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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000753
St. Johns Lane Elementary
2960 Saint Johns Ln, Ellicott City, MD 21042 · (410) 313-2813 · Howard County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
131 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
64.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 68.8% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 St. Johns Lane Elementary
St. Johns Lane Elementary's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johns Lane Elementary this school | 636 | 20.6% | 65.2% |
| Fallsmead Elementary Rockville | 512 | 18.9% | 71.7% |
| Northfield Elementary Ellicott City | 764 | 17.5% | 70.3% |
| Clarksville Elementary Clarksville | 543 | 17.7% | 74.9% |
| Rockburn Elementary Elkridge | 649 | 12.3% | 79.2% |
| Farmland Elementary Rockville | 847 | 19.5% | 65.2% |
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 St. Johns Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #153 of 853 | #19 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #206 of 853 ▼ 110 | #19 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #219 of 853 ▼ 85 | #22 of 42 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #166 of 898 | #21 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #490 of 857 | #37 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #210 of 857 | #28 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #785 of 885 | #25 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #354 of 551 | #16 of 26 |
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
636
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 636 | 44.3 | 14.4:1 | 21% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 44.7 | 14.7:1 | 21% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 44.5 | 14.4:1 | 18% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 8% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 50 | 14.1:1 | 7% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 9% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 14% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 38 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Johns Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (703 to 636); teachers down 11% (50 to 44.3).
About St. Johns Lane Elementary
St. Johns Lane Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Ellicott City, Maryland, (ZIP code 21042). A total of 636 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 32% higher.
The Howard County Public Schools system has 77 schools and 57,565 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at St. Johns Lane Elementary is White (42%). Other groups include 34% Asian, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By the diversity index, St. Johns Lane Elementary comes in at 69%.
At St. Johns Lane Elementary, 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.4:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. Roughly 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, St. Johns Lane Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, St. Johns Lane Elementary's results are 3.2 points above predicted: 65.2% against 62.0%.
Within Howard County, median household income is about $149,763, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Howard County number 78 and enroll about 57,565.
The nearest other public school, Mount Hebron High, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of St. Johns Lane Elementary. On state test proficiency, St. Johns Lane Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 636 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 679. Students per teacher fell from 15.4 in 2020-21 to 14.4 in 2024-25.
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Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Ellicott City
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 1,377 students
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 883 students
- Waverly ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Bellows Spring ElementaryElementary · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Hebron High0.7 mi · 1,455
- Patapsco Middle1.0 mi · 670
- Hollifield Station Elementary1.2 mi · 677
- Waverly Elementary2.1 mi · 827
- Centennial Lane Elementary2.3 mi · 749
- Dunloggin Middle2.4 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About St. Johns Lane ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at St. Johns Lane Elementary?
St. Johns Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does St. Johns Lane Elementary serve?
St. Johns Lane Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at St. Johns Lane Elementary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at St. Johns Lane Elementary.
How diverse is St. Johns Lane Elementary?
St. Johns Lane Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 34% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees St. Johns Lane Elementary?
St. Johns Lane Elementary is overseen by Howard County Public Schools in Howard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.