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Bellows Spring Elementary vs Waterloo Elementary

Bellows Spring Elementary and Waterloo Elementary are very closely rated, both scoring around 8.7 out of 10. In math proficiency, Bellows Spring Elementary leads at 97.0%.

Bellows Spring Elementary

Ellicott City, MD

8.7/10
Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

825 students

Waterloo Elementary

Columbia, MD

9.1/10
Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

626 students

Ratings Comparison

MetricBellows Spring ElementaryWaterloo Elementary
Overall Rating8.7 / 109.1 / 10
Academic Score8.59.3
Growth Score8.48.8
Diversity Index——
Free/Reduced Lunch25.8%29.7%
Environment Score9.89.7
State Rank#144 of 1,363#65 of 1,363
State Percentile90th95th

Test Scores

SubjectBellows Spring ElementaryWaterloo Elementary
Math Proficiency97.0%89.0%
Math (State Avg)——
ELA Proficiency94.0%92.0%
ELA (State Avg)——

School Details

DetailBellows Spring ElementaryWaterloo Elementary
TypeElementary SchoolElementary School
GradesPre-K – 5thPre-K – 5th
Enrollment825626
Student-Teacher Ratio12.1:112.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch25.8%29.7%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)16.7%17.1%
DistrictHoward County Public SchoolsHoward County Public Schools
CityEllicott CityColumbia

Neighborhood

MetricEllicott City (21043)Columbia (21045)
Median Household Income$141,846$117,323
Median Home Value$607,300$438,500
Median Rent$1,964$1,768
College Educated (Bachelor's+)64.3%57.4%
Poverty Rate3.9%8.4%
Avg Commute29 min28 min
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