Hampstead Elementary

Hampstead Elementary is one of the compact K-5 schools in Hampstead, Maryland, operated by Carroll County Public Schools, with 400 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Hampstead Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Carroll County Public Schools, a district that serves 26,141 students overall.

Demographically, Hampstead Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Carroll County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hampstead Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 62.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Carroll County shows median household income runs about $118,211, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Carroll County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), Hampstead Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Shiloh Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Hampstead Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hampstead Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Hampstead Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 371 (now 400). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 88% to 83%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.