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What's one thing Lisbon Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000741
Lisbon Elementary
15901 Frederick Rd, Woodbine, MD 21797 · (410) 313-5506 · Howard County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- C-Beats 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
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
69 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
49%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
69.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 54.3% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Lisbon Elementary
Lisbon Elementary's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Elementary this school | 480 | 14.4% | 62.6% |
| Westbrook Elementary Bethesda | 468 | 13.0% | 78.9% |
| Sparks Elementary Sparks | 509 | 10.4% | 81.8% |
| Riderwood Elementary Towson | 423 | 9.5% | 86.0% |
| Kensington Parkwood Elementary Kensington | 535 | 12.1% | 74.0% |
| Carrolltowne Elementary Sykesville | 593 | 14.5% | 73.3% |
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 Lisbon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #185 of 853 | #20 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #166 of 853 ▲ 77 | #16 of 42 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #152 of 853 ▲ 38 | #16 of 42 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #423 of 898 | #31 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #607 of 857 | #40 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #528 of 857 | #42 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #835 of 885 | #32 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #199 of 294 | #11 of 15 |
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
480
+103 (+27%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 480 | 31.7 | 15.1:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 31.7 | 14.5:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 30.5 | 14.8:1 | 15% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 26 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lisbon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (455 to 480); teachers up 2% (31 to 31.7).
About Lisbon Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Woodbine, Maryland, Lisbon Elementary is part of Howard County Public Schools. It enrolled 480 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Lisbon Elementary is part of Howard County Public Schools, where 77 schools serve 57,565 students.
White students are the majority at Lisbon Elementary, with 69% of enrollment. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Howard County as a whole is about 47% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Lisbon Elementary employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Lisbon Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 14%. For comparison, public schools in Howard County average 27%.
The allk12 Grade for Lisbon Elementary is B. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lisbon Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.6%; the prediction is 65.7%.
Census estimates describe Howard County this way: the median household income is $149,763, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Howard County has 78 public schools and roughly 57,565 students.
The next-closest public school is Bushy Park Elementary, about 3.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lisbon Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Lisbon Elementary grew 27% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 377 to 480 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
Discussions about Lisbon Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Lisbon Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lisbon Elementary. Lisbon Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Lisbon Elementary SchoolLisbon, IA · 461 students
- LISBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLisbon, ND · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Bushy Park Elementary3.3 mi · 631
- Glenwood Middle3.5 mi · 494
- Parr's Ridge Elementary5.2 mi · 391
- Mount Airy Middle5.3 mi · 761
- Mount Airy Elementary5.4 mi · 462
- Glenelg High5.4 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About Lisbon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lisbon Elementary?
Lisbon Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lisbon Elementary serve?
Lisbon Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lisbon Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Lisbon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lisbon Elementary?
At Lisbon Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lisbon Elementary public or private?
Lisbon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.