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What's something Buckingham Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240072001325
Buckingham Elementary
100 Buckingham Rd, Berlin, MD 21811 · (410) 632-5300 · Worcester County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
251 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 120 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (84).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Worcester County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
65.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
78.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 25 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 78.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 53.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Buckingham Elementary
Buckingham Elementary's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Elementary this school | 518 | 48.5% | 62.9% |
| Havre de Grace Elementary Havre De Grace | 593 | 49.4% | 43.8% |
| St Leonard Elementary St Leonard | 401 | 48.6% | 57.1% |
| Meadowvale Elementary Havre De Grace | 552 | 41.7% | 39.2% |
| Dowell Elementary Lusby | 541 | 47.3% | 50.4% |
| Grasonville Elementary School Grasonville | 472 | 46.4% | 54.9% |
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 Buckingham Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #180 of 853 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #38 of 853 ▲ 213 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #207 of 853 ▲ 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #345 of 898 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #167 of 857 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #347 of 857 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #541 of 885 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #468 of 551 |
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
518
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 518 | 43.5 | 11.9:1 | 48% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 45.5 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 45 | 11.4:1 | 58% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 58% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 41.5 | 13.0:1 | 51% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 42 | 11.8:1 | 52% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 41 | 10.8:1 | 60% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 50% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 31 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckingham Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (541 to 518); teachers up 5% (41.5 to 43.5).
About Buckingham Elementary
At 100 Buckingham Rd in Berlin, Maryland, Buckingham Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 518 students in pre-K through 4.
District-wide, Worcester County Public Schools has 13 schools and 7,002 students.
White students are the majority at Buckingham Elementary, with 56% of enrollment. The school is also 24% Black, 11% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. Buckingham Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Buckingham Elementary total 43.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 48%. For comparison, public schools in Worcester County average 49%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Buckingham Elementary is in the top 10% of Maryland schools: 62.9% actual against 45.5% predicted.
In Worcester County (population about 53,700), the median household income is $81,745, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Buckingham Elementary is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Buckingham Elementary is Berlin Intermediate, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Buckingham Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Buckingham Elementary as Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 24 more students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Buckingham Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,700
Census ACS
Median income
$81,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Worcester County Public Schools
- Stephen Decatur HighHigh · 1,462 students
- Stephen Decatur MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Showell ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Berlin IntermediateMiddle · 613 students
- Ocean City ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Pocomoke ElementaryElementary · 491 students
Other schools in Berlin
- Stephen Decatur HighHigh · 1,462 students
- Stephen Decatur MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Showell ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Berlin IntermediateMiddle · 613 students
Other Buckingham Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Buckingham Elementary. Buckingham Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Buckingham Elementary SchoolBuckingham, PA · 442 students
- Buckingham Elementary SchoolBend, OR · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Berlin Intermediate0.9 mi · 613
- Stephen Decatur Middle2.1 mi · 665
- Stephen Decatur High2.2 mi · 1,462
- Showell Elementary5.1 mi · 638
- Ocean City Elementary6.5 mi · 566
- Willards Elementary8.9 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Buckingham ElementaryHow large is Buckingham Elementary?
Buckingham Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-04.
Is Buckingham Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buckingham Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Buckingham Elementary have?
Buckingham Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckingham Elementary?
At Buckingham Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 8% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Buckingham Elementary?
Buckingham Elementary is overseen by Worcester County Public Schools in Worcester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.