Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000646
Parkway Elementary
300 Carroll Pky, Frederick, MD 21701 · (227) 203-1380 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
118 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
62.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -8.9pp 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 47 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.6% | 55.6% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Parkway Elementary
Parkway Elementary's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Elementary this school | 263 | 44.9% | 57.8% |
| Middleborough Elementary Baltimore | 288 | 48.3% | 42.5% |
| Charlestown Elementary Charlestown | 305 | 43.0% | 52.3% |
| Church Hill Elementary School Church Hill | 329 | 45.0% | 45.6% |
| West Meade Early Education Center Ft Meade | 246 | 34.1% | N/A |
| Westside Intermediate Hebron | 342 | 49.7% | 53.3% |
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 Parkway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #244 of 853 | #21 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #341 of 853 ▼ 112 | #31 of 39 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #252 of 853 ▼ 88 | #23 of 39 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #802 of 898 | #37 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #535 of 857 | #13 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #265 of 857 | #18 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #571 of 885 | #16 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.4% | #50 of 294 | #7 of 18 |
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
263
+40 (+18%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 263 | 17.9 | 14.7:1 | 45% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 18.4 | 13.8:1 | 39% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 18.4 | 14.0:1 | 45% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 32% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 13.8 | 15.1:1 | 26% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 26% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 23 | 10.5:1 | 23% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 43% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (208 to 263); teachers up 30% (13.8 to 17.9).
About Parkway Elementary
Parkway Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Frederick, Maryland. It educates 263 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
Parkway Elementary belongs to Frederick County Public Schools, a district of 67 schools and 48,054 students.
Parkway Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 50%. Other students are 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Frederick County residents are about 68% White. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Parkway Elementary counts 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, Parkway Elementary is 10.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Frederick County, the median household income is $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Frederick County has 69 public schools and roughly 48,054 students.
The nearest public school is Frederick High, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 57.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Parkway Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has grown by 40 students since 2020-21, to 263. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.7:1, from 15.9:1.
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Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Crestwood MiddleMiddle · 996 students
- Waverley ElementaryElementary · 965 students
Other Parkway Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Parkway Elementary. Parkway Elementary is the 20th largest of the 21.
- Parkway Elementary SchoolEvans, GA · 795 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolLeesville, LA · 675 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolLONGVIEW, TX · 674 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolMONAHANS, TX · 646 students
- Parkway ElementaryBoone, NC · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick High0.4 mi · 1,821
- West Frederick Middle0.4 mi · 820
- Lincoln Elementary0.5 mi · 615
- North Frederick Elementary1.1 mi · 660
- Crestwood Middle1.4 mi · 996
- Gov. Thomas Johnson High1.5 mi · 2,066
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Parkway Elementary?
Parkway Elementary enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Parkway Elementary serve?
Parkway Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkway Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkway Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkway Elementary?
At Parkway Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkway Elementary?
Parkway Elementary is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
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