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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Cranberry Station Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021001105
Cranberry Station Elementary
505 North Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157 · (410) 386-4440 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
263 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
56.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 52.5% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Cranberry Station Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #297 of 853 | #19 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #231 of 853 | #18 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #341 of 853 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #221 of 898 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #589 of 857 | #12 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #466 of 857 | #3 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #575 of 885 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #107 of 294 | #6 of 20 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
593
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 593 | 39.5 | 15.0:1 | 44% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 43.4 | 13.8:1 | 43% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 38.1 | 14.7:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 34% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 37.4 | 13.9:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 33% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 14% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cranberry Station Elementary.
About Cranberry Station Elementary
Cranberry Station Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Westminster, Maryland, one of the schools in Carroll County Public Schools. Federal data show 593 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 23% above average.
Cranberry Station Elementary is one of 43 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, which enrolls 26,141 students in total.
The share of White students at Cranberry Station Elementary is 65%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Carroll County is about 86% White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Cranberry Station Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 15.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Cranberry Station Elementary, which has 39.5. The school's 15.0:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 44%. The 28% average for public schools in Carroll County is 16 points lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.0% at Cranberry Station Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.3%.
The school's county is Carroll County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $118,211 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Cranberry Station Elementary shares Carroll County with 43 other public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Winters Mill High, is the closest to Cranberry Station Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cranberry Station Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 544 to 593.
People who know Cranberry Station Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,321
Census ACS
Median income
$118,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
26,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
Other schools in Westminster
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Westminster West MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Westminster East MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Winfield ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Runnymede ElementaryElementary · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Winters Mill High0.2 mi · 1,156
- Westminster East Middle0.7 mi · 796
- William Winchester Elementary1.0 mi · 587
- Westminster West Middle1.1 mi · 923
- Carroll Springs School1.2 mi · 32
- Post Secondary Program1.2 mi · 36
Frequently asked questions
About Cranberry Station ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cranberry Station Elementary?
Cranberry Station Elementary enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cranberry Station Elementary serve?
Cranberry Station Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cranberry Station Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cranberry Station Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cranberry Station Elementary?
Student demographics at Cranberry Station Elementary are roughly 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cranberry Station Elementary public or private?
Cranberry Station Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.