Freedom District Elementary

As an average-sized K-5 school in Sykesville, Maryland, Freedom District Elementary teaches 627 students from grades K through 5, part of Carroll County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Freedom District Elementary sits 30% above that benchmark.

Carroll County Public Schools runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 26,141 students. Freedom District Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Freedom District Elementary reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Carroll County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Carroll County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Freedom District Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Carroll County shows the typical household earns roughly $118,211 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Carroll County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), of which Freedom District Elementary is one.

Liberty High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freedom District Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom District Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Freedom District Elementary has climbed 23%, going from 511 students in 2018 to 627 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.