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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000551
Westminster Elementary
811 Uniontown Road, Westminster, MD 21158 · (410) 751-3222 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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
14.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
234 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
59.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 64.8% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Westminster Elementary
Westminster Elementary's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Elementary this school | 564 | 41.5% | 62.0% |
| Cranberry Station Elementary Westminster | 593 | 44.4% | 53.3% |
| Sunset Elementary Pasadena | 520 | 41.3% | 41.5% |
| William Winchester Elementary Westminster | 587 | 40.0% | 63.5% |
| Ocean City Elementary Ocean City | 566 | 37.8% | 78.1% |
| Linthicum Elementary Linthicum | 509 | 43.6% | 49.0% |
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 Westminster Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #194 of 853 | #16 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #168 of 853 ▼ 34 | #15 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #303 of 853 ▼ 81 | #15 of 21 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #262 of 898 | #11 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #462 of 857 | #9 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #465 of 857 | #2 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #603 of 885 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #174 of 294 | #11 of 20 |
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
564
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 564 | 39.9 | 14.1:1 | 41% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 42.8 | 13.0:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 38.3 | 14.2:1 | 44% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 36.3 | 14.5:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 23% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 10% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 886 | 41 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westminster Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (527 to 564); teachers up 10% (36.3 to 39.9).
About Westminster Elementary
Westminster Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Carroll County Public Schools, located in Westminster, Maryland. It had 564 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Carroll County Public Schools runs 43 schools with a combined 26,141 students. Westminster Elementary is one of them.
The share of White students at Westminster Elementary is 65%, a majority. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Carroll County is roughly 86% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Westminster Elementary totals 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Westminster Elementary is about 41%. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 28%.
Westminster 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 84% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westminster Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 62.0% actual against 49.7% predicted.
In Carroll County, the median household earns about $118,211 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Carroll County has 44 public schools with about 26,141 students, including Westminster Elementary.
William Winchester Elementary is about 1.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Westminster Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Westminster Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.0% against a local average of 55.0%.
Westminster Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 535 to 564.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,321
Census ACS
Median income
$118,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
26,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
Other schools in Westminster
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Westminster West MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Westminster East MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Winfield ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Runnymede ElementaryElementary · 625 students
Other Westminster Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Westminster Elementary. Westminster Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Westminster ElementaryWestminster, SC · 385 students
- Westminster ElementaryWestminster, MA · 375 students
- Westminster Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 208 students
Nearby schools
- William Winchester Elementary1.7 mi · 587
- Westminster West Middle1.7 mi · 923
- Westminster East Middle1.9 mi · 796
- Carroll Springs School2.2 mi · 32
- Post Secondary Program2.2 mi · 36
- Cranberry Station Elementary2.6 mi · 593
Frequently asked questions
About Westminster ElementaryHow large is Westminster Elementary?
Westminster Elementary enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Westminster Elementary serve?
Westminster Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westminster Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westminster Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westminster Elementary?
At Westminster Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Westminster Elementary in?
Westminster Elementary is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
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