Summary:
Zip code 21787 in Taneytown, Maryland, is home to a single elementary school, Taneytown Elementary, which serves grades PK through 5 and is part of the highly-rated Carroll County Public Schools district.
Taneytown Elementary is a solidly average school for the state of Maryland, earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide. However, it is a below-average school within its own high-performing district. The school’s most significant challenge is in English Language Arts (ELA), where only 53.7% of students are proficient, compared to the district average of 67.5%. In contrast, mathematics is a relative strength, with 40.3% of students proficient—well above the state average of 27.1%. A notable trend is a sharp drop in math proficiency from 3rd grade (51.6%) to 4th grade (33.3%) and 5th grade (30.8%), suggesting a need for targeted intervention in upper elementary math.
The school serves a high-poverty population, with 60% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and has a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is higher than the district average of 19.5%. Despite spending nearly $20,000 per student—a very high figure—the school’s results are average for the state, indicating that resources are being used to mitigate the effects of poverty rather than to achieve the high performance typical of the district. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 11.4:1, which supports smaller class sizes. For parents, this school offers a strong math program relative to the state, but the ELA gap and chronic absenteeism are key areas to watch.
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