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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000538
Mount Airy Elementary
405 North Main Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771 · (410) 751-3540 · Carroll County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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
15.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
91 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 160 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 35% |
Student demographics
38%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carroll County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
61.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
66.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 67.6% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Mount Airy Elementary
Mount Airy Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy Elementary this school | 462 | 19.7% | 63.9% |
| Middletown Elementary Middletown | 460 | 20.9% | 68.4% |
| Forest Lakes Elementary Forest Hill | 447 | 21.3% | 66.0% |
| Forest Hill Elementary Forest Hill | 451 | 15.7% | 72.6% |
| Deer Crossing Elementary New Market | 528 | 19.3% | 69.1% |
| Fountain Green Elementary Bel Air | 443 | 22.8% | 69.5% |
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 Mount Airy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #170 of 853 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #130 of 853 ▼ 24 | #12 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #278 of 853 ▼ 39 | #14 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #466 of 898 | #17 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #693 of 857 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #652 of 857 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #795 of 885 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #193 of 294 | #15 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
462
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 850
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 462 | 29.1 | 15.9:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 29.2 | 15.7:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 30.7 | 15.6:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 16% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 27.8 | 15.7:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 35 | 21.1:1 | 5% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 850 | 38 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Airy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (436 to 462); teachers up 5% (27.8 to 29.1).
About Mount Airy Elementary
Mount Airy Elementary is a public elementary school run by Carroll County Public Schools in Mount Airy, Maryland. School enrollment was 462 students in 2024-25, in grades 3 through 5.
Carroll County Public Schools is the district for Mount Airy Elementary. It has 43 schools and 26,141 students.
At 78%, White students outnumber all other groups at Mount Airy Elementary combined. It is also 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Mount Airy Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
At Mount Airy Elementary, 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.9:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. That is 8 points below the 28% average for public schools in Carroll County.
allk12 grades Mount Airy Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mount Airy Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 63.9% actual against 62.6% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Carroll County show that median household income is about $118,211, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 44 public schools operate in Carroll County, serving about 26,141 students.
The nearest other public school, Mount Airy Middle, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Mount Airy Elementary. Mount Airy Elementary places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Mount Airy Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Mount Airy Elementary had 436 students in 2020-21 and 462 in 2024-25, a 6% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Mount Airy Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Mount Airy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mount Airy Elementary. Mount Airy Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Mount Airy ElementaryGretna, VA · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Airy Middle0.1 mi · 761
- Parr's Ridge Elementary0.2 mi · 391
- Twin Ridge Elementary1.6 mi · 703
- Lisbon Elementary5.4 mi · 480
- Kemptown Elementary5.7 mi · 448
- Linganore High6.4 mi · 1,647
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Airy ElementaryHow large is Mount Airy Elementary?
Mount Airy Elementary enrolls approximately 462 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Mount Airy Elementary serve?
Mount Airy Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Airy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Airy Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mount Airy Elementary?
Student demographics at Mount Airy Elementary are roughly 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mount Airy Elementary in?
Mount Airy Elementary is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.