📍 1100 Gist Road, Westminster, Carroll County, 21157
Friendship Valley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westminster, Carroll County. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Friendship Valley Elementary enrolls 524 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 422 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 524 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Friendship Valley Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 5, state house district 5.
Friendship Valley Elementary is one of 44 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Westminster, Maryland. The district serves 26,141 students district-wide and employs 1,855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 524 students, Friendship Valley Elementary is close to the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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