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Enrollment
759
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000977
Linton Springs Elementary
375 Ronsdale Road, Sykesville, MD 21784 · (410) 751-3280 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
114 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
24%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
80.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
82.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 83.8% | 82.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Linton Springs Elementary
Linton Springs Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Springs Elementary this school | 759 | 15.0% | 82.2% |
| Red Pump Elementary School Bel Air | 696 | 19.5% | 71.3% |
| Winfield Elementary Westminster | 724 | 22.0% | 66.3% |
| Freedom District Elementary Sykesville | 627 | 12.4% | 72.5% |
| Davidsonville Elementary Davidsonville | 689 | 8.3% | 68.3% |
| Twin Ridge Elementary Mt Airy | 703 | 20.6% | 62.1% |
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 Linton Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #19 of 853 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #17 of 853 ▼ 4 | #2 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #57 of 853 ▼ 31 | #1 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #54 of 898 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #794 of 857 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #772 of 857 | #19 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #829 of 885 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #80 of 294 | #5 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
759
+85 (+13%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 796
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 759 | 44.7 | 17.0:1 | 15% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 44.2 | 16.7:1 | 14% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 43.6 | 17.2:1 | 13% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 12% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 37.9 | 16.8:1 | 13% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 15% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 37 | 21.5:1 | 5% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linton Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (636 to 759); teachers up 18% (37.9 to 44.7).
About Linton Springs Elementary
Linton Springs Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Sykesville, Maryland, under Carroll County Public Schools. It reported 759 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Linton Springs Elementary is part of Carroll County Public Schools, where 43 schools serve 26,141 students.
The share of students at Linton Springs Elementary who are White is 87%. Other students are 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. Carroll County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Linton Springs Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 44.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.0:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 15%. Among public schools in Carroll County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Linton Springs Elementary outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
After accounting for student poverty, Linton Springs Elementary is in the top 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 82.2% is 16.9 points above the 65.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Carroll County, home to about 175,321 people, median household income comes to about $118,211, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carroll County's 44 public schools enroll about 26,141 students and include Linton Springs Elementary.
Century High sits about 0.3 miles from Linton Springs Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Linton Springs Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Linton Springs Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 13%.
The discussion board for Linton Springs Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
- Sykesville MiddleMiddle · 697 students
- Freedom District ElementaryElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Century High0.3 mi · 1,101
- Eldersburg Elementary1.8 mi · 470
- Liberty High2.0 mi · 1,007
- Piney Ridge Elementary2.1 mi · 578
- Freedom District Elementary2.4 mi · 627
- South Carroll High3.2 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About Linton Springs ElementaryHow many students attend Linton Springs Elementary?
Linton Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 759 students in grades PK-05.
Is Linton Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Linton Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Linton Springs Elementary?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Linton Springs Elementary.
How diverse is Linton Springs Elementary?
Linton Springs Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Linton Springs Elementary in?
Linton Springs Elementary is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.