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Enrollment
736
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000652
Urbana Elementary
3554 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD 21704 · (227) 203-1220 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
166 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 | 33 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
73%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
77.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
73.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Urbana Elementary
Urbana Elementary's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana Elementary this school | 736 | 22.6% | 71.3% |
| Bethesda Elementary Bethesda | 645 | 25.3% | 68.2% |
| Green Valley Elementary Monrovia | 850 | 13.4% | 69.9% |
| Honeygo Elementary Perry Hall | 698 | 29.4% | 68.3% |
| Northfield Elementary Ellicott City | 764 | 17.5% | 70.3% |
| 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 Urbana Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #88 of 853 | #5 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #62 of 853 ▲ 33 | #4 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #74 of 853 ▲ 108 | #8 of 39 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #72 of 898 | #8 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #843 of 857 | #37 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #68 of 857 | #11 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #766 of 885 | #30 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #228 of 294 | #16 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
736
+85 (+13%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 736 | 40.1 | 18.4:1 | 23% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 41.5 | 16.9:1 | 17% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 38.4 | 17.9:1 | 19% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 11% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 44.5 | 16.0:1 | 9% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 10% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 6% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 29 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Urbana Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (712 to 736); teachers down 10% (44.5 to 40.1).
About Urbana Elementary
Urbana Elementary is one of the public schools in Frederick, Maryland. It is a large elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 736 students enrolled. It has 53% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Urbana Elementary is one of the 67 schools that make up Frederick County Public Schools (48,054 students in total).
No group is above 50% at Urbana Elementary; the largest is White, at 41%. Other reported shares: 23% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. Frederick County's residents are about 68% White, 27 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Urbana Elementary scores 73%.
With 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Roughly 23% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Frederick County is 37%.
Test results at Urbana Elementary are 10.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (71.3% actual, 60.9% predicted).
For the population of Frederick County, median household income comes to about $122,002, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frederick County's 69 public schools enroll about 48,054 students and include Urbana Elementary.
Urbana Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Sugarloaf Elementary, its nearest public school. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Urbana Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 71.3% versus a 64.9% average.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 13%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 18.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Urbana Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Urbana Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Urbana Elementary. Urbana Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Urbana Elementary SchoolUrbana, OH · 864 students
Nearby schools
- Sugarloaf Elementary0.5 mi · 845
- Urbana High0.9 mi · 1,989
- Urbana Middle1.1 mi · 1,090
- Centerville Elementary1.3 mi · 471
- Windsor Knolls Middle4.3 mi · 812
- Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter4.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Urbana ElementaryHow large is Urbana Elementary?
Urbana Elementary enrolls approximately 736 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Urbana Elementary serve?
Urbana Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Urbana Elementary?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Urbana Elementary.
How diverse is Urbana Elementary?
Urbana Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Urbana Elementary public or private?
Urbana 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.