Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21157

Summary:

The 21157 zip code area of Westminster, Maryland is home to 15 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the highly-ranked Carroll County Public Schools district. While the schools vary in performance, a few standouts emerge, including Winfield Elementary and Westminster West Middle, which boast the highest proficiency rates in the area. In contrast, the alternative Gateway School struggles with the lowest English language arts proficiency and the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Across the schools, test scores show a wide range of performance, with the high schools varying significantly and the middle schools generally stronger in English language arts than math. Socioeconomic factors appear to play a role, as schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates, such as Robert Moton Elementary and Gateway School, tend to have lower academic achievement. Racial diversity also differs, with some schools like Winfield Elementary having a predominantly white student population and others like Robert Moton Elementary being more racially diverse.

Overall, the 21157 zip code area offers a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with the data highlighting the importance of addressing socioeconomic disparities to improve educational outcomes for all students. The consistent excellence of Winfield Elementary and Westminster West Middle suggests these schools may have effective practices worth studying and replicating at other schools in the Carroll County Public Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)							MCAP English Language Arts (2024)								MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Algebra II (2024)	MCAP Geometry (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westminster East Middle	Public	6-8	121 Longwell Avenue	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3656	800	57	14.0	37.4%	562 (70.3%)	69 (8.6%)	105 (13.1%)	23 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.1%)	60.4	102^nd of 328 public middle schools	68.9%		69.9	79^th of 322 public middle schools	75.5%	23				19.8	21.9	5.5	20.9				58.2	59.6	59.9		59.3	41.6				27.3	$15,051	$610	$14,441
Westminster High	Public	9-12	1225 Washington Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3630	1,480	87	16.9	23.9%	1,123 (75.9%)	89 (6.0%)	140 (9.5%)	60 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	56 (3.8%)	51.6	51^st of 146 public high schools	65.1%		53.4	48^th of 127 public high schools	62.2%	3							19.7							73.0	73.0	14.3	20.0	27.7			$16,078	$613	$15,465
Westminster West Middle	Public	6-8	60 Monroe Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3661	912	57	16.1	30.5%	670 (73.5%)	48 (5.3%)	109 (12.0%)	31 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.9%)	76	63^rd of 328 public middle schools	80.8%		78.1	54^th of 322 public middle schools	83.2%	9				29.1	28.9	6.2	30.1				69.9	68.3	63.0		67.1	57.8				34.8	$14,679	$841	$13,838
William Winchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Monroe Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3230	605	42	14.4	38.5%	406 (67.1%)	73 (12.1%)	100 (16.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	78.3	180^th of 859 public elementary schools	79.0%		81.8	150^th of 855 public elementary schools	82.5%	30	60.9	60.6	38.5				53.2	47.8	77.4	58.9					61.5				38.3		$15,153	$795	$14,359
Friendship Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Gist Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3650	499	39	12.8	27.9%	396 (79.4%)	24 (4.8%)	46 (9.2%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	74.9	199^th of 859 public elementary schools	76.8%		84.5	120^th of 855 public elementary schools	86.0%	79	59.5	54.2	35.3				49.6	61.9	55.6	59.0					58.9				35.7		$15,277	$653	$14,623
Carroll Springs School	Public, Alternative	1-12	495 South Center Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3620	22	6	3.6	40.9%	16 (72.7%)	1 (4.5%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Carroll County Career & Technology Center	Public	11-12	1229 Washington Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3669	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Post Secondary Program	Public	12	495 South Center Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3620	40	4	10.0	27.5%	31 (77.5%)	3 (7.5%)	2 (5.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$5,882	$794	$5,088
PRIDE School	Public	K-4	1100 Gist Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3653	9	1	9.0	55.6%	5 (55.6%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)																					$5,144	$665	$4,479
Flexible Student Support	Public	9-12	45 Kate Wagner Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3691	35			37.1%	25 (71.4%)	4 (11.4%)	4 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								(n/a)																					$3,115	$310	$2,805
Gateway School	Public	9-12	45 Kate Wagner Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3691	81	18	4.4	64.2%	58 (71.6%)	6 (7.4%)	9 (11.1%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)														18.8	18.8						$55,147	$1,693	$53,454
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Kate Wagner Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3691	14	4	3.2	78.6%	10 (71.4%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)								(n/a)															23.5						$60,152	$1,229	$58,923
Cranberry Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 North Center Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-4440	601	43	13.8	42.6%	412 (68.6%)	53 (8.8%)	76 (12.6%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	63.3	286^th of 859 public elementary schools	66.7%		69.6	235^th of 855 public elementary schools	72.5%	51	51.5	37.8	40.7				43.6	45.9	58.0	51.9					51.6				26.9		$14,690	$766	$13,924
Winters Mill High	Public	9-12	560 Gorsuch Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-1500	1,142	67	17.0	35.1%	753 (65.9%)	103 (9.0%)	196 (17.2%)	37 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.1%)	49.7	58^th of 146 public high schools	60.3%		45.8	69^th of 127 public high schools	45.7%	11							19.8							60.6	60.6	19.8					$15,973	$613	$15,360
Robert Moton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1413 Washington Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 751-3610	441	50	8.8	57.1%	258 (58.5%)	46 (10.4%)	94 (21.3%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	44.1	428^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.2%		51.2	362^nd of 855 public elementary schools	57.7%	66	46.4	36.3	17.5				34.0	39.1	48.1	35.5					41.4				17.7		$27,523	$2,792	$24,731
Winfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Salem Bottom Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3242	697	55	12.6	20.9%	644 (92.4%)	15 (2.2%)	7 (1.0%)	20 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	81.6	152^nd of 859 public elementary schools	82.3%		82.6	140^th of 855 public elementary schools	83.6%	12	63.8	59.5	53.4				59.2	55.8	61.3	68.5					61.5				34.8		$16,974	$878	$16,096

Cities Near Zip Code 21157

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Westminster	0.37 mi	18	88^th
Finksburg	4.46 mi	1	52^nd
Sykesville	6.52 mi	11	30^th
Hampstead	7.53 mi	4	60^th
Union Bridge	8.06 mi	2	134^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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