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If you could change one rule at Carroll Manor Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000628
Carroll Manor Elementary
5624 Adamstown Rd, Adamstown, MD 21710 · (227) 203-1900 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
164 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
59.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 49.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carroll Manor Elementary
Carroll Manor Elementary's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Manor Elementary this school | 530 | 30.9% | 54.7% |
| Valley Elementary Jefferson | 525 | 30.9% | 54.5% |
| Spring Ridge Elementary Frederick | 605 | 31.1% | 65.8% |
| Windsor Farm Elementary Annapolis | 451 | 29.3% | 64.8% |
| Windy Hill Elementary Owings | 598 | 30.6% | 66.0% |
| Leonardtown Elementary Leonardtown | 509 | 32.4% | 50.0% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carroll Manor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #277 of 853 | #26 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #256 of 853 ▲ 32 | #22 of 39 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #304 of 853 ▼ 19 | #28 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #319 of 898 | #22 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #633 of 857 | #17 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #338 of 857 | #21 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #705 of 885 | #24 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #429 of 551 | #11 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
530
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 530 | 34.5 | 15.4:1 | 31% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 33.3 | 16.9:1 | 29% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 33.4 | 16.3:1 | 23% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 35.3 | 15.9:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 12% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carroll Manor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (563 to 530); teachers down 2% (35.3 to 34.5).
About Carroll Manor Elementary
Carroll Manor Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Maryland, located in Adamstown. The student body numbers 530 students, from pre-K through 5.
Carroll Manor Elementary falls under Frederick County Public Schools, which has 67 schools enrolling 48,054 students.
White students are the majority at Carroll Manor Elementary, with 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 68% White. Carroll Manor Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 34.5 full-time equivalents, or about 15.4 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 31%.
allk12 grades Carroll Manor Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Carroll Manor Elementary is 1.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.7% versus 55.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
In Frederick County (population about 287,048), the median household income is $122,002, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 69 public schools in Frederick County, enrolling about 48,054 students in all.
The closest other public school is Tuscarora Elementary, about 4.2 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Carroll Manor Elementary is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Carroll Manor Elementary's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 538 in 2020-21 and 530 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.2:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other Carroll Manor Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Carroll Manor Elementary. Carroll Manor Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Carroll Manor ElementaryBaldwin, MD · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Tuscarora Elementary4.2 mi · 793
- Tuscarora High4.6 mi · 1,735
- Ballenger Creek Elementary4.9 mi · 715
- Valley Elementary5.2 mi · 525
- Ballenger Creek Middle5.2 mi · 777
- Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter5.3 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Carroll Manor ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carroll Manor Elementary?
Carroll Manor Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carroll Manor Elementary serve?
Carroll Manor Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carroll Manor Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carroll Manor Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carroll Manor Elementary?
At Carroll Manor Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Carroll Manor Elementary in?
Carroll Manor Elementary is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.