Carrolltowne Elementary

Carrolltowne Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Sykesville, Maryland, operated by Carroll County Public Schools, works with 593 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

Within Carroll County Public Schools, which oversees 43 schools and 26,141 students, Carrolltowne Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Carrolltowne Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Carrolltowne Elementary records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Carroll County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carrolltowne Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.6%; this one delivers 73.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Carroll County reports that the typical household earns roughly $118,211 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Carroll County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), of which Carrolltowne Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Oklahoma Road Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carrolltowne Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Carrolltowne Elementary's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 556 (now 593). The White share of enrollment edged down from 81% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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