Lisbon Elementary

Located at 15901 Frederick Rd, in Woodbine, Maryland, Lisbon Elementary is a moderately sized primary school that enrolls 480 students (grades K through 5), run under Howard County Public Schools.

Across the 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools (57,565 students total), Lisbon Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lisbon Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

In terms of school funding signals, Lisbon Elementary records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 14% of students at Lisbon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Howard County (around 27%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lisbon Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.7%, the actual is 62.6%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Howard County) shows that median household earnings sit near $149,763, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Howard County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), of which Lisbon Elementary is one.

Bushy Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lisbon Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Lisbon Elementary's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 480). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 79% to 69%.

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