Ellicott Mills Middle

Summary:

Ellicott Mills Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Ellicott City, Maryland, part of the top-performing Howard County Public Schools district. With consistently strong academic achievement, a diverse student population, and low poverty rates, Ellicott Mills Middle stands out as an exceptional educational institution.

Academically, Ellicott Mills Middle significantly outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 68.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 47% in math, compared to 63% and 41.1% for the Howard County district, respectively. The school's diverse student body is 40% Asian, 30.6% White, 16.42% African American, and 5.67% Hispanic, higher than many surrounding schools. Additionally, Ellicott Mills Middle has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 9.13% to 16.87% over the past 3 years, and spends around $14,700 per student, higher than the state average.

Comparing Ellicott Mills Middle to nearby schools, it outperforms most of the other middle schools in the Howard County district, as well as the middle school from the neighboring Baltimore County Public Schools district. Schools like Mayfield Woods Middle, Wilde Lake Middle, and Lake Elkhorn Middle have significantly lower academic proficiency rates. While Ellicott Mills Middle's overall performance is exceptional, there may be some equity gaps to address, as its special education students rank lower compared to other subgroups.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4445 Montgomery Rd
       Ellicott City, MD  21043


(410) 313-2839

District: Howard County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
39th of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,162 Help


Students who attend Ellicott Mills Middle usually attend:

High:    Howard High

Feeder schools for Ellicott Mills Middle:

Elementary:    Worthington Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  670

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
40.0%
White:
30.6%
African American:
16.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ellicott Mills Middle ranks better than 88.1% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks 7th among 20 ranked middle schools in the Howard County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.3. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at Ellicott Mills Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (40%), White (30.6%), African American (16.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ellicott Mills Middle is 12.8, which is the 7th best among 20 middle schools in the Howard County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ellicott Mills Middle is $18,162, which is the 9th highest among 20 middle schools in the Howard County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Ellicott Mills Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Ellicott Mills Middle 39th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Ellicott Mills Middle in the ranking list.)

Howard County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Howard County Public Schools 2nd of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ellicott Mills Middle

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Rank History for all students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 2.59 243rd 252 3.6%
2005 2.22 248th 255 2.7%
2006 5.55 238th 254 6.3%
2007 6.21 249th 264 5.7%
2008 87.04 22nd 283 92.2%
2009 87.22 17th 301 94.4%
2010 87.30 18th 324 94.4%
2011 86.94 22nd 309 92.9%
2012 87.82 16th 314 94.9%
2013 84.63 36th 316 88.6%
2014 88.86 23rd 339 93.2%
2015 92.08 22nd 315 93.0%
2016 79.98 47th 314 85.0%
2017 90.09 32nd 317 89.9%
2018 92.04 23rd 328 93.0%
2019 85.85 43rd 316 86.4%
2021 88.22 22nd 303 92.7%
2022 92.22 18th 333 94.6%
2023 87.62 29th 322 91.0%
2024 85.30 39th 328 88.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.62 38th 136 72.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.49 68th 120 43.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.76 84th 273 69.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 89.09 18th 303 94.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.72 22nd 288 92.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.10 36th 116 69.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.28 39th 259 84.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.92 31st 207 85.0%
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Rank History for White students at Ellicott Mills Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 77.28 44th 210 79.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Ellicott Mills Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 456 89 10 6 2 n/a n/a -2 561
1990 403 47 20 4 1 n/a n/a 0 475
1991 504 43 29 4 1 n/a n/a 0 581
1992 381 28 19 5 0 n/a n/a 0 433
1993 391 33 15 6 0 n/a n/a 0 445
1994 452 42 21 8 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1995 310 54 24 1 0 n/a n/a 0 389
1996 310 54 24 1 0 n/a n/a 0 389
1997 325 68 27 3 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1998 357 56 37 7 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1999 376 75 29 7 0 n/a n/a 0 487
2000 419 72 41 7 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2001 468 78 39 10 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2002 401 45 35 5 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2003 401 45 35 5 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2004 440 56 42 7 1 n/a n/a 0 546
2005 449 63 64 7 1 n/a n/a 0 584
2006 424 70 80 8 1 n/a n/a 0 583
2007 470 87 116 8 2 n/a n/a 0 683
2008 445 94 122 9 3 n/a n/a 0 673
2009 461 85 153 8 2 n/a n/a 0 709
2010 431 92 160 13 2 n/a n/a 0 698
2011 369 89 147 30 1 2 30 0 668
2012 388 101 162 31 1 1 31 0 715
2013 369 106 182 40 0 1 33 0 731
2014 392 96 199 48 0 0 37 0 772
2015 351 109 212 42 0 0 44 0 758
2016 369 121 236 38 0 1 43 0 808
2017 377 120 251 40 0 3 37 0 828
2018 374 114 277 47 0 4 37 0 853
2019 377 123 275 49 1 3 41 0 869
2020 361 153 296 43 3 1 52 0 909
2021 294 115 283 41 3 2 51 0 789
2022 253 118 272 29 2 1 49 1 725
2023 205 110 268 38 3 1 42 3 670

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 Ellicott Mills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 561 34.0 16.5 n/a
1990 475 35.8 13.2 4.6
1991 581 42.3 13.7 2.6
1992 433 33.8 12.8 1.8
1993 445 33.0 13.5 1.8
1994 523 37.0 14.1 4.2
1995 389 35.0 11.1 6.7
1996 389 35.0 11.1 6.7
1997 423 35.0 12.1 6.4
1998 457 36.0 12.7 4.4
1999 487 36.0 13.5 6.8
2000 539 40.0 13.5 4.6
2001 595 43.0 13.8 4.5
2002 487 37.0 13.2 4.9
2003 487 37.0 13.2 4.9
2004 546 42.0 13.0 4.9
2005 584 44.0 13.3 3.1
2006 583 44.0 13.3 3.6
2007 683 52.0 13.1 4.5
2008 673 51.0 13.2 5.1
2009 709 53.0 13.4 5.1
2010 698 52.0 13.4 7.4
2011 668 47.8 13.9 8.7
2012 715 50.0 14.3 10.1
2013 731 53.6 13.6 10.4
2014 772 51.0 15.1 12
2015 758 52.0 14.5 11.5
2016 808 55.0 14.6 10.8
2017 828 57.4 14.4 8.7
2018 853 59.8 14.2 7.5
2019 869 58.6 14.8 8.3
2020 909 60.7 14.9 11.4
2021 789 54.8 14.3 9.1
2022 725 50.8 14.2 10.6
2023 670 52.2 12.8 16.9

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 Ellicott Mills Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 561 34.0 16.5 n/a
1990 475 35.8 13.2 4.6
1991 581 42.3 13.7 2.6
1992 433 33.8 12.8 1.8
1993 445 33.0 13.5 1.8
1994 523 37.0 14.1 4.2
1995 389 35.0 11.1 6.7
1996 389 35.0 11.1 6.7
1997 423 35.0 12.1 6.4
1998 457 36.0 12.7 4.4
1999 487 36.0 13.5 6.8
2000 539 40.0 13.5 4.6
2001 595 43.0 13.8 4.5
2002 487 37.0 13.2 4.9
2003 487 37.0 13.2 4.9
2004 546 42.0 13.0 4.9
2005 584 44.0 13.3 3.1
2006 583 44.0 13.3 3.6
2007 683 52.0 13.1 4.5
2008 673 51.0 13.2 5.1
2009 709 53.0 13.4 5.1
2010 698 52.0 13.4 7.4
2011 668 47.8 13.9 8.7
2012 715 50.0 14.3 10.1
2013 731 53.6 13.6 10.4
2014 772 51.0 15.1 12
2015 758 52.0 14.5 11.5
2016 808 55.0 14.6 10.8
2017 828 57.4 14.4 8.7
2018 853 59.8 14.2 7.5
2019 869 58.6 14.8 8.3
2020 909 60.7 14.9 11.4
2021 789 54.8 14.3 9.1
2022 725 50.8 14.2 10.6
2023 670 52.2 12.8 16.9

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 Ellicott Mills Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $414 (3.2%) $12,641 (96.8%) $13,055
2020 $468 (3.5%) $12,889 (96.5%) $13,357
2021 $781 (5.3%) $13,941 (94.7%) $14,722
2022 $908 (5.6%) $15,437 (94.4%) $16,345
2023 $810 (4.5%) $17,351 (95.5%) $18,162

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ellicott Mills Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 43rd of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 29th of 322 Middle schools
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students869670
 22.9%
African American123110
 10.6%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian275268
 2.5%
Hispanic4938
 22.4%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White377205
 45.6%
Two or More Races4142
 2.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.3%16.9%
 8.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ellicott Mills Middle

Students who attend Ellicott Mills Middle usually go on to attend Howard High

Ellicott Mills Middle ranks 39th of 328 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Ellicott Mills Middle are 40% Asian, 31% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 670 students attended Ellicott Mills Middle.


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