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Enrollment
686
Middle
DISTRICT 663 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000633
Elkridge Landing Middle
7085 Montgomery Rd, Elkridge, MD 21075 · (410) 313-5040 · Howard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Maryland public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
213 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 219 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 33% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
59.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +14.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 26.1% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Elkridge Landing Middle
Elkridge Landing Middle's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkridge Landing Middle this school | 686 | 31.0% | 45.1% |
| Bonnie Branch Middle Ellicott City | 739 | 29.2% | 49.6% |
| Catonsville Middle Catonsville | 818 | 36.6% | 43.2% |
| Dunloggin Middle Ellicott City | 623 | 25.4% | 55.9% |
| Kingsview Middle Germantown | 908 | 35.6% | 49.7% |
| William H. Farquhar Middle Olney | 682 | 27.7% | 52.6% |
Matched among Maryland middle 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 Elkridge Landing Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #71 of 223 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #47 of 223 ▲ 44 | #11 of 20 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #74 of 223 ▲ 8 | #13 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #144 of 230 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #67 of 225 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #5 of 225 | #3 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #174 of 227 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #119 of 123 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
686
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 686 | 51.2 | 13.4:1 | 31% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 51.9 | 13.1:1 | 27% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 52.7 | 12.9:1 | 28% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 51 | 13.9:1 | 19% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 53.3 | 13.0:1 | 12% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 54 | 13.6:1 | 12% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 6% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkridge Landing Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (693 to 686); teachers down 4% (53.3 to 51.2).
About Elkridge Landing Middle
Elkridge Landing Middle is a medium-sized middle school located in Elkridge, Maryland. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 686 students.
The district for Elkridge Landing Middle is Howard County Public Schools, with 77 schools and 57,565 students.
White students form the largest group at Elkridge Landing Middle, 34% of enrollment. Next come 25% Black, 22% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 47% White among all Howard County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Elkridge Landing Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1, higher than at this school. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Elkridge Landing Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Maryland public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Maryland, Elkridge Landing Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.1% actual against a predicted 55.8%.
Elkridge Landing Middle is located in Howard County, where median household income is about $149,763, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Elkridge Landing Middle is one of 78 public schools in Howard County, which together enroll about 57,565 students.
Nearby, Elkridge Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away. Elkridge Landing Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Elkridge Landing Middle ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.1% against a local average of 51.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 710 in 2020-21 and 686 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Elkridge Landing Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Elkridge
- Elkridge ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Mayfield Woods MiddleMiddle · 731 students
- Rockburn ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Deep Run ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Ducketts Lane ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Elkridge Elementary0.1 mi · 798
- Ducketts Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 573
- Thomas Viaduct Middle1.9 mi · 758
- Hanover Hills Elementary1.9 mi · 875
- Relay Elementary2.1 mi · 581
- Rockburn Elementary2.1 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Elkridge Landing MiddleHow large is Elkridge Landing Middle?
Elkridge Landing Middle enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elkridge Landing Middle serve?
Elkridge Landing Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elkridge Landing Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elkridge Landing Middle is approximately 13.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elkridge Landing Middle?
Student demographics at Elkridge Landing Middle are roughly 34% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Elkridge Landing Middle in?
Elkridge Landing Middle is part of Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.