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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033090472
Spring Ridge Elementary
9051 Ridgefield Dr, Frederick, MD 21701 · (227) 203-1340 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
188 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 52 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
68%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
73.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
69.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 69.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 58.7% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Ridge Elementary
Spring Ridge Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Ridge Elementary this school | 605 | 31.1% | 65.8% |
| Ridgeway Elementary Severn | 551 | 33.0% | 49.5% |
| Waugh Chapel Elementary Odenton | 549 | 29.9% | 60.4% |
| Yellow Springs Elementary Frederick | 628 | 32.0% | 57.0% |
| Carroll Manor Elementary Adamstown | 530 | 30.9% | 54.7% |
| Hampton Elementary Lutherville | 555 | 33.3% | 57.0% |
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 Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #143 of 853 | #12 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #93 of 853 ▲ 101 | #8 of 39 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #109 of 853 ▲ 116 | #12 of 39 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #205 of 898 | #18 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #634 of 857 | #18 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #225 of 857 | #17 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #703 of 885 | #23 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.5% | #74 of 294 | #8 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
605
+168 (+38%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 605 | 39.4 | 15.4:1 | 31% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 38.9 | 15.5:1 | 33% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 38.3 | 16.4:1 | 32% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 36.2 | 13.8:1 | 39% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 45% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 40% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 56 | 16.7:1 | 20% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (498 to 605); teachers up 9% (36.2 to 39.4).
About Spring Ridge Elementary
Spring Ridge Elementary is an elementary school in Frederick, Maryland, reachable at (227) 203-1340. The school's enrollment of 605 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students each.
District-wide, Frederick County Public Schools has 67 schools and 48,054 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Spring Ridge Elementary. The largest is White students, at 49%. The remaining students are 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Census figures show Frederick County is about 68% White. Spring Ridge Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.4:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.8%. Spring Ridge Elementary scores 65.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Frederick County show that the median household income is $122,002, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Spring Ridge Elementary is one of 69 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Oakdale Elementary is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. Spring Ridge Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Spring Ridge Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 605, a 38% gain from 437 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.5:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Spring Ridge Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Spring Ridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Spring Ridge Elementary. Spring Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Spring Ridge Elementary SchoolWyomissing, PA · 575 students
- SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARYOMAHA, NE · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Oakdale Elementary1.8 mi · 1,167
- Oakdale Middle1.8 mi · 1,085
- Oakdale High2.3 mi · 1,702
- Frederick Classical Charter2.8 mi · 376
- Deer Crossing Elementary3.2 mi · 528
- Lincoln Elementary3.4 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Spring Ridge Elementary?
Spring Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
Is Spring Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Spring Ridge Elementary have?
Spring Ridge Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Spring Ridge Elementary?
Spring Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Ridge Elementary?
Spring Ridge Elementary is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.