Bellows Spring Elementary

Bellows Spring Elementary is a roomy elementary-level community in Ellicott City, Maryland, run under Howard County Public Schools. The school works with 806 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Bellows Spring Elementary sits 68% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Howard County Public Schools, which oversees 77 schools and 57,565 students, Bellows Spring Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bellows Spring Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 32% Black, 18% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bellows Spring Elementary has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bellows Spring Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Howard County indicate median household earnings sit near $149,763, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Howard County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), Bellows Spring Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mayfield Woods Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bellows Spring Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bellows Spring Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bellows Spring Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 822 students in 2018 to 806 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 29% to 18% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.