Schools · Scaggsville

Scaggsville, MD schools

Scaggsville’s public schools score well above Maryland’s averages: 49% of students are proficient in reading against 35.5% statewide, and 93% of high schoolers graduate on time against 86.7%. Kids attend Hammond Elementary through grade 5, then Hammond Middle and one of 12 high schools.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

TownTapestry School GradeNew

Scaggsville’s School Grade: A

The public schools Scaggsville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A+Test scoresB+Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (75)Better than 95%
High confidence. Built on 29,274 tested students and a graduating class of 4,520; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Maryland only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Maryland with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why 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.
School path

Where Scaggsville kids go to school

Grades K–5
A-Hammond Elementary 763 students · Laurel Howard County Public Schools
Grades 6–8
B+Hammond Middle 604 students · Laurel Howard County Public Schools
Grades 9–12
12 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Howard County Public Schools

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading (grades K–12, Howard County)49%
State average 35.5%
Math (grades K–12, Howard County)34%
State average 19.2%
Graduation · class of 2020

93% graduate on time

Graduation rate
93%
MD: 86.7%
Graduating class
4,520
students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #30 of 258 MD towns →

Districts

The district serving Scaggsville

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Scaggsville

There’s no college in Scaggsville, but 40 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is Maryland University of Integrative Health in Laurel, 1.8 miles away.

Howard Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Columbia5 mi6,598 studentsCapitol Technology UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · South Laurel6.7 mi242 studentsUniversity of Maryland-College ParkUniversity or college · Public · College Park11.1 mi39,078 studentsUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore CountyUniversity or college · Public · Catonsville12.2 mi13,491 studentsWashington Adventist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Takoma Park12.4 mi646 students

30 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Scaggsville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

Every school

All 2 schools in Scaggsville

Showing 1–2 of 2 schools

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Also serving Scaggsville

Schools Scaggsville kids attend in other towns

Public schools in Scaggsville’s district that are located in Marriottsville, Fulton, Columbia, Ellicott City, Clarksville and Glenelg. Which one depends on your address.

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