Is Spring Garden Elementary a good school?

Spring Garden Elementary ranks 207 th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Spring Garden Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 440 students attended Spring Garden Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Garden Elementary?

Students at Spring Garden Elementary are 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Spring Garden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Spring Garden Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shiloh Middle High : Manchester Valley High

Spring Garden Elementary

Summary:

Spring Garden Elementary is a public elementary school in Hampstead, Maryland, serving 440 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 from SchoolDigger.

Spring Garden Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Maryland elementary schools, with students performing significantly better than state and district averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 52.3% of Spring Garden students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 37.7% for the district and 24.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade Mathematics, where the proficiency rates are 65.3% and 52.9%, respectively, compared to the district's 65.5% and 52.6%. In ELA, Spring Garden's proficiency rates for all grades (60.3%) are also higher than the district (64.8%) and state (48.4%) averages.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (33.18% receive free or reduced-price lunch), Spring Garden Elementary's low-income students perform exceptionally well, ranking 27th out of 546 Maryland elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2020-2021 school year. The school's racial makeup is predominantly White (80.91%), with smaller percentages of African American (4.55%) and Hispanic (6.36%) students. Compared to nearby schools, such as William Winchester Elementary and Cranberry Station Elementary, Spring Garden Elementary outperforms them in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency rates, though its racial diversity is lower.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

700 Boxwood Drive
Hampstead, MD 21074-3144

(410) 751-3433

District: Carroll County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
207^th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,052

Students who attend Spring Garden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shiloh Middle
High:	Manchester Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 440

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Spring Garden Elementary ranks better than 75.9% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 13^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 74.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Racial makeup is: White (80.9%), Hispanic (6.4%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spring Garden Elementary is 14.4, which is the 10^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Carroll County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Spring Garden Elementary employs 30.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spring Garden Elementary is $17,052, which is the 5^th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Carroll County Public Schools District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Spring Garden 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 Spring Garden Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Spring Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile
2004	17.85	690^th	803	14.1%
2005	23.65	645^th	805	19.9%
2006	30.65	606^th	804	24.6%
2007	43.78	507^th	818	38.0%
2008	72.50	241^st	838	71.2%
2009	67.08	306^th	850	64.0%
2010	74.79	205^th	855	76.0%
2011	66.99	295^th	853	65.4%
2012	63.16	358^th	857	58.2%
2013	64.73	312^th	847	63.2%
2014	72.01	259^th	867	70.1%
2015	81.25	159^th	859	81.5%
2016	79.30	179^th	845	78.8%
2017	74.13	219^th	847	74.1%
2018	80.58	166^th	857	80.6%
2019	88.32	98^th	853	88.5%
2021	73.09	163^rd	802	79.7%
2022	87.20	111^th	862	87.1%
2023	84.69	119^th	855	86.1%
2024	74.09	207^th	859	75.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Spring Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	79.94	27^th	546	95.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Spring Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	69.91	154^th	796	80.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Spring Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	72.57	156^th	788	80.2%

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Rank History for White students at Spring Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	59.50	184^th	528	65.2%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Sunday, October 14, 2018

I am beyond happy to have my daughter attending Spring Garden Elementary. Not only do they put the time and work in to give our children a proper education, they 100 care about our children’s wellbeing. No students left behind is a motto they live and stand by. This is my daughters first year attending. She is in Kindergarten. Mrs Groft is her teacher. I have so many great things to say about her. She has amazing skills she practices to teach the children. She’s kind and patient. When she talks about her students you can tell she doesn’t just teach for a paycheck, she teaches because she cares about our children and has compassion. All of the teachers at Spring Garden are exactly what I look for in a teacher. I’m very grateful for each and every one of them. It’s comforting to know my daughter is in good caring hands at Spring Garden Elementary. All schools should mirror their amazing qualities! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The school administration is incompetent. The principal turns a blind eye to serious matters that need to be addressed. A lot of teacher/student bullying goes on. It's a sad shame. A lot of the teachers are not there for the students ......just a paycheck. I wouldn't send my dogs there. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Spring Garden Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1992	630	0	9	4	0	n/a	n/a	643
1993	672	4	12	4	0	n/a	n/a	692
1994	766	4	11	6	0	n/a	n/a	787
1995	796	4	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	813
1996	796	4	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	813
1997	814	12	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	837
1998	836	8	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	856
1999	806	5	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	821
2000	763	3	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	776
2001	750	4	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	767
2002	652	4	10	5	2	n/a	n/a	673
2003	652	4	10	5	2	n/a	n/a	673
2004	630	6	10	10	4	n/a	n/a	660
2005	593	7	11	7	4	n/a	n/a	622
2006	542	13	10	14	4	n/a	n/a	583
2007	534	16	13	16	6	n/a	n/a	585
2008	513	20	16	18	10	n/a	n/a	577
2009	502	17	19	19	8	n/a	n/a	565
2010	467	16	15	16	5	n/a	n/a	519
2011	455	13	15	23	5	2	9	522
2012	458	12	10	30	3	2	15	530
2013	460	12	13	32	2	1	15	535
2014	468	14	10	36	1	1	13	543
2015	476	16	7	41	0	1	17	558
2016	460	15	8	31	0	1	24	539
2017	427	12	6	35	0	0	15	495
2018	388	14	5	39	0	0	12	458
2019	360	20	4	34	0	0	16	434
2020	351	15	5	29	0	0	16	416
2021	364	16	7	28	0	0	14	429
2022	349	17	10	29	0	0	18	423
2023	356	20	11	28	0	0	25	440

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Spring Garden Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	643	28.5	22.5	5
1993	692	33.0	21.0	4.6
1994	787	35.6	22.1	5
1995	813	37.7	21.6	4.8
1996	813	37.7	21.6	4.8
1997	837	39.1	21.4	6.1
1998	856	40.6	21.1	5.5
1999	821	40.7	20.2	7.9
2000	776	38.2	20.3	7.6
2001	767	39.4	19.5	6.5
2002	673	37.2	18.1	10.1
2003	673	37.2	18.1	10.1
2004	660	36.9	17.9	9.7
2005	622	35.0	17.8	10.5
2006	583	31.0	18.8	11
2007	585	36.5	16.0	13.5
2008	577	38.1	15.1	14.9
2009	565	34.6	16.3	16.3
2010	519	35.4	14.6	21.4
2011	522	36.5	14.2	22.2
2012	530	36.5	14.5	28.5
2013	535	36.6	14.6	27.5
2014	543	38.1	14.2	28.9
2015	558	38.0	14.6	31.7
2016	539	36.0	14.9	29.5
2017	495	34.7	14.2	27.7
2018	458	33.7	13.5	26.4
2019	434	32.2	13.4	23.5
2020	416	29.5	14.1	26
2021	429	30.3	14.1	29.1
2022	423	29.7	14.2	26.7
2023	440	30.5	14.4	33.2

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 Spring Garden Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	643	28.5	22.5	5
1993	692	33.0	21.0	4.6
1994	787	35.6	22.1	5
1995	813	37.7	21.6	4.8
1996	813	37.7	21.6	4.8
1997	837	39.1	21.4	6.1
1998	856	40.6	21.1	5.5
1999	821	40.7	20.2	7.9
2000	776	38.2	20.3	7.6
2001	767	39.4	19.5	6.5
2002	673	37.2	18.1	10.1
2003	673	37.2	18.1	10.1
2004	660	36.9	17.9	9.7
2005	622	35.0	17.8	10.5
2006	583	31.0	18.8	11
2007	585	36.5	16.0	13.5
2008	577	38.1	15.1	14.9
2009	565	34.6	16.3	16.3
2010	519	35.4	14.6	21.4
2011	522	36.5	14.2	22.2
2012	530	36.5	14.5	28.5
2013	535	36.6	14.6	27.5
2014	543	38.1	14.2	28.9
2015	558	38.0	14.6	31.7
2016	539	36.0	14.9	29.5
2017	495	34.7	14.2	27.7
2018	458	33.7	13.5	26.4
2019	434	32.2	13.4	23.5
2020	416	29.5	14.1	26
2021	429	30.3	14.1	29.1
2022	423	29.7	14.2	26.7
2023	440	30.5	14.4	33.2

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 Spring Garden Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$338 (2.2%)	$14,988 (97.8%)	$15,325
2020	$370 (2.5%)	$14,568 (97.5%)	$14,939
2021	$829 (5.2%)	$15,210 (94.8%)	$16,039
2022	$809 (5.0%)	$15,423 (95.0%)	$16,231
2023	$655 (3.8%)	$16,397 (96.2%)	$17,052

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Spring Garden Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 98^th of 853 Elementary schools	Ranks 119^th of 855 Elementary schools	2.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	434	440	1.4%
African American	20	20
American Indian	0	0
Asian	4	11	175%
Hispanic	34	28	17.6%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	360	356	1.1%
Two or More Races	16	25	56.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	23.5%	33.2%	9.7%

Schools Near Spring Garden 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
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	440	31	14.4	33.2%	356 (80.9%)	20 (4.5%)	28 (6.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	74.1	207^th of 859 public elementary schools	75.9%		84.7	119^th of 855 public elementary schools	86.1%	88	65.3	52.9	38.9	52.3	58.3	67.1	55.6	60.3	25.4	$17,052	$655	$16,397
Hampstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3737 Shiloh Road	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3420	407	39	10.3	27.5%	342 (84.0%)	13 (3.2%)	27 (6.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	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
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	280	19	14.7	16.4%	245 (87.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	96.8	20^th of 859 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.4	16^th of 855 public elementary schools	98.1%	4	71.4	69.0	75.0	72.1	83.7	90.2	82.1	84.9	55.4	$18,674	$1,832	$16,842
Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3224 York Street	Manchester	21102	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3410	673	41	16.4	26.3%	579 (86.0%)	13 (1.9%)	43 (6.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (3.9%)	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
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	544	39	14.0	28.3%	471 (86.6%)	16 (2.9%)	29 (5.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.3%)	71.5	231^st of 859 public elementary schools	73.1%		70	233^rd of 855 public elementary schools	72.7%	2	64.3	45.4	44.7	51.1	57.1	56.7	54.1	56.0	27.1	$15,766	$716	$15,049
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	567	35	16.1	23.5%	450 (79.4%)	33 (5.8%)	49 (8.6%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	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
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	558	38	14.6	38.9%	405 (72.6%)	37 (6.6%)	59 (10.6%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	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
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	576	36	16.1	37.7%	400 (69.4%)	58 (10.1%)	88 (15.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	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
Prettyboy Elementary	Public	K-5	19810 Middletown Rd	Freeland	21053	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1900	400	25	16.1	12.3%	367 (91.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	77.6	187^th of 859 public elementary schools	78.2%		74.9	208^th of 855 public elementary schools	75.7%	21	64.9	41.7	34.6	47.2	64.9	63.9	58.0	62.1	45.7	$17,205	$1,529	$15,676
Glyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Glyndon Dr	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1130	537	30	18.1	64.6%	65 (12.1%)	268 (49.9%)	124 (23.1%)	34 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.1%)	22.2	617^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.2%		22	630^th of 855 public elementary schools	26.3%	13	25.0	12.9	11.6	16.4	29.3	40.6	24.1	30.8	12.8	$16,019	$2,189	$13,830

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