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What tradition at Mechanicsville Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000537
Mechanicsville Elementary
3838 Sykesville Road, Sykesville, MD 21784 · (410) 751-3510 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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
15.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
79 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
19%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
62.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 66.7% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Mechanicsville Elementary
Mechanicsville Elementary's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanicsville Elementary this school | 510 | 15.5% | 64.9% |
| North Bend Elementary Jarrettsville | 467 | 19.3% | 58.6% |
| Jarrettsville Elementary Jarrettsville | 467 | 14.1% | 62.0% |
| Bodkin Elementary Pasadena | 504 | 16.9% | 59.6% |
| Forest Hill Elementary Forest Hill | 451 | 15.7% | 72.6% |
| Eldersburg Elementary Sykesville | 470 | 16.2% | 70.9% |
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 Mechanicsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #158 of 853 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #128 of 853 ▼ 15 | #11 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #259 of 853 ▼ 67 | #13 of 21 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #361 of 898 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #629 of 857 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #793 of 857 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #828 of 885 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #145 of 294 | #8 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
510
+84 (+20%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
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 | 510 | 33.3 | 15.3:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 33.3 | 14.9:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 31.9 | 15.7:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 16% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 34.1 | 13.7:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 33 | 18.8:1 | 5% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 24 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mechanicsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (468 to 510); teachers down 2% (34.1 to 33.3).
About Mechanicsville Elementary
Mechanicsville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Maryland, located in Sykesville. In all, 510 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Mechanicsville Elementary is run by Carroll County Public Schools, whose 43 schools enroll 26,141 students.
Of every 100 students at Mechanicsville Elementary, about 90 are White. Smaller groups are 4% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Carroll County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Mechanicsville Elementary reported 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 79 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 15% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Carroll County averages 28%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Mechanicsville Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mechanicsville Elementary would score about 65.0%. It scores 64.9%, within a point of that figure.
In Carroll County, the median household earns about $118,211 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carroll County counts 44 public schools with about 26,141 students.
About 3.4 miles separate Mechanicsville Elementary from the closest public school, Freedom District Elementary. The five-mile area around Mechanicsville Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Mechanicsville Elementary's average proficiency of 64.9% compares with 65.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Mechanicsville Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mechanicsville Elementary had a net gain of 84 students, or 20%. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.7 to 15.3 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Mechanicsville Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Linton Springs ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Sykesville MiddleMiddle · 697 students
Other Mechanicsville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mechanicsville Elementary. Mechanicsville Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mechanicsville ElementaryMechanicsville, MD · 273 students
- Mechanicsville ElementaryMechanicsville, VA · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom District Elementary3.4 mi · 627
- Liberty High3.9 mi · 1,007
- Sandymount Elementary3.9 mi · 640
- Linton Springs Elementary3.9 mi · 759
- Century High4.0 mi · 1,101
- Eldersburg Elementary4.2 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Mechanicsville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mechanicsville Elementary?
Mechanicsville Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mechanicsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mechanicsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mechanicsville Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Mechanicsville Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mechanicsville Elementary?
At Mechanicsville Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mechanicsville Elementary public or private?
Mechanicsville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.