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Carroll County Public Schools Schools
Carroll County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland, based in Carroll County (Westminster). SchoolGrade grades 43 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Carroll County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Carroll County Public Schools
41 of 43 schools in Carroll County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 15C: 16D: 3
Best schools in Carroll County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 198 high schools in Maryland · all 212 middle schools in Maryland · all 855 elementary schools in Maryland
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Century High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Liberty High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Westminster High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Winters Mill High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Manchester Valley High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- South Carroll High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Freedom District Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Francis Scott Key High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Linton Springs Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B Carrolltowne Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Carroll County Public Schools
High schools (7)
- A Century High, Sykesville
- B+ Francis Scott Key High, Union Bridge
- A Liberty High, Sykesville
- A Manchester Valley High, Manchester
- A- South Carroll High, Sykesville
- A Westminster High, Westminster
- A Winters Mill High, Westminster
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- D+ Crossroads Middle School, Westminster
- C+ Mount Airy Middle, Mount Airy
- C North Carroll Middle, Hampstead
- C- Northwest Middle, Taneytown
- B Oklahoma Road Middle, Sykesville
- B- Shiloh Middle, Hampstead
- B Sykesville Middle, Sykesville
- C Westminster East Middle, Westminster
- C Westminster West Middle, Westminster
Elementary and primary schools (22)
- B Carrolltowne Elementary, Sykesville
- C Cranberry Station Elementary, Westminster
- C Ebb Valley Elementary, Manchester
- B Eldersburg Elementary, Sykesville
- C- Elmer A Wolfe Elementary, Union Bridge
- A- Freedom District Elementary, Sykesville
- B- Friendship Valley Elementary, Westminster
- C+ Hampstead Elementary, Hampstead
- B Linton Springs Elementary, Sykesville
- C+ Manchester Elementary, Manchester
- C+ Mechanicsville Elementary, Sykesville
- B- Mount Airy Elementary, Mount Airy
- Parrs Ridge Elementary, Mt Airy
- B Piney Ridge Elementary, Sykesville
- C- Robert Moton Elementary, Westminster
- C Runnymede Elementary, Westminster
- B- Sandymount Elementary, Finksburg
- B- Spring Garden Elementary, Hampstead
- D+ Taneytown Elementary, Taneytown
- C Westminster Elementary, Westminster
- B- William Winchester Elementary, Westminster
- B Winfield Elementary, Westminster
Other schools and academies (5)
- C- Carroll Springs School, Westminster
- C- Flexible Student Support, Westminster
- D+ Gateway School, Westminster
- B Post Secondary Program, Westminster
- Pride School, Westminster
Where Carroll County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (8)
- Westminster (17)
- Sykesville (11)
- Hampstead (4)
- Manchester (3)
- Mount Airy (2)
- Taneytown (2)
- Union Bridge (2)
- Finksburg (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maryland
- County: Carroll County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 26,123 students with 1,863 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,426 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2400210
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Frederick County Public Schools (67 schools, 21 mi)
- Howard County Public Schools (76 schools, 22 mi)
- Baltimore County Public Schools (173 schools, 23 mi)
- Baltimore City Public Schools (154 schools, 28 mi)
- Montgomery County Public Schools (206 schools, 31 mi)
- Harford County Public Schools (55 schools, 38 mi)
- Washington County Public Schools (42 schools, 43 mi)
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools (123 schools, 46 mi)
Questions about Carroll County Public Schools
How many schools are in Carroll County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 43 public schools in Carroll County Public Schools, across 8 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Carroll County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Westminster, Sykesville, Hampstead, Manchester, Mount Airy and 3 more.
How good are the schools in Carroll County Public Schools?
Across the 41 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46%. 44% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Carroll County Public Schools?
26,123 students were enrolled in Carroll County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Carroll County Public Schools?
Carroll County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Carroll County, with its district office in Westminster. Its boundary covers about 448 sq mi.