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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Twin Ridge Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
703
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000159
Twin Ridge Elementary
1106 Leafy Hollow Circle, Mt Airy, MD 21771 · (227) 203-1240 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- C+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
18.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
145 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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
40%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
70.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 54.9% |
% 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
62.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Twin Ridge Elementary
Twin Ridge Elementary's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Ridge Elementary this school | 703 | 20.6% | 62.1% |
| Red Pump Elementary School Bel Air | 696 | 19.5% | 71.3% |
| Broadneck Elementary Arnold | 652 | 17.5% | 67.9% |
| Mount Harmony Elementary Owings | 656 | 22.1% | 72.3% |
| Hickory Elementary Bel Air | 635 | 24.9% | 63.5% |
| Cape St. Claire Elementary Annapolis | 660 | 14.7% | 59.1% |
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 Twin Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #192 of 853 | #18 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #151 of 853 ▲ 87 | #12 of 39 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #144 of 853 ▲ 123 | #16 of 39 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #95 of 898 | #10 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #837 of 857 | #36 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #625 of 857 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #784 of 885 | #32 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.9% | #22 of 294 | #3 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
703
+126 (+22%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 21% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 17% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 37.9 | 17.9:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 28.6 | 17.7:1 | 14% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 15% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 5% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (506 to 703); teachers up 36% (28.6 to 39).
About Twin Ridge Elementary
Twin Ridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Mt Airy, Maryland. Enrollment stands at 703 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 46% larger than the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Frederick County Public Schools (67 schools, 48,054 students) runs Twin Ridge Elementary.
The student body at Twin Ridge Elementary is 76% White. The school is also 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 68%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Twin Ridge Elementary reports a ratio of 18.0 students per teacher, from 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Frederick County is 37%.
Twin Ridge Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.0%. Twin Ridge Elementary scores 62.1%.
For the population of Frederick County, the median household earns about $122,002 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Frederick County, 69 public schools serve about 48,054 students.
Twin Ridge Elementary's nearest public school is Mount Airy Elementary (about 1.6 miles). In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Twin Ridge Elementary. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Twin Ridge Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 126 students, from 577 to 703. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.0:1 to 18.0:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Twin Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Twin Ridge Elementary. Twin Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- TWIN RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUE, NE · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Airy Elementary1.6 mi · 462
- Parr's Ridge Elementary1.6 mi · 391
- Mount Airy Middle1.7 mi · 761
- Kemptown Elementary4.2 mi · 448
- Green Valley Elementary5.2 mi · 850
- New Market Elementary5.4 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Ridge ElementaryHow large is Twin Ridge Elementary?
Twin Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 703 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Twin Ridge Elementary serve?
Twin Ridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Twin Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Twin Ridge Elementary.
How diverse is Twin Ridge Elementary?
Twin Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Twin Ridge Elementary public or private?
Twin Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.