Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter

Set in Frederick, Maryland, Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter is a compact elementary school, operated by Frederick County Public Schools. It instructs 317 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Within Frederick County Public Schools, which oversees 67 schools and 48,054 students, Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter records that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Frederick County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Frederick County indicate the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Frederick County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter is one campus in the mix.

Ballenger Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 54%. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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