📍 9550 Gorman Rd, Laurel, Howard County, 20723
Forest Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Howard County. The school has 648 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Ridge Elementary enrolls 648 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 243 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 21% |
| Asian | 120 | 19% |
| White | 105 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 648 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Forest Ridge Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Forest Ridge Elementary is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 648 students, Forest Ridge Elementary is close to the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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