📍 12500 Frederick Road, West Friendship, Howard County, 21794
West Friendship Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Friendship, Howard County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Friendship Elementary enrolls 366 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 20% Asian and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 60% |
| Asian | 74 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
34 of the school's 366 students (9.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
West Friendship Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 9.
West Friendship 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 366 students, West Friendship Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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