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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Spring Garden Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021090467
Spring Garden Elementary
700 Boxwood Drive, Hampstead, MD 21074 · (410) 751-3433 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
144 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
28%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
58.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 65.2% |
% 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Spring Garden Elementary
Spring Garden Elementary's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden Elementary this school | 439 | 32.8% | 62.1% |
| Piney Point Elementary Tall Timbers | 435 | 35.9% | 47.4% |
| Boonsboro Elementary Boonsboro | 514 | 30.7% | 69.4% |
| North Harford Elementary Pylesville | 424 | 28.1% | 58.5% |
| Kennard Elementary School Centreville | 477 | 35.6% | 46.3% |
| Lettie Marshall Dent Elem Mechanicsville | 479 | 38.4% | 44.3% |
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 Spring Garden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #193 of 853 | #15 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #134 of 853 ▼ 6 | #13 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #312 of 853 ▼ 41 | #16 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #525 of 898 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #427 of 857 | #7 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #742 of 857 | #17 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #689 of 885 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #471 of 551 | N/A |
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
439
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 439 | 31.7 | 13.9:1 | 33% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 33.7 | 13.5:1 | 34% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 30.5 | 14.4:1 | 33% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 33.7 | 13.6:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 29% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 22% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 39 | 19.7:1 | 7% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Garden Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (458 to 439); teachers down 6% (33.7 to 31.7).
About Spring Garden Elementary
In Hampstead, Maryland, part of Carroll County, Spring Garden Elementary is an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 439 students in pre-K through 5.
Across its 43 schools, Carroll County Public Schools enrolls 26,141 students. Spring Garden Elementary is one of those schools.
Spring Garden Elementary is 84% White by enrollment. Next come 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is in line with Carroll County, where about 86% of residents are White. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Spring Garden Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at Spring Garden Elementary, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. There are 144 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 33% of enrollment.
Spring Garden Elementary is 7.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.1% versus 54.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
In the surrounding county, 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 people live in poverty. Counting Spring Garden Elementary, Carroll County has 44 public schools.
Spring Garden Elementary's nearest public school is Shiloh Middle (about 1.2 miles). In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Spring Garden Elementary. Spring Garden Elementary places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 429 to 439, a small change.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Spring Garden Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Hampstead
- Shiloh MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- North Carroll MiddleMiddle · 626 students
- Hampstead ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Other Spring Garden Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Spring Garden Elementary. Spring Garden Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolBEDFORD, TX · 599 students
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolBethlehem, PA · 532 students
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolMount Vernon, IL · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Shiloh Middle1.2 mi · 631
- Hampstead Elementary1.3 mi · 400
- Fifth District Elementary3.4 mi · 262
- North Carroll Middle3.7 mi · 626
- Manchester Valley High4.7 mi · 1,339
- Manchester Elementary5.4 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Garden ElementaryHow large is Spring Garden Elementary?
Spring Garden Elementary enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Spring Garden Elementary serve?
Spring Garden Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Spring Garden Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Spring Garden Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Garden Elementary?
At Spring Garden Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Garden Elementary?
Spring Garden Elementary is overseen by Carroll County Public Schools in Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.