Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240024000563
Charlestown Elementary
550 Baltimore Street, Charlestown, MD 21914 · (410) 996-6240 · Cecil County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
131 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
50.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -15.3pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 51.3% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Charlestown Elementary
Charlestown Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Elementary this school | 305 | 43.0% | 52.3% |
| Middleborough Elementary Baltimore | 288 | 48.3% | 42.5% |
| Oakville Elementary Mechanicsville | 291 | 43.0% | 57.0% |
| St. Michaels Elementary St Michaels | 332 | 47.9% | 47.0% |
| Snow Hill Elementary Snow Hill | 387 | 44.4% | 74.8% |
| Church Hill Elementary School Church Hill | 329 | 45.0% | 45.6% |
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 Charlestown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Cecil County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #311 of 853 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #413 of 853 ▼ 140 | #7 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #416 of 853 ▼ 244 | #7 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #744 of 898 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #476 of 857 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #403 of 857 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #588 of 885 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #69 of 294 | N/A |
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
305
+52 (+21%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 305 | 21.4 | 14.3:1 | 43% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 20.6 | 14.7:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 20.2 | 13.5:1 | 43% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 26% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 17.9 | 13.9:1 | 41% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 50% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | 45% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 17 | 11.2:1 | 36% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 11 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlestown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (249 to 305); teachers up 19% (17.9 to 21.4).
About Charlestown Elementary
Charlestown Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Charlestown, Maryland. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 305 students. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 37% below average.
Cecil County Public Schools is made up of 28 schools with 14,853 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Charlestown Elementary is White: 60%. Other groups make up 19% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Cecil County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Charlestown Elementary scores 58%.
For every teacher at Charlestown Elementary, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 43%.
Charlestown Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Charlestown Elementary is 3.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
In Cecil County, home to about 104,960 people, median household income comes to about $92,007, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,853, Charlestown Elementary among them.
North East High, about 2.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Charlestown Elementary, there are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Charlestown Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Federal enrollment counts rose from 253 (2020-21) to 305 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.1:1 to 14.3:1.
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Cecil County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,960
Census ACS
Median income
$92,007
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
14,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cecil County Public Schools
- Rising Sun HighHigh · 1,074 students
- North East HighHigh · 1,057 students
- Elkton HighHigh · 1,050 students
- Perryville HighHigh · 858 students
- North East MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- North East ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Other Charlestown Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Charlestown Elementary. Charlestown Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Charlestown Elementary SchoolMalvern, PA · 414 students
- Charlestown Elementary SchoolCharlestown, RI · 246 students
Nearby schools
- North East High2.7 mi · 1,057
- North East Elementary2.9 mi · 615
- North East Middle2.9 mi · 758
- Perryville High4.3 mi · 858
- Perryville Elementary4.6 mi · 423
- Perryville Middle4.6 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Charlestown ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Charlestown Elementary?
Charlestown Elementary enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Charlestown Elementary serve?
Charlestown Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Charlestown Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Charlestown Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Charlestown Elementary?
Student demographics at Charlestown Elementary are roughly 60% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Charlestown Elementary in?
Charlestown Elementary is part of Cecil County Public Schools.
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