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West Friendship Elementary

Regular School · West Friendship, MD

West Friendship Elementary is a regular school school in West Friendship, Maryland, serving grades KG–05 with 367 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
367
Teachers (FTE)
28.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
13:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 215 59%
Asian 78 21%
Hispanic/Latino 27 7%
Black or African American 24 7%
Two or more races 21 6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 367 162M / 204F

English Language Learners: 11 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 49.0% +26.8pp 22.2% 216
Reading Proficiency 51.0% +15.8pp 35.2% 220
Science Proficiency 80-84% 84

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.88 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
43 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
6
1.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 367 100%

Contact & Location

12500 Frederick Road

West Friendship, MD 21794

Phone: (410)313-5512

http://wfes.hcpss.org

District

Howard County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,428

District enrollment: 57,676

NCES ID

240042000760

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD