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How has Ilchester Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000813
Ilchester Elementary
4981 Ilchester Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043 · (410) 313-2524 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
66 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 62 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
70%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
73.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
75.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.3pp 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 75 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 70.0% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Ilchester Elementary
Ilchester Elementary's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilchester Elementary this school | 482 | 13.7% | 72.4% |
| Bells Mill Elementary Potomac | 570 | 14.9% | 82.3% |
| Beverly Farms Elementary Potomac | 526 | 8.6% | 82.7% |
| Centerville Elementary Frederick | 471 | 19.1% | 81.5% |
| Rockburn Elementary Elkridge | 649 | 12.3% | 79.2% |
| Potomac Elementary Potomac | 475 | 7.6% | 83.8% |
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 Ilchester Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #78 of 853 | #13 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #53 of 853 ▲ 31 | #7 of 42 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #112 of 853 ▲ 9 | #10 of 42 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #418 of 898 | #29 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #251 of 857 | #20 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #167 of 857 | #26 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #839 of 885 | #33 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #89 of 551 | #2 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. 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
482
-74 (-13%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 482 | 38.1 | 12.7:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 43.9 | 11.8:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 42.9 | 12.5:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ilchester Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (654 to 482); teachers down 19% (47 to 38.1).
About Ilchester Elementary
Ilchester Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Ellicott City, Maryland. A total of 482 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
The 77 schools of Howard County Public Schools, including Ilchester Elementary, enroll 57,565 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Ilchester Elementary is White (44%). Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, about 47% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Ilchester Elementary comes in at 70%.
At Ilchester Elementary, 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 14% of enrollment. The gap from the 27% average for public schools in Howard County is 13 points.
allk12 grades Ilchester Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ilchester Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.4%; the prediction is 66.1%.
Among Howard County residents, median household income is about $149,763, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Ilchester Elementary is one of 78 public schools in Howard County, which together enroll about 57,565 students.
The next-closest public school is Bonnie Branch Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Ilchester Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 72.4% versus a 61.1% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 482 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 556.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Ilchester Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Ellicott City
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 1,377 students
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 883 students
- Waverly ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Bellows Spring ElementaryElementary · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Bonnie Branch Middle0.1 mi · 739
- Rockburn Elementary1.2 mi · 649
- Worthington Elementary1.5 mi · 403
- Bellows Spring Elementary2.0 mi · 806
- Waterloo Elementary2.1 mi · 666
- Howard High2.1 mi · 1,493
Frequently asked questions
About Ilchester ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ilchester Elementary?
Ilchester Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ilchester Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ilchester Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ilchester Elementary have?
Ilchester Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Ilchester Elementary?
Student demographics at Ilchester Elementary are roughly 44% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 27% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Ilchester Elementary?
Ilchester Elementary is overseen by Howard County Public Schools in Howard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.