Centennial Lane Elementary

Located at 3825 Centennial Ln, in Ellicott City, Maryland, Centennial Lane Elementary is a well-populated K-5 school that caters to 749 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Howard County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Centennial Lane Elementary sits 56% above that benchmark.

Howard County Public Schools runs 77 schools in total, collectively educating 57,565 students. Centennial Lane Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Centennial Lane Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, Centennial Lane Elementary lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Howard County's rate of about 27%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Centennial Lane Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.5%, the actual is 77.8%, a residual of +13.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Howard County) records that the typical household earns roughly $149,763 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Howard County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), Centennial Lane Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Burleigh Manor Middle, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Centennial Lane Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.3%.

Centennial Lane Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Centennial Lane Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 765 (now 749). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Centennial Lane Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.