📍 11600 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton, Howard County, 20759
Fulton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fulton, Howard County. The school has 879 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 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fulton Elementary enrolls 879 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 33% Asian and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 318 | 36% |
| Asian | 290 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
65 of the school's 879 students (7.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Fulton Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Fulton 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 879 students, Fulton Elementary is larger than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large