Cascade Elementary

Cascade Elementary is a tiny elementary school in Cascade, Maryland, overseen by Washington County Public Schools. The school caters to 137 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

Within Washington County Public Schools, which oversees 43 schools and 23,320 students, Cascade Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cascade Elementary shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Washington County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Cascade Elementary reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at Cascade Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Cascade Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 42.7%, a residual of +4.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $77,747, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Washington County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students), of which Cascade Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sabillasville Environmental School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cascade Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.

Cascade Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 137 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Cascade Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.