Is William Winchester Elementary a good school?

William Winchester Elementary ranks 180 th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William Winchester Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 605 students attended William Winchester Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William Winchester Elementary?

Students at William Winchester Elementary are 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of William Winchester Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Winchester Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Westminster East Middle High : Winters Mill High

William Winchester Elementary

Summary:

William Winchester Elementary is a public elementary school in Westminster, Maryland, serving 576 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Carroll County Public Schools district, which is ranked 1 out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 5-star rating.

William Winchester Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools, with students performing significantly better than the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 53.2% of William Winchester students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 37.7% for the Carroll County district and 24.1% for the state of Maryland. The school's ELA proficiency rate of 61.5% also exceeds the district (64.8%) and state (48.4%) averages. William Winchester's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade Mathematics and 4th grade ELA, where proficiency rates are 10-20 percentage points higher than the district and state.

The school has a more diverse student population compared to many nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (15.28%) and African American (10.07%) students. However, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 32.51% in 2020-2021 to 37.67% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income families. While the school's overall performance is strong, the lower performance of the low socioeconomic status subgroup suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions to address the unique needs of this population. When compared to nearby schools, Manchester Elementary, Spring Garden Elementary, and Sandymount Elementary have similar high academic performance, while Robert Moton Elementary and Westminster Elementary lag behind.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

70 Monroe Street
Westminster, MD 21157-4567

(410) 751-3230

District: Carroll County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
180^th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,153

Students who attend William Winchester Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westminster East Middle
High:	Winters Mill High

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 605

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

16.5%

African American:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William Winchester Elementary ranks better than 79% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 10^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Carroll County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.27. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at William Winchester Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (67.1%), Hispanic (16.5%), African American (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William Winchester Elementary is 14.4. 12 elementary schools in the Carroll County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare William Winchester Elementary employs 41.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William Winchester Elementary is $15,153. 13 elementary schools in the Carroll County Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

William Winchester Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Carroll County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Carroll County Public Schools 1^st of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for William Winchester Elementary

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Rank History for all students at William Winchester Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile
2004	31.88	602^nd	803	25.0%
2005	29.42	615^th	805	23.6%
2006	47.34	466^th	804	42.0%
2007	48.98	464^th	818	43.3%
2008	77.41	177^th	838	78.9%
2009	71.40	261^st	850	69.3%
2010	74.79	206^th	855	75.9%
2011	67.72	279^th	853	67.3%
2012	68.62	280^th	857	67.3%
2013	69.12	259^th	847	69.4%
2014	71.31	266^th	867	69.3%
2015	75.68	199^th	859	76.8%
2016	75.03	216^th	845	74.4%
2017	79.23	181^st	847	78.6%
2018	72.20	238^th	857	72.2%
2019	75.01	217^th	853	74.6%
2021	81.05	116^th	802	85.5%
2022	86.51	119^th	862	86.2%
2023	81.82	150^th	855	82.5%
2024	78.27	180^th	859	79.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William Winchester Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	40.52	307^th	546	43.8%

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Rank History for Female students at William Winchester Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	71.97	146^th	796	81.7%

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Rank History for Male students at William Winchester Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	84.28	88^th	788	88.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William Winchester Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	73.87	45^th	347	87.0%

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Rank History for White students at William Winchester Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	71.24	136^th	528	74.2%

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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

I have recently had an experience with public schools and this one in particular. Unfortunately, it is quite a disappointing one. I thought my daughter did great at school, she is an A student. However, those grades mean very little in terms of a child development. This school, and to be fair probably most public schools, do very little to maximize your child potential. My daughter was bored this year at school because they concentrate on children who have learning difficulties. If I want my child to do great, I need to be a teacher at home. How do I do that with a full-time job? I pay a lot of taxes so my daughter has a good education. I wish I could take my taxes and and pay for private school instead. Otherwise, my child is stuck with mediocre education. Close Quote

Enrollment information for William Winchester Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	628	20	4	8	2	n/a	n/a	-2	660
1990	672	33	5	7	1	n/a	n/a	3	721
1991	660	39	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	3	719
1992	673	39	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1993	648	53	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
1994	585	41	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
1995	550	45	10	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
1996	550	45	10	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
1997	553	41	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	608
1998	500	43	4	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1999	455	38	0	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	510
2000	379	34	3	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	431
2001	379	29	3	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	421
2002	377	38	5	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	439
2003	377	38	5	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	439
2004	393	30	3	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
2005	388	31	6	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
2006	414	39	17	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	497
2007	410	44	21	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	494
2008	429	45	26	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	531
2009	461	45	21	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	556
2010	471	48	28	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	596
2011	469	41	28	60	0	0	24	0	622
2012	471	41	25	68	1	0	25	0	631
2013	435	42	19	72	1	0	24	0	593
2014	459	56	23	85	3	0	21	0	647
2015	439	58	19	96	2	1	18	0	633
2016	425	53	18	107	1	1	19	0	624
2017	391	48	16	115	0	0	19	0	589
2018	361	47	15	106	0	0	24	0	553
2019	368	43	12	98	1	0	24	0	546
2020	347	34	10	102	0	0	30	0	523
2021	314	41	10	92	0	0	26	0	483
2022	350	44	10	87	0	0	20	0	511
2023	400	58	6	88	1	0	23	0	576
2024	406	73	5	100	1	0	20	0	605

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William Winchester Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	660	29.8	22.1	n/a
1990	721	32.9	21.9	11.4
1991	719	33.6	21.3	10.3
1992	725	36.9	19.6	16.1
1993	710	33.8	21.0	16.5
1994	636	33.9	18.8	18.4
1995	612	36.2	16.9	22.1
1996	612	36.2	16.9	22.1
1997	608	32.1	18.9	23.2
1998	559	29.4	19.0	22.5
1999	510	29.4	17.3	28
2000	431	27.2	15.8	25.5
2001	421	26.8	15.7	22.1
2002	439	26.5	16.6	26.2
2003	439	26.5	16.6	26.2
2004	446	25.6	17.4	26.2
2005	453	27.0	16.8	25.8
2006	497	32.0	15.5	26
2007	494	35.2	14.0	24.7
2008	531	37.8	14.0	25.8
2009	556	41.0	13.6	21.4
2010	596	42.0	14.1	26.2
2011	622	41.5	14.9	29.9
2012	631	43.6	14.4	30
2013	593	40.3	14.7	27.7
2014	647	42.2	15.3	29.2
2015	633	42.0	15.0	33.2
2016	624	41.0	15.2	34.5
2017	589	40.7	14.4	34.1
2018	553	38.0	14.5	32
2019	546	35.5	15.3	32.1
2020	523	35.5	14.7	31.5
2021	483	35.9	13.4	32.5
2022	511	38.0	13.4	31.7
2023	576	35.6	16.1	37.7
2024	605	41.7	14.4	38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William Winchester Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	660	29.8	22.1	n/a
1990	721	32.9	21.9	11.4
1991	719	33.6	21.3	10.3
1992	725	36.9	19.6	16.1
1993	710	33.8	21.0	16.5
1994	636	33.9	18.8	18.4
1995	612	36.2	16.9	22.1
1996	612	36.2	16.9	22.1
1997	608	32.1	18.9	23.2
1998	559	29.4	19.0	22.5
1999	510	29.4	17.3	28
2000	431	27.2	15.8	25.5
2001	421	26.8	15.7	22.1
2002	439	26.5	16.6	26.2
2003	439	26.5	16.6	26.2
2004	446	25.6	17.4	26.2
2005	453	27.0	16.8	25.8
2006	497	32.0	15.5	26
2007	494	35.2	14.0	24.7
2008	531	37.8	14.0	25.8
2009	556	41.0	13.6	21.4
2010	596	42.0	14.1	26.2
2011	622	41.5	14.9	29.9
2012	631	43.6	14.4	30
2013	593	40.3	14.7	27.7
2014	647	42.2	15.3	29.2
2015	633	42.0	15.0	33.2
2016	624	41.0	15.2	34.5
2017	589	40.7	14.4	34.1
2018	553	38.0	14.5	32
2019	546	35.5	15.3	32.1
2020	523	35.5	14.7	31.5
2021	483	35.9	13.4	32.5
2022	511	38.0	13.4	31.7
2023	576	35.6	16.1	37.7
2024	605	41.7	14.4	38.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for William Winchester Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$563 (4.4%)	$12,228 (95.6%)	$12,791
2020	$631 (4.6%)	$13,128 (95.4%)	$13,759
2021	$1,296 (8.4%)	$14,158 (91.6%)	$15,454
2022	$1,147 (7.7%)	$13,785 (92.3%)	$14,932
2023	$795 (5.2%)	$14,359 (94.8%)	$15,153

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on William Winchester Elementary

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Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 217^th of 853 Elementary schools	Ranks 150^th of 855 Elementary schools	7.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	546	576	5.5%
African American	43	58	34.9%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	12	6	50%
Hispanic	98	88	10.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	368	400	8.7%
Two or More Races	24	23	4.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	32.1%	37.7%	5.6%

Schools Near William Winchester Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)				MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
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	605	42	14.4	38.5%	406 (67.1%)	73 (12.1%)	100 (16.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	78.3	180^th of 859 public elementary schools	79.0%		81.8	150^th of 855 public elementary schools	82.5%	30	60.9	60.6	38.5	53.2	47.8	77.4	58.9	61.5	38.3	$15,153	$795	$14,359
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	601	43	13.8	42.6%	412 (68.6%)	53 (8.8%)	76 (12.6%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	63.3	286^th of 859 public elementary schools	66.7%		69.6	235^th of 855 public elementary schools	72.5%	51	51.5	37.8	40.7	43.6	45.9	58.0	51.9	51.6	26.9	$14,690	$766	$13,924
Westminster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Uniontown Road	Westminster	21158	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3222	555	43	12.9	39.1%	370 (66.7%)	37 (6.7%)	71 (12.8%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.6%)	61.2	300^th of 859 public elementary schools	65.1%		66	267^th of 855 public elementary schools	68.8%	33	64.8	34.3	30.5	44.4	59.6	51.0	42.2	51.6	24.7	$15,878	$777	$15,100
Friendship Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Gist Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3650	499	39	12.8	27.9%	396 (79.4%)	24 (4.8%)	46 (9.2%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	74.9	199^th of 859 public elementary schools	76.8%		84.5	120^th of 855 public elementary schools	86.0%	79	59.5	54.2	35.3	49.6	61.9	55.6	59.0	58.9	35.7	$15,277	$653	$14,623
PRIDE School	Public	K-4	1100 Gist Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3653	9	1	9.0	55.6%	5 (55.6%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)										$5,144	$665	$4,479
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	441	50	8.8	57.1%	258 (58.5%)	46 (10.4%)	94 (21.3%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	44.1	428^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.2%		51.2	362^nd of 855 public elementary schools	57.7%	66	46.4	36.3	17.5	34.0	39.1	48.1	35.5	41.4	17.7	$27,523	$2,792	$24,731
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	579	39	14.7	26.1%	450 (77.7%)	36 (6.2%)	53 (9.2%)	21 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	79.3	171^st of 859 public elementary schools	80.1%		86.3	109^th of 855 public elementary schools	87.3%	62	69.8	57.6	40.0	57.5	61.3	64.6	50.7	59.6	36.0	$14,105	$695	$13,411
Runnymede Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Langdon Drive	Westminster	21158	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3203	609	45	13.4	36.1%	484 (79.5%)	34 (5.6%)	41 (6.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.4%)	67.5	256^th of 859 public elementary schools	70.2%		65.3	270^th of 855 public elementary schools	68.4%	14	73.0	45.6	33.0	50.0	66.3	57.3	40.4	54.5	27.1	$16,624	$827	$15,797
Hampstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3737 Shiloh Road	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3420	419	35	11.9	26.0%	352 (84.0%)	16 (3.8%)	24 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	83.5	136^th of 859 public elementary schools	84.2%		86.3	111^th of 855 public elementary schools	87.0%	25	62.5	60.4	53.4	58.5	60.6	56.3	65.3	61.3	42.5	$21,459	$1,012	$20,447
Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3224 York Street	Manchester	21102	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3410	663	40	16.4	27.1%	568 (85.7%)	11 (1.7%)	41 (6.2%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.2%)	74.3	204^th of 859 public elementary schools	76.3%		83.7	130^th of 855 public elementary schools	84.8%	74	62.5	48.7	38.5	49.7	62.5	69.6	52.3	61.6	28.2	$14,451	$715	$13,736

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