Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240024000556
Bainbridge Elementary
41 Preston Dr, Port Deposit, MD 21904 · (410) 996-6030 · Cecil County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
189 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
50.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +22.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 28.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bainbridge Elementary
Bainbridge Elementary's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge Elementary this school | 294 | 64.3% | 42.6% |
| Cash Valley Elementary Lavale | 266 | 62.4% | 39.0% |
| Cecilton Elementary Cecilton | 273 | 58.6% | 38.6% |
| Northeast Elementary Cumberland | 272 | 57.7% | 62.3% |
| Thurmont Elementary Thurmont | 283 | 55.1% | 55.1% |
| Preston Elementary School Preston | 381 | 60.1% | 49.6% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bainbridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Cecil County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #447 of 853 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #291 of 853 ▲ 274 | #3 of 17 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #407 of 853 ▲ 99 | #6 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #759 of 898 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #228 of 857 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #629 of 857 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #349 of 885 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #439 of 551 | #10 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
294
+29 (+11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 294 | 23.7 | 12.4:1 | 64% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 23.5 | 11.8:1 | 64% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 19.6 | 15.5:1 | 67% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 52% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 24.1 | 12.9:1 | 55% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 55% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 52% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 42% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bainbridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (311 to 294); teachers down 2% (24.1 to 23.7).
About Bainbridge Elementary
Bainbridge Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Port Deposit, Maryland. School enrollment was 294 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Cecil County Public Schools has 28 schools; together they serve 14,853 students.
At Bainbridge Elementary, White students make up 76% of the student body. The next largest groups are 12% multiracial and 11% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 23.7 full-time equivalents, or about 12.4 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 12.4:1 here. About 64% of students, or 189, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cecil County is 51%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Bainbridge Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bainbridge Elementary would score about 36.2%. It scores 42.6%, 6.4 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for Cecil County show that the median household income is $92,007, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Cecil County is home to 29 public schools and about 14,853 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Perryville High, is about 1.8 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Bainbridge Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Bainbridge Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 294, an 11% gain from 265 in 2020-21.
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Cecil County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,960
Census ACS
Median income
$92,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
14,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cecil County Public Schools
- Rising Sun HighHigh · 1,074 students
- North East HighHigh · 1,057 students
- Elkton HighHigh · 1,050 students
- Perryville HighHigh · 858 students
- North East MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- North East ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Other Bainbridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bainbridge Elementary. Bainbridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Bainbridge Elementary SchoolBainbridge, IN · 456 students
- Bainbridge Elementary SchoolBainbridge, PA · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Perryville High1.8 mi · 858
- Perryville Middle2.6 mi · 512
- Perryville Elementary2.8 mi · 423
- Meadowvale Elementary3.4 mi · 552
- Havre de Grace Middle4.4 mi · 617
- Havre de Grace High4.4 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Bainbridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bainbridge Elementary?
Bainbridge Elementary enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bainbridge Elementary serve?
Bainbridge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bainbridge Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Bainbridge Elementary.
How diverse is Bainbridge Elementary?
Bainbridge Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Bainbridge Elementary?
Bainbridge Elementary is overseen by Cecil County Public Schools in Cecil County.
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