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Alumni: what's one memory from Manor Woods Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000488
Manor Woods Elementary
11575 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042 · (410) 313-7165 · Howard County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A-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
13.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
118 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 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
67%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
77.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
72.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 79.4% |
% 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
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Manor Woods Elementary
Manor Woods Elementary's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Woods Elementary this school | 697 | 16.9% | 77.1% |
| Centennial Lane Elementary Ellicott City | 749 | 16.4% | 77.8% |
| Diamond Elementary Gaithersburg | 654 | 12.4% | 77.5% |
| Triadelphia Ridge Elementary Ellicott City | 619 | 7.3% | 81.9% |
| Stone Mill Elementary North Potomac | 516 | 14.1% | 77.3% |
| Snowden Farm Elementary Clarksburg | 578 | 20.8% | 75.1% |
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 Manor Woods Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #48 of 853 | #8 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #68 of 853 ▼ 40 | #9 of 42 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #85 of 853 ▼ 31 | #9 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #99 of 898 | #14 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #376 of 857 | #28 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #254 of 857 | #35 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #817 of 885 | #29 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #289 of 551 | #13 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
697
0 (0%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 697 | 51.4 | 13.6:1 | 17% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 49.2 | 13.7:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 49.1 | 13.5:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 6% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 4% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manor Woods Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (794 to 697); teachers down 1% (52 to 51.4).
About Manor Woods Elementary
In Ellicott City, Maryland, part of Howard County, Manor Woods Elementary is an elementary school. It reported 697 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
The Howard County Public Schools system has 77 schools and 57,565 students.
The largest group at Manor Woods Elementary is Asian students, at 44%. It is also 34% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Howard County is roughly 19% Asian. The diversity index for Manor Woods Elementary is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Manor Woods Elementary has 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 17% at Manor Woods Elementary. For comparison, public schools in Howard County average 27%.
Manor Woods Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Manor Woods Elementary is 12.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
For the population of Howard County, median household income comes to about $149,763, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Howard County's 78 public schools enroll about 57,565 students and include Manor Woods Elementary.
Manor Woods Elementary's nearest public school is West Friendship Elementary (about 1.9 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Manor Woods Elementary is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 697 in 2020-21 to 697 in 2024-25, a change of zero students.
The discussion board for Manor Woods Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- West Friendship Elementary1.9 mi · 367
- Marriotts Ridge High2.5 mi · 1,741
- Mount View Middle2.5 mi · 881
- Waverly Elementary2.6 mi · 827
- Centennial Lane Elementary3.2 mi · 749
- Burleigh Manor Middle3.5 mi · 777
Frequently asked questions
About Manor Woods ElementaryHow many students attend Manor Woods Elementary?
Manor Woods Elementary enrolls approximately 697 students in grades KG-05.
Is Manor Woods Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manor Woods Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Manor Woods Elementary have?
Manor Woods Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Manor Woods Elementary?
Manor Woods Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 44% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Manor Woods Elementary?
Manor Woods 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.