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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042001032
Gorman Crossing Elementary
9999 Winter Sun Rd, Laurel, MD 20723 · (410) 880-5900 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
161 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 55 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
Student demographics
74%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
66.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.6% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 67.3% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Gorman Crossing Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #130 of 853 | #17 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #137 of 853 | #12 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #195 of 853 | #20 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #58 of 898 | #11 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #258 of 857 | #22 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #58 of 857 | #7 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #307 of 551 | #15 of 26 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
750
-98 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.8:1
% White
18%
was 21%
% Hispanic
14%
was 13%
% Black
38%
was 32%
% Asian
24%
was 27%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 750 | 59.1 | 12.7:1 | 21% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 54.2 | 13.4:1 | 20% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 56.6 | 13.1:1 | 20% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 57.4 | 14.8:1 | 18% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gorman Crossing Elementary.
About Gorman Crossing Elementary
Gorman Crossing Elementary is one of the public schools in Laurel, Maryland. It is a large elementary school. A total of 750 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students, so this school is 56% above average.
Gorman Crossing Elementary is part of a district of 77 schools: Howard County Public Schools, with 57,565 students.
Black students are the largest group at Gorman Crossing Elementary, with 38% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Asian, 18% White, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 20%. By the diversity index, Gorman Crossing Elementary comes in at 74%.
Gorman Crossing Elementary counts 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.7 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Gorman Crossing Elementary are 5.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (66.8% actual, 61.5% predicted).
Federal survey data for Howard County show that median household income is about $149,763, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 78 public schools operate in Howard County, serving about 57,565 students.
Murray Hill Middle is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Gorman Crossing Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 44.5%, lower than Gorman Crossing Elementary's 66.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 750 was 12% lower than in 2017-18, when it was 848. The share of Black students increased 6 points, from 32% to 38%. Students per teacher fell from 14.8 in 2017-18 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Laurel
- Laurel HighHigh · 2,129 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCombined · 1,681 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
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Nearby schools
- Murray Hill Middle0.1 mi · 616
- Hammond Elementary1.0 mi · 763
- Hammond Middle1.1 mi · 604
- Forest Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 659
- Hammond High1.6 mi · 1,159
- Patuxent Valley Middle1.7 mi · 840
Frequently asked questions
About Gorman Crossing ElementaryHow large is Gorman Crossing Elementary?
Gorman Crossing Elementary enrolls approximately 750 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gorman Crossing Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gorman Crossing Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gorman Crossing Elementary have?
Gorman Crossing Elementary employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Gorman Crossing Elementary?
Gorman Crossing Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 14% Hispanic, 38% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gorman Crossing Elementary public or private?
Gorman Crossing Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard County Public Schools.
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