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Ducketts Lane Elementary

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Ducketts Lane Elementary ranks 430 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Ducketts Lane Elementary in Elkridge, MD, is a mid-sized school serving 573 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the highly-regarded Howard County Public Schools district.

Ducketts Lane stands out from its neighbors due to its unique combination of high needs and high investment. The school serves a significantly higher proportion of students from low socio-economic backgrounds (60.6% free/reduced lunch) compared to nearby Howard County schools like Rockburn Elementary (12.3%) and Ilchester Elementary (13.7%). While the school spends a substantial $22,441 per student—more than many higher-performing peers—its academic scores are lower than the district average. For example, math proficiency is 28.8% versus the district's 42.1%, and 5th-grade science proficiency is 23.5%, roughly half the district average. However, the school shows notable strengths: it is remarkably effective with Hispanic students and low socio-economic status students, earning 4-star ratings for both groups. Additionally, Ducketts Lane has made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism from a post-pandemic peak of 25.4% to 15.1% in 2024-2025, now below the district average of 17.4%.

Ducketts Lane's closest peer is Deep Run Elementary, also in Elkridge, which has similar demographics (54.1% free/reduced lunch) and spending levels. Both schools have comparable overall state rankings and test scores, though Ducketts Lane edges ahead in English Language Arts (51.6% vs. 45.4%) and has a slightly lower chronic absenteeism rate. This suggests that the challenges Ducketts Lane faces are reflective of broader socio-economic patterns in the area, but the school may have a slight advantage in school culture and literacy instruction. For parents, Ducketts Lane offers a dedicated, well-funded environment that is making real progress in attendance and supporting specific student groups, even as it works to improve overall academic outcomes.

573

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,441

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6501 Ducketts Ln
Elkridge, MD 21075

(410) 313-5050

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Ducketts Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Thomas Viaduct Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.0%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Asian:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2026) from a 31st-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Maryland median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Howard County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

Maryland avg39%

430^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	430 of 864	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	447 of 865	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	487 of 859	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	478 of 855	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	599 of 862	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	449 of 802	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	439 of 853	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	387 of 857	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	297 of 847	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	342 of 845	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.7	391 of 859	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	265 of 504	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.7	104 of 128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.7	326 of 796	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	58.3	73 of 347	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	59.2	119 of 546	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	582 of 788	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	340 of 528	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)78th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2021)59th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2021)47th percentile+3 vs school

White (2021)36th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2021)26th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2021)19th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics29%~ state avg

Science24%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Great school, great teachers and staff and I absolutely love the students. I had the opportunity of doing my field experience hours in a Kindergarten class and I enjoyed it, plus my mentor was amazing. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 4, 2016

Great school. great teachers. However, I would have liked to see a full-time assistant teacher to help in my daughter's kindergarten class. The teacher seems overwhelmed, has much to do and prepare, so it would have helped to have an assistant do all that work so the teacher can focus on teaching. Also there are too many students in my daughter's classroom, approximately 20, and they all have varying learning abilities, so it seems challenging for the teacher and it makes me wonder if my daughter is receiving the right amount of education.

I would have liked to also see more focus on homework and math. There is no set homework, especially math.

But all in all I see that the school staff and teachers are extremely dedicated, energetic, young and fun and that makes the overall experience really good. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

I love this school. My son started kindergarten this year and so far he loves it. He looks forward to going to school everyday and I notice he's learning a lot. I hope this school maintains a very high standard especially since it is in Howard County. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
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%)	47.7	430^th of 864 public elementary schools	50.2%		45.3	447^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.3%	17	40.0	26.4	20.0	28.8	52.9	57.0	44.6	51.6	23.5	$22,441	$1,578	$20,863
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%)	33.5	541^st of 864 public elementary schools	37.4%		32.2	542^nd of 865 public elementary schools	37.3%	1	34.0	18.0	15.1	23.0	41.8	42.1	37.7	40.6	21.9	$20,506	$1,020	$19,486
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%)	58.3	340^th of 864 public elementary schools	60.6%		62	317^th of 865 public elementary schools	63.4%	23	45.4	32.8	36.2	37.7	54.2	49.6	47.3	50.1	36.4	$17,789	$818	$16,971
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%)	93.4	52^nd of 864 public elementary schools	94.0%		95.6	32^nd of 865 public elementary schools	96.3%	20	70.1	62.7	67.3	66.6	77.6	76.4	72.1	75.3	62.5	$18,033	$796	$17,237
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%)	75.9	218^th of 864 public elementary schools	74.8%		80.3	177^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.5%	41	57.3	57.9	46.7	54.2	57.7	68.6	49.5	59.1	38.7	$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	427^th of 864 public elementary schools	50.6%		47.9	420^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.4%	7	33.7	33.7	26.1	31.3	47.4	43.8	44.8	45.4	35.2	$23,238	$1,842	$21,396
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%)	88.4	101^st of 864 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	92^nd of 865 public elementary schools	89.4%	9	58.7	65.3	60.4	61.3	71.2	61.1	73.3	68.9	57.1	$21,779	$1,327	$20,452
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Waterloo Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5014	666	52	12.8	32.1%	215 (32.3%)	201 (30.2%)	94 (14.1%)	96 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.4%)	88.3	107^th of 864 public elementary schools	87.6%		86.6	115^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.7%	8	66.7	53.4	58.8	59.9	74.5	68.6	68.7	70.7	51.0	$20,202	$1,076	$19,126
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%)	53.1	383^rd of 864 public elementary schools	55.7%		54.6	366^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.7%	17	41.1	39.3	28.7	36.5	53.2	42.7	47.1	47.8	31.0	$18,338	$1,539	$16,799
Jessup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2798 Champion Forest Avenue	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 799-1200	646	42	15.4	47.5%	129 (20.0%)	209 (32.4%)	205 (31.7%)	40 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.8%)	52.6	392^nd of 864 public elementary schools	54.6%		45.5	446^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.4%	54	40.4	25.6	21.3	29.6	52.0	40.5	57.0	50.2	43.6	$16,562	$1,407	$15,156

Frequently Asked Questions about Ducketts Lane Elementary

What district is Ducketts Lane Elementary in?

Howard County Public Schools

Is Ducketts Lane Elementary a good school?

Ducketts Lane Elementary ranks 430^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ducketts Lane Elementary?

Students at Ducketts Lane Elementary are 34% African American, 33% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ducketts Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ducketts Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Viaduct Middle

How many students attend Ducketts Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Ducketts Lane Elementary.

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