Carroll County Public Schools is a school district based in Westminster, Maryland. School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... Westminster is a city located in Carroll County, Maryland. ... Official language(s) None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 42nd 32,160 km² 145 km 400 km 21 37°53N to 39°43N 75°4W to 79°33W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165...

CCPS is the ninth largest in the state of Maryland. More than 28,000 students are enrolled in the county's public schools.

The school system includes all of Carroll County, Maryland. Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ...

In testing, the schools typically score slightly above the state and national averages. For example, in the 2003-04 school year, Carroll County students scored 522 on the SAT verbal section and 515 in math, compared to 515 verbal and 511 math statewide and 518 verbal and 508 math nationwide.[1] The SAT (pronounced S-A-T) Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized test frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students. ...

The schools are administered by a superintendent of schools, Dr. Charles "Chuck" Ecker. Ecker started a four-year term in the position on July 1, 2002 and will serve as Superintendent through June 30, 2006. He is assisted by a five-member elected Board of Education; as of 2005, the members are Gary W. Bauer, Laura K. Rhodes (Resigned 2005), Cynthia L. Foley, Thomas G. Hiltz and C. Scott Stone.

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

• Century High School
• Francis Scott Key High School
• Liberty High School
• North Carroll High School
• South Carroll High School
• Westminster High School
• Winters Mill High School

Liberty High School (LHS) is a four-year public high school in Eldersburg in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. ... North Carroll High is a high school in Hampstead, Maryland, in Carroll County. ...

Middle schools

• East Middle School
• Mt. Airy Middle School
• New Windsor Middle School
• North Carroll Middle School
• Northwest Middle School
• Sykesville Middle School
• Shiloh Middle School
• Oklahoma Road Middle School
• West Middle School

Primary schools

• Carrolltowne Elementary School
• Cranberry Station Elementary School
• Charles Carroll Elementary School
• Eldersburg Elementary School
• Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary School
• Freedom Elementary School
• Friendship Valley Elementary School
• Hampstead Elementary School
• Linton Springs Elementary School
• Manchester Elementary School
• Mechanicsville Elementary School
• Mt. Airy Elementary School
• Parrs Ridge Elementary School
• Piney Ridge Elementary School
• Robert Moton Elementary School
• Runnymede Elementary School
• Sandymount Elementary School
• Spring Garden Elementary School
• Taneytown Elementary School
• Westminster Elementary School
• William Winchester Elementary School
• Winfield Elementary School

The district also has two career and technology centers (Westminster, and South Carroll) and two alternative schools (Carroll Springs and Gateway).

External links

• Carroll County Public Schools