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How has William Winchester Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000554
William Winchester Elementary
70 Monroe Street, Westminster, MD 21157 · (410) 751-3230 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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
15.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
235 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
50%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
68.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +19.7pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 William Winchester Elementary
William Winchester Elementary's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Winchester Elementary this school | 587 | 40.0% | 63.5% |
| Ocean City Elementary Ocean City | 566 | 37.8% | 78.1% |
| Sunset Elementary Pasadena | 520 | 41.3% | 41.5% |
| Meadowvale Elementary Havre De Grace | 552 | 41.7% | 39.2% |
| Cranberry Station Elementary Westminster | 593 | 44.4% | 53.3% |
| Barstow Elementary Prince Frederick | 630 | 41.1% | 62.1% |
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 William Winchester Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #174 of 853 | #12 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #67 of 853 ▲ 68 | #7 of 21 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #171 of 853 ▲ 221 | #9 of 21 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #229 of 898 | #9 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #615 of 857 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #513 of 857 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #622 of 885 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #191 of 294 | #13 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
587
+104 (+22%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 587 | 38.6 | 15.2:1 | 40% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 41.8 | 14.5:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 35.7 | 16.1:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 33% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 34% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 30% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 22% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 33 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Winchester Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (553 to 587); teachers up 2% (38 to 38.6).
About William Winchester Elementary
William Winchester Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Westminster, Maryland. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 587 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
William Winchester Elementary is one school in a 43-school district, Carroll County Public Schools, which enrolls 26,141 students.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at William Winchester Elementary. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. Carroll County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at William Winchester Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Dividing enrollment by its 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. Eligible students account for 40% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Carroll County report 28%.
The allk12 Grade for William Winchester Elementary is A. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for William Winchester Elementary is +12.9 points: 63.5% actual, 50.5% predicted.
Across Carroll County, median household income is about $118,211, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Carroll County number 44 and enroll about 26,141.
The shortest distance from William Winchester Elementary to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Westminster West Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, William Winchester Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, William Winchester Elementary went from 483 students to 587. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.8:1 to 15.2:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Westminster West Middle0.1 mi · 923
- Westminster East Middle0.5 mi · 796
- Cranberry Station Elementary1.0 mi · 593
- Winters Mill High1.2 mi · 1,156
- Carroll Springs School1.5 mi · 32
- Post Secondary Program1.5 mi · 36
Frequently asked questions
About William Winchester ElementaryHow large is William Winchester Elementary?
William Winchester Elementary enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William Winchester Elementary serve?
William Winchester Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at William Winchester Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at William Winchester Elementary.
What is the student diversity at William Winchester Elementary?
Student demographics at William Winchester Elementary are roughly 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is William Winchester Elementary in?
William Winchester Elementary is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
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