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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000534
Freedom District Elementary
5626 Sykesville Road, Sykesville, MD 21784 · (410) 751-3525 · Carroll County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
78 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
31%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
73.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
75.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 73.3% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Freedom District Elementary
Freedom District Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom District Elementary this school | 627 | 12.4% | 72.5% |
| Oak Hill Elementary Severna Park | 628 | 9.7% | 74.0% |
| Folger Mckinsey Elementary Severna Park | 644 | 7.6% | 79.4% |
| Carrolltowne Elementary Sykesville | 593 | 14.5% | 73.3% |
| Jacksonville Elementary Phoenix | 533 | 7.7% | 79.4% |
| Davidsonville Elementary Davidsonville | 689 | 8.3% | 68.3% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 Freedom District Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #77 of 853 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #52 of 853 ▲ 10 | #5 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #114 of 853 ▲ 35 | #4 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #178 of 898 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #698 of 857 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #715 of 857 | #14 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #847 of 885 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #68 of 294 | #3 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. 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
627
+83 (+15%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 627 | 39.4 | 15.9:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 41.5 | 15.5:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 40.5 | 15.2:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 33.7 | 15.2:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 3% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 29 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom District Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (511 to 627); teachers up 17% (33.7 to 39.4).
About Freedom District Elementary
Freedom District Elementary is an elementary school located in Sykesville, Maryland, in Carroll County. It enrolls 627 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 30% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
The district for Freedom District Elementary is Carroll County Public Schools, with 43 schools and 26,141 students.
White students are 83% of those enrolled at Freedom District Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is in line with Carroll County, where about 86% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. Of all students at Freedom District Elementary, 12% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Carroll County, the average is 28%.
Freedom District Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The model predicts 66.8% for a school in Maryland with Freedom District Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Freedom District Elementary posts 72.5%.
In Carroll County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $118,211, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 44 public schools and about 26,141 students.
Liberty High, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Freedom District Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Freedom District Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Freedom District Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 83 students, from 544 to 627. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.9:1, from 14.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Freedom District Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Sykesville
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
- Oklahoma Road MiddleMiddle · 816 students
- Linton Springs ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Sykesville MiddleMiddle · 697 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty High0.6 mi · 1,007
- Eldersburg Elementary1.0 mi · 470
- Oklahoma Road Middle1.4 mi · 816
- Piney Ridge Elementary1.6 mi · 578
- Carrolltowne Elementary1.8 mi · 593
- Linton Springs Elementary2.4 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom District ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom District Elementary?
Freedom District Elementary enrolls approximately 627 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Freedom District Elementary serve?
Freedom District Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom District Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freedom District Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Freedom District Elementary?
Student demographics at Freedom District Elementary are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Freedom District Elementary?
Freedom District Elementary is overseen by Carroll County Public Schools in Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.