Twin Ridge Elementary

Located at 1106 Leafy Hollow Circle, in Mt Airy, Maryland, Twin Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community that caters to 703 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Frederick County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Twin Ridge Elementary sits 46% above that benchmark.

Twin Ridge Elementary is one of 67 schools operated by Frederick County Public Schools, a district that works with 48,054 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Twin Ridge Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Frederick County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Twin Ridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.0%; this one delivers 62.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Frederick County shows median household earnings sit near $122,002, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Frederick County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), Twin Ridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mount Airy Elementary, roughly 1.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Twin Ridge Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 61.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Twin Ridge Elementary's enrollment has edged up 39% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 703). The White share of enrollment decreased from 85% to 76% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.