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What's one thing Roye-Williams Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000711
Roye-Williams Elementary
201 Oakington Rd, Havre De Grace, MD 21078 · (410) 273-5536 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-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
12.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
223 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
47.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 39.4% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Roye-Williams Elementary
Roye-Williams Elementary's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roye-Williams Elementary this school | 444 | 50.2% | 44.4% |
| Pot Spring Elementary Timonium | 434 | 44.9% | 65.7% |
| Fullerton Elementary Baltimore | 383 | 52.2% | 46.3% |
| Fountaindale Elementary Hagerstown | 413 | 56.9% | 60.4% |
| Gale-Bailey Elementary School Marbury | 344 | 51.7% | 45.1% |
| Warren Elementary Cockeysville | 381 | 51.4% | 45.2% |
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 Roye-Williams Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #422 of 853 | #22 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #403 of 853 ▲ 8 | #22 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #461 of 853 ▼ 72 | #25 of 32 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #517 of 898 | #25 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #192 of 857 | #3 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #108 of 857 | #1 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #515 of 885 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #326 of 551 | #6 of 14 |
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
444
+34 (+8%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 444 | 36.6 | 12.1:1 | 50% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 37.8 | 11.9:1 | 52% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 36.2 | 12.2:1 | 50% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 34 | 12.1:1 | 45% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 37.4 | 13.3:1 | 40% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 36% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 32% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 35 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roye-Williams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (498 to 444); teachers down 2% (37.4 to 36.6).
About Roye-Williams Elementary
Roye-Williams Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Havre De Grace, Maryland. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 444 students.
Harford County Public Schools serves 37,771 students across 55 schools.
White students form the largest group at Roye-Williams Elementary, 38% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 12% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Harford County's population at about 73%. Roye-Williams Elementary has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.1 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%. The average for public schools in Harford County is 39%.
allk12 grades Roye-Williams Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Roye-Williams Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.4% actual, 44.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
Roye-Williams Elementary is located in Harford County, where median household income is about $112,265, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 55 public schools in Harford County, with a combined enrollment of about 37,771.
Halls Cross Roads Elementary is located about 1.5 miles from Roye-Williams Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Roye-Williams Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Roye-Williams Elementary saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Roye-Williams Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Other schools in Havre De Grace
- Havre de Grace HighHigh · 822 students
- Havre de Grace MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Havre de Grace ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- Meadowvale ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Nearby schools
- Halls Cross Roads Elementary1.5 mi · 425
- Aberdeen Middle1.6 mi · 1,071
- Center for Educational Opportunity1.8 mi · 122
- Swan Creek School1.8 mi · 368
- Aberdeen High1.9 mi · 1,396
- Bakerfield Elementary2.0 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Roye-Williams ElementaryHow many students attend Roye-Williams Elementary?
Roye-Williams Elementary enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Roye-Williams Elementary serve?
Roye-Williams Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roye-Williams Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roye-Williams Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roye-Williams Elementary?
At Roye-Williams Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Roye-Williams Elementary public or private?
Roye-Williams Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.