Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000760
West Friendship Elementary
12500 Frederick Road, West Friendship, MD 21794 · (410) 313-5512 · Howard County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A-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
13.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
30 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
60%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
89.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +16.5pp since 2023
Math
83.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.7% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 77.5% |
% 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
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 West Friendship Elementary
West Friendship Elementary's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Friendship Elementary this school | 367 | 8.2% | 81.0% |
| Seven Locks Elementary Bethesda | 376 | 7.2% | 83.6% |
| Ritchie Park Elementary Rockville | 342 | 12.6% | 80.3% |
| Burning Tree Elementary Bethesda | 479 | 8.6% | 80.1% |
| Carderock Springs Elementary Bethesda | 363 | 5.5% | 85.3% |
| Bannockburn Elementary Bethesda | 446 | 4.0% | 86.8% |
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 West Friendship Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #25 of 853 | #4 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #10 of 853 ▲ 27 | #2 of 42 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #8 of 853 ▲ 92 | #1 of 42 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #652 of 898 | #40 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #292 of 857 | #24 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #380 of 857 | #40 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #870 of 885 | #39 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #119 of 294 | #4 of 15 |
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
367
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 367 | 28.3 | 13.0:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 27.3 | 13.6:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 27.3 | 13.4:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Friendship Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (327 to 367); teachers up 5% (27 to 28.3).
About West Friendship Elementary
West Friendship Elementary is a small elementary school in Maryland, located in West Friendship. In all, 367 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
The district, Howard County Public Schools, operates 77 schools serving 57,565 students.
The student body at West Friendship Elementary is 59% White. After that, the student body is 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Howard County, the White share is about 47%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Its staff includes 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 0.9 students per teacher. Roughly 8% of students at West Friendship Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 27% average for public schools in Howard County.
West Friendship Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, West Friendship Elementary would score about 69.4%. It scores 81.0%, 11.7 points above that figure.
In Howard County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $149,763, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 78 public schools and about 57,565 students.
Mount View Middle is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. West Friendship Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 71.2% on proficiency, and West Friendship Elementary is above that at 81.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 376 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 367.
West Friendship Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- Mount View Middle1.4 mi · 881
- Marriotts Ridge High1.5 mi · 1,741
- Manor Woods Elementary1.9 mi · 697
- Triadelphia Ridge Elementary3.0 mi · 619
- Folly Quarter Middle3.2 mi · 682
- Glenelg High3.5 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About West Friendship ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Friendship Elementary?
West Friendship Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Friendship Elementary serve?
West Friendship Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Friendship Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Friendship Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Friendship Elementary?
Student demographics at West Friendship Elementary are roughly 59% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 21% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is West Friendship Elementary public or private?
West Friendship Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.