Triadelphia Ridge Elementary

Set in Ellicott City, Maryland, Triadelphia Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, run under Howard County Public Schools. It caters to 619 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% above the state mean of about 481.

Within Howard County Public Schools, which oversees 77 schools and 57,565 students, Triadelphia Ridge Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Triadelphia Ridge Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Asian (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Howard County (around 27%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Triadelphia Ridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Howard County put median household earnings sit near $149,763, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Howard County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), of which Triadelphia Ridge Elementary is one.

Folly Quarter Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Triadelphia Ridge Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Triadelphia Ridge Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Triadelphia Ridge Elementary has increased 12%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 619 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 30% to 44%.

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