PRIDE School
Alternative · Grades K–5 · 6 students
Friendship Valley Elementary
1100 Gist Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
518
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Carroll County Public Schools
Carroll County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 852 Maryland elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maryland elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Friendship Valley Elementary
Friendship Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Westminster, Maryland, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Carroll County Public Schools. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Carroll County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 518 students were enrolled, with about 13.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Maryland elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 852 Maryland elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 518 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Carroll County Public Schools
- County
- Carroll County
- NCES school ID
- 240021000052
Schools near Friendship Valley Elementary
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 440 students
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Cranberry Station Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 593 students
William Winchester Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 587 students
Westminster Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 564 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.