Manor Woods Elementary

Manor Woods Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Ellicott City, Maryland, operated by Howard County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 697 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Manor Woods Elementary sits 45% above that benchmark.

Manor Woods Elementary is one of 77 schools operated by Howard County Public Schools, a district that works with 57,565 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Manor Woods Elementary reports that 44% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Howard County's rate of about 27%.

With demographic context factored in, Manor Woods Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Howard County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $149,763 per year, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Howard County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), Manor Woods Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West Friendship Elementary, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manor Woods Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Manor Woods Elementary has ticked down 12%, going from 794 students in 2018 to 697 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 50% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Manor Woods Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.