📍 6501 Ducketts Ln, Elkridge, Howard County, 21075
Ducketts Lane is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elkridge, Howard County. The school has 617 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 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ducketts Lane enrolls 617 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 228 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 29% |
| White | 88 | 14% |
| Asian | 80 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 617 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Ducketts Lane is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Ducketts Lane 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 617 students, Ducketts Lane is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large