Schools in Hampstead · Carroll County Public Schools
Hampstead’s public schools beat 96% of Maryland districts
The public schools Hampstead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 12 pts vs MD 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 13 pts vs MD 19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 9 pts vs MD 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 17% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools
3
1,470 students
The School Grade
How Hampstead compares
A Test scoresA− Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (199)Better than 97%
High confidence. Built on 12,736 tested students and a graduating class of 2,123; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hampstead.
7 schools teach 9th grade in Hampstead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Westminster High, Manchester Valley High, Winters Mill High and Century High and more.
7 schools teach 10th grade in Hampstead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Westminster High, Manchester Valley High, Winters Mill High and Century High and more.
7 schools teach 11th grade in Hampstead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Westminster High, Manchester Valley High, Winters Mill High and Century High and more.
7 schools teach 12th grade in Hampstead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Westminster High, Manchester Valley High, Winters Mill High and Century High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Shiloh MiddleCarroll County Public Schools
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading47%
State average 35.5%
Math32%
State average 19.2%
Every school in Hampstead
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Spring Garden Elementary
A−439 students14:1Rate it →
Hampstead Elementary
A−400 students11:1Rate it →
Middle
Also serving Hampstead · in other towns
Westminster High
A+1,477 students17:1Rate it →
Manchester Valley High
A+1,339 students19:1Rate it →
Winters Mill High
A+1,156 students18:1Rate it →
Century High
A+1,101 students19:1Rate it →
Liberty High
A+1,007 students18:1Rate it →
South Carroll High
A+933 students18:1Rate it →
Francis Scott Key High
A906 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Hampstead
There’s no college in Hampstead, but 26 are within 30 miles. The closest is McDaniel College in Westminster, 8.1 miles away.
McDaniel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Westminster
8.1 mi2,144 students
Carroll Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Westminster
9.2 mi2,594 students
Stevenson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Owings Mills
13.7 mi2,792 students
Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Garrison
16.6 mi449 students
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of BaltimoreUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pikesville
18.9 mi91 students
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Baltimore
19.4 mi191 students
Goucher CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Towson
19.8 mi1,113 students
Towson UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Towson
20 mi18,015 students
Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Baltimore
22.1 mi862 students
Loyola University MarylandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Baltimore
22.3 mi4,639 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Hampstead. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 16 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.