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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001254
Boonsboro Elementary
5 Campus Ave, Boonsboro, MD 21713 · (301) 766-8013 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
158 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
72.1%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 61.7% |
% 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
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Boonsboro Elementary
Boonsboro Elementary's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonsboro Elementary this school | 514 | 30.7% | 69.4% |
| Ebb Valley Elementary Manchester | 563 | 27.4% | 65.4% |
| Friendship Valley Elementary Westminster | 518 | 30.3% | 61.2% |
| Spring Garden Elementary Hampstead | 439 | 32.8% | 62.1% |
| Centreville Elementary School Centreville | 535 | 35.0% | N/A |
| Matapeake Elementary School Stevensville | 472 | 25.2% | 64.3% |
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 Boonsboro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #107 of 853 | #1 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #123 of 853 ▲ 41 | #3 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #125 of 853 ▼ 54 | #2 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #357 of 898 | #7 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #796 of 857 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #743 of 857 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #707 of 885 | #24 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #428 of 551 | #7 of 11 |
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
514
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 514 | 30.2 | 17.0:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 31.1 | 16.2:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 29% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 19% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 20% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 9% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 25 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boonsboro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (547 to 514); teachers up 1% (30 to 30.2).
About Boonsboro Elementary
Boonsboro Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Boonsboro, Maryland, under Washington County Public Schools. The school enrolls 514 students in pre-K through 5.
The 43 schools of Washington County Public Schools, including Boonsboro Elementary, enroll 23,320 students.
By race and ethnicity, Boonsboro Elementary is 84% White. Next come 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.0 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Of all students at Boonsboro Elementary, 31% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washington County is 58%.
Boonsboro Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Boonsboro Elementary is 56.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.4%.
For Washington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $77,747 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 44, with about 23,320 students.
Boonsboro Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Boonsboro High, its nearest public school. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Boonsboro Elementary at 2nd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose 5% over 4 years, reaching 514 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
Other schools in Boonsboro
- Boonsboro HighHigh · 838 students
- Boonsboro MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- Greenbrier ElementaryElementary · 259 students
Other Boonsboro Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Boonsboro Elementary. Boonsboro Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Boonsboro ElementaryLynchburg, VA · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Boonsboro High0.1 mi · 838
- Boonsboro Middle0.2 mi · 673
- Greenbrier Elementary3.2 mi · 259
- Myersville Elementary4.6 mi · 402
- Rockland Woods Elementary6.2 mi · 655
- Wolfsville Elementary6.7 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Boonsboro ElementaryHow large is Boonsboro Elementary?
Boonsboro Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Boonsboro Elementary serve?
Boonsboro Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Boonsboro Elementary?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Boonsboro Elementary.
How diverse is Boonsboro Elementary?
Boonsboro Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Boonsboro Elementary public or private?
Boonsboro Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.