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Hampstead Elementary

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Hampstead Elementary ranks 172 nd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Hampstead Elementary is a mid-sized school in Hampstead, MD, serving about 400 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly-rated Carroll County Public Schools district. This school stands out for its exceptional mathematics performance, with 54.8% of students proficient in math—more than double the state average and well above the district average. However, its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency of 63.5% actually falls below the district average of 67.5%, creating an unusual gap between subjects. Nearby Spring Garden Elementary (just 1.32 miles away) shows a more balanced profile, with math at 58.8% and ELA at 67%.

Despite strong resources—including a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 and high per-student spending of $21,187—the school's state ranking has declined from the 95th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 80th percentile in 2025-2026. This downward trend is not seen at Spring Garden Elementary, which improved from the 76th to the 86th percentile over the same period. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.2% is below the district average of 19.5%, suggesting attendance is not driving the decline. Interestingly, Fifth District Elementary (4.52 miles away in Baltimore County Public Schools) is a top-20 school statewide with dramatically higher scores (76.2% math, 86.6% ELA), showing that even stronger options exist nearby.

A closer look at grade-level math data reveals a potential "5th grade slump," with 3rd graders scoring 60% proficient, 4th graders at 50.7%, and 5th graders at 53.8%. This pattern is not seen at Spring Garden Elementary, where 5th grade math (56.5%) nearly matches 3rd grade (60.9%). For parents, Hampstead Elementary offers a well-resourced environment with a clear strength in math, but the school faces challenges in reversing its declining trajectory and improving ELA performance to match its math success. The low student-to-teacher ratio and high spending suggest significant investment in students, making the recent ranking decline a puzzle worth exploring further.

400

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,187

Per pupil spending ?

26.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3737 Shiloh Road
Hampstead, MD 21074-1634

(410) 751-3420

District: Carroll County Public Schools

Students who attend Hampstead Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manchester Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (57% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Maryland avg39%

172^nd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Carroll County Public Schools

2^nd of 25Carroll 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	172 of 864	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	212 of 865	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	136 of 859	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	111 of 855	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	80 of 862	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	127 of 802	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	47 of 853	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	70 of 857	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	40 of 847	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	50 of 845	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	75 of 859	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	80.8	137 of 867	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	58 of 847	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	76.9	161 of 857	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	289 of 853	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.5	239 of 855	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	289 of 850	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.2	329 of 838	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.4	488 of 818	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.1	418 of 804	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.9	454 of 805	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.0	531 of 803	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.4	96 of 796	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	66.7	185 of 788	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	61.3	179 of 528	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2021)88th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)77th percentile-8 vs school

White (2021)66th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+12 vs state

Mathematics55%+28 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Hampstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3737 Shiloh Road	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3420	400	35	11.4	26.3%	331 (82.8%)	10 (2.5%)	30 (7.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	81	172^nd of 864 public elementary schools	80.1%		76.3	212^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.5%	40	60.0	50.7	53.8	54.8	63.1	62.3	65.2	63.5	43.9	$21,187	$991	$20,196
Spring Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Boxwood Drive	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3433	439	32	13.8	32.8%	370 (84.3%)	16 (3.6%)	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	86.4	123^rd of 864 public elementary schools	85.8%		84.3	143^rd of 865 public elementary schools	83.5%	20	60.9	59.1	56.5	58.8	60.3	74.2	66.7	67.0	56.5	$17,728	$572	$17,156
Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3224 York Street	Manchester	21102	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3410	671	42	15.8	31.6%	565 (84.2%)	12 (1.8%)	45 (6.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.5%)	80.1	180^th of 864 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.3	206^th of 865 public elementary schools	76.2%	26	63.9	59.8	36.6	54.1	63.9	73.0	57.4	65.3	41.6	$14,945	$682	$14,263
Fifth District Elementary	Public	K-5	3725 Mount Carmel Rd	Upperco	21155	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1726	262	17	15.6	15.6%	229 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	97.5	12^th of 864 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.1	15^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	76.6	81.8	71.2	76.2	84.8	81.8	92.3	86.6	69.2	$21,235	$1,655	$19,580
Ebb Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Swiper Road	Manchester	21102	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-1550	563	36	15.5	27.4%	493 (87.6%)	16 (2.8%)	30 (5.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	70.8	256^th of 864 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.7	229^th of 865 public elementary schools	73.5%	27	58.8	51.1	46.4	52.4	49.5	63.6	53.6	55.4	32.9	$15,451	$677	$14,774
Sandymount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2222 Old Westminster Pike	Finksburg	21048	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3215	640	40	16.1	28.0%	502 (78.4%)	36 (5.6%)	56 (8.8%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	73.5	239^th of 864 public elementary schools	72.3%		72.1	237^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.6%	2	52.7	52.9	44.6	50.0	58.2	67.1	55.4	59.8	36.0	$14,603	$766	$13,837
Cranberry Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 North Center Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-4440	593	40	15.0	44.4%	387 (65.3%)	57 (9.6%)	85 (14.3%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	69.5	260^th of 864 public elementary schools	69.9%		65.8	286^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.9%	26	64.4	45.1	37.6	48.3	59.8	58.8	49.5	55.9	34.7	$15,250	$1,138	$14,112
William Winchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Monroe Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3230	587	39	15.2	40.0%	397 (67.6%)	60 (10.2%)	106 (18.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	72.9	243^rd of 864 public elementary schools	71.9%		83.6	146^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.1%	97	70.8	54.1	27.5	51.9	61.3	60.4	51.6	58.1	38.5	$16,048	$934	$15,114
Robert Moton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1413 Washington Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 751-3610	440	47	9.4	59.3%	247 (56.1%)	47 (10.7%)	99 (22.5%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	29.4	582^nd of 864 public elementary schools	32.6%		46.4	439^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.2%	143	33.3	24.2	17.6	23.9	29.2	36.9	29.3	31.9	22.4	$27,177	$2,466	$24,711
PRIDE School	Public	K-5	1100 Gist Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3653	6	1	9.0		3 (50.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)										$7,513	$599	$6,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampstead Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hampstead Elementary?

Students at Hampstead Elementary are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hampstead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hampstead Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Manchester Valley High

How many students attend Hampstead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Hampstead Elementary.

What district is Hampstead Elementary in?

Carroll County Public Schools

Is Hampstead Elementary a good school?

Hampstead Elementary ranks 172^nd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 MCAP test scoresNewJul 28, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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