Runnymede Elementary

Located at 3000 Langdon Drive, in Westminster, Maryland, Runnymede Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that hosts 625 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Carroll County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 481.

Runnymede Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Carroll County Public Schools, a district that works with 26,141 students overall.

On demographics, Runnymede Elementary records that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Runnymede Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 62.8%, a residual of +9.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Carroll County) records that the typical household earns roughly $118,211 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Carroll County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), Runnymede Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Francis Scott Key High, around 3.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Runnymede Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

Runnymede Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Runnymede Elementary has climbed 4%, going from 599 students in 2018 to 625 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 80% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.