstead
A−
631 students15:1
North Carroll Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampstead
B
626 students16:1
Crossroads Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
13 students3:1
Westminster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
A+
1,477 students17:1
Manchester Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Manchester
A+
1,339 students19:1
Winters Mill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
A+
1,156 students18:1
Century High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sykesville
A+
1,101 students19:1
Liberty High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sykesville
A+
1,007 students18:1
South Carroll High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sykesville
A+
933 students18:1
Francis Scott Key High
High · Grades 9–12 · Union Bridge
A
906 students16:1
Gateway School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
B
80 students5:1
Flexible Student Support
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
A−
44 students
Post Secondary Program
High · Grades 12 · Westminster
A
36 students9:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maryland.