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What advice would you give to incoming students at Blue Heron Elementary?
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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033001766
Blue Heron Elementary
7100 Eaglehead Drive, New Market, MD 21774 · (227) 203-1820 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
58 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
84.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 76.5% |
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Blue Heron Elementary
Blue Heron Elementary's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Heron Elementary this school | 680 | 8.5% | 80.8% |
| Wood Acres Elementary Bethesda | 609 | 7.2% | 85.8% |
| Bushy Park Elementary Glenwood | 631 | 9.4% | 74.7% |
| Crofton Woods Elementary Crofton | 742 | 13.3% | 65.5% |
| Wyngate Elementary Bethesda | 640 | 3.4% | 84.8% |
| Kensington Parkwood Elementary Kensington | 535 | 12.1% | 74.0% |
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 Blue Heron Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #27 of 853 | #2 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #19 of 853 ▲ 23 | #1 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #30 of 853 ▲ 17 | #2 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #115 of 898 | #12 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #728 of 857 | #25 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #386 of 857 | #22 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.5% | #865 of 885 | #41 of 41 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 680 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 43.6 | 16.2:1 | 9% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 40.6 | 16.8:1 | 10% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Heron Elementary.
About Blue Heron Elementary
This page covers Blue Heron Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in New Market, Maryland. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 680 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
Frederick County Public Schools counts 48,054 students in its 67 schools, and Blue Heron Elementary is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Blue Heron Elementary, about 61 are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 7% Black. The diversity index for Blue Heron Elementary is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 42 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.2:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 2.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Frederick County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Blue Heron Elementary lands at A, ahead of 94% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.2%. Blue Heron Elementary scores 80.8%.
Census data for Frederick County show median household income comes to about $122,002, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 69 public schools and about 48,054 students.
Deer Crossing Elementary is about 1.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Blue Heron Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Blue Heron Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 80.8% versus a 60.8% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
People who know Blue Heron Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in New Market
- New Market MiddleMiddle · 676 students
- New Market ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Deer Crossing ElementaryElementary · 528 students
Other Blue Heron Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Blue Heron Elementary. Blue Heron Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Blue Heron ElementaryLINO LAKES, MN · 707 students
- Blue Heron Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, CO · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Crossing Elementary1.7 mi · 528
- Oakdale High2.4 mi · 1,702
- Oakdale Elementary2.5 mi · 1,167
- Linganore High2.7 mi · 1,647
- Oakdale Middle2.7 mi · 1,085
- New Market Middle3.2 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Heron ElementaryHow many students attend Blue Heron Elementary?
Blue Heron Elementary enrolls approximately 680 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blue Heron Elementary serve?
Blue Heron Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Blue Heron Elementary?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Blue Heron Elementary.
How diverse is Blue Heron Elementary?
Blue Heron Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Blue Heron Elementary public or private?
Blue Heron Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.