Calvert Elementary

Set in Rising Sun, Maryland, Calvert Elementary is an intimate elementary school, overseen by Cecil County Public Schools. It instructs 390 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Cecil County Public Schools, which oversees 28 schools and 14,853 students, Calvert Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Calvert Elementary reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Calvert Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Cecil County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Calvert Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cecil County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,007 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cecil County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students), of which Calvert Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rising Sun High, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Calvert Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Calvert Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 93% to 87% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.