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Elkridge Elementary

Q: Is Elkridge Elementary a good school?

Elkridge Elementary ranks 317 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Elkridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Elkridge, Maryland, serving 810 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools district, which is ranked 4 out of 25 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Elkridge Elementary's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are close to the district and state averages, its math and science proficiency rates lag behind. In 2024-2025, the school's all-grades math proficiency rate was 40.3%, compared to 42% for the district and 26.5% for the state. Its 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 30.1% was also lower than the district (37.6%) and state (25.6%) averages. However, the school's Hispanic students perform exceptionally well, ranking 19th out of 347 Maryland elementary schools in this subgroup in 2020-2021 with a 5-star rating.

Elkridge Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of the higher-ranked nearby schools, such as Waterloo Elementary and Rockburn Elementary, which have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school outperforms some nearby schools, such as Ducketts Lane Elementary and Hanover Hills Elementary, in both test scores and subgroup performance.

798

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,789

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7075 Montgomery Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075-5414

(410) 313-5006

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Elkridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Elkridge Landing Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.1%

White:

26.8%

Asian:

21.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (44% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg52%

Maryland avg38%

317^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	317 of 865	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	331 of 859	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	368 of 855	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	360 of 862	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	295 of 802	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	326 of 853	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	359 of 857	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	350 of 847	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	313 of 845	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	324 of 859	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	388 of 867	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	355 of 847	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	369 of 857	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	301 of 853	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	321 of 855	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.0	472 of 850	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.3	367 of 838	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.4	557 of 818	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	536 of 804	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.2	594 of 805	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	606 of 803	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	269 of 504	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	119 of 128	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	45.5	318 of 796	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	86.0	19 of 347	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	70.1	62 of 546	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	303 of 788	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.5	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.4	335 of 528	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2021)95th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)89th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2021)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2021)60th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)47th percentile-17 vs school

White (2021)37th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-46 vs school

Asian (2021)7th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+14 vs state

Science30%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7075 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5006	798	57	14.0	45.9%	214 (26.8%)	272 (34.1%)	75 (9.4%)	173 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.8%)	62	317^th of 865 public elementary schools	63.4%		55.9	331^st of 859 public elementary schools	61.5%	14	46.2	33.3	41.1	40.3	55.0	38.3	61.0	51.9	30.1	$17,789	$818	$16,971
Ducketts Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Ducketts Ln	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-5050	573	54	10.5	60.6%	62 (10.8%)	195 (34.0%)	189 (33.0%)	77 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (8.0%)	45.3	447^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.3%		35.5	487^th of 859 public elementary schools	43.3%	40	44.4	27.1	18.9	31.4	48.0	48.8	42.5	46.7	13.7	$22,441	$1,578	$20,863
Relay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5885 Selford Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1426	581	38	15.2	52.7%	244 (42.0%)	133 (22.9%)	55 (9.5%)	83 (14.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (10.5%)	54.6	366^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.7%		53.5	344^th of 859 public elementary schools	60.0%	22	39.8	26.0	23.3	29.6	50.0	51.0	57.8	52.9	31.8	$18,338	$1,539	$16,799
Hanover Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7030 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8066	875	71	12.3	43.0%	95 (10.9%)	373 (42.6%)	179 (20.5%)	159 (18.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.3%)	32.2	542^nd of 865 public elementary schools	37.3%		34.1	496^th of 859 public elementary schools	42.3%	46	33.1	17.6	17.2	22.5	46.5	31.3	34.3	37.3	15.6	$20,506	$1,020	$19,486
Rockburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6145 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5030	649	53	12.2	12.3%	270 (41.6%)	81 (12.5%)	34 (5.2%)	196 (30.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (9.9%)	95.6	32^nd of 865 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.2	59^th of 859 public elementary schools	93.1%	27	76.0	74.8	59.0	69.9	82.7	81.6	77.1	80.4	55.8	$18,033	$796	$17,237
Ilchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4981 Ilchester Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2524	482	38	12.6	13.7%	212 (44.0%)	58 (12.0%)	29 (6.0%)	132 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.4%)	89.9	92^nd of 865 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.1	79^th of 859 public elementary schools	90.8%	13	75.3	58.4	60.6	64.5	70.8	72.2	63.1	69.2	48.5	$21,779	$1,327	$20,452
Arbutus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Sulphur Spring Rd	Baltimore	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1400	410	26	15.7	61.0%	159 (38.8%)	37 (9.0%)	41 (10.0%)	148 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	59.3	340^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.7%		50.5	371^st of 859 public elementary schools	56.8%	31	47.8	23.3	35.6	36.0	60.6	41.7	50.0	51.1	35.6	$20,254	$1,902	$18,353
Halethorpe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Maple Ave	Halethorpe	21227	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1406	273	25	10.7	64.8%	90 (33.0%)	55 (20.1%)	40 (14.7%)	70 (25.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.9%)	48.2	419^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.6%		43.5	432^nd of 859 public elementary schools	49.7%	13	29.6	33.3	36.4	33.3	29.6	37.1	51.5	40.0	30.3	$26,659	$2,465	$24,194
Bellows Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8125 Old Stockbridge Dr	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5057	806	64	12.5	26.3%	146 (18.1%)	256 (31.8%)	79 (9.8%)	274 (34.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	80.3	177^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.1	173^rd of 859 public elementary schools	79.9%	4	57.7	62.9	46.8	56.2	64.8	68.0	55.0	63.0	33.6	$19,642	$925	$18,717
Deep Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6925 Old Waterloo Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-5000	638	60	10.6	54.1%	103 (16.1%)	124 (19.4%)	320 (50.2%)	60 (9.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	47.9	420^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.4%		44.6	422^nd of 859 public elementary schools	50.9%	2	42.0	48.3	21.1	36.0	46.5	50.0	39.3	44.8	15.8	$23,238	$1,842	$21,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkridge Elementary

How many students attend Elkridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Elkridge Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Elkridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elkridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elkridge Landing Middle

What district is Elkridge Elementary in?

Howard County Public Schools

Is Elkridge Elementary a good school?

Elkridge Elementary ranks 317^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elkridge Elementary?

Students at Elkridge Elementary are 34% African American, 27% White, 22% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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