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How has Glade Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000620
Glade Elementary
9525 Glade Rd, Walkersville, MD 21793 · (227) 203-1700 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
164 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
60.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -15.1pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.1pp 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 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 57.9% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Glade Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #183 of 853 | #17 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #210 of 853 | #19 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #290 of 853 | #26 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #268 of 898 | #21 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #668 of 857 | #21 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #546 of 857 | #26 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #720 of 885 | #26 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #185 of 551 | #4 of 17 |
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
561
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
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 | 561 | 35.8 | 15.7:1 | 29% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 34.8 | 15.9:1 | 30% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 34.7 | 16.5:1 | 29% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 21% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 36.8 | 18.5:1 | 22% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 37 | 19.7:1 | 21% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 7% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glade Elementary.
About Glade Elementary
Among the schools in Walkersville, Maryland, is Glade Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 561 students, from pre-K through 5.
Frederick County Public Schools has a total of 67 schools and 48,054 students, Glade Elementary among them.
White students make up a majority at Glade Elementary, at 70%. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, Frederick County is about 68% White. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Glade Elementary's 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 29%. That is 8 points below the 37% average for public schools in Frederick County.
Glade Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.8% and a predicted 56.9%.
Frederick County has about 287,048 residents, and the median household income is $122,002, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Glade Elementary, Frederick County has 68 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Rock Creek, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Glade Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Glade Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Glade Elementary's enrollment climbed from 543 in 2020-21 to 561 in 2024-25.
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Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Walkersville
- Walkersville HighHigh · 1,181 students
- Walkersville MiddleMiddle · 779 students
- Walkersville ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Rock CreekCombined · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Creek1.0 mi · 73
- Walkersville Middle1.1 mi · 779
- Walkersville High1.6 mi · 1,181
- Walkersville Elementary1.7 mi · 692
- Monocacy Valley Montessori4.2 mi · 386
- Frederick Classical Charter4.3 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Glade ElementaryHow large is Glade Elementary?
Glade Elementary enrolls approximately 561 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Glade Elementary serve?
Glade Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Glade Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Glade Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Glade Elementary?
Student demographics at Glade Elementary are roughly 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Glade Elementary?
Glade Elementary is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.