Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21797

Summary:

The 21797 zip code area in Maryland is home to two elementary schools - Bushy Park Elementary and Lisbon Elementary. Both schools are part of the Howard County Public Schools district, which is ranked 4th out of 25 districts in Maryland.

Based on the data, Bushy Park Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the area. It has consistently ranked among the top 50 elementary schools in Maryland over the past 3 years, with a ranking as high as #29 in 2022-2023. In contrast, Lisbon Elementary has ranked between #83 and #120 during the same period. Bushy Park Elementary also has significantly higher proficiency rates on the MCAP assessments compared to state and district averages, particularly in math and English language arts.

While both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates of 17.3%, Bushy Park Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (8.56%) compared to Lisbon Elementary (14.57%), indicating a more affluent student population. Additionally, Bushy Park Elementary has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 13.5 compared to 14.5 at Lisbon Elementary.

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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
Lisbon Elementary	Public	K-5	15901 Frederick Rd	Woodbine	21797	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5506	480	32	15.1	14.4%	333 (69.4%)	20 (4.2%)	52 (10.8%)	46 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	88	99^th of 865 public elementary schools	88.6%		85	120^th of 859 public elementary schools	86.0%	21	62.7	61.6	48.8	57.5	69.5	83.6	66.7	72.8	44.0	$19,583	$1,041	$18,542

Cities Near Zip Code 21797

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodbine	1.62 mi	1	26^th
Glenwood	2.45 mi	2	8^th
Glenelg	4.22 mi	1	20^th
Ellicott City	5.39 mi	22	55^th
Mount Airy	6.4 mi	4	50^th

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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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