Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240024000566
Conowingo Elementary
471 Rowlandsville Rd, Conowingo, MD 21918 · (410) 996-6040 · Cecil County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
179 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 | 33 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
24%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
49.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Conowingo Elementary
Conowingo Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conowingo Elementary this school | 379 | 47.2% | 44.5% |
| Clear Spring Elementary Clear Spring | 398 | 46.5% | 53.7% |
| Elk Neck Elementary Elkton | 428 | 49.5% | 35.4% |
| Warwick Elementary School Secretary | 346 | 51.2% | 65.8% |
| Fountain Rock Elementary Hagerstown | 319 | 48.0% | 53.1% |
| Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs | 340 | 48.2% | 53.7% |
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 Conowingo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Cecil County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #421 of 853 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #533 of 853 ▼ 127 | #11 of 17 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #442 of 853 ▼ 145 | #9 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #633 of 898 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #797 of 857 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #770 of 857 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #552 of 885 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #200 of 551 | #2 of 12 |
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
379
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 379 | 22.3 | 17.0:1 | 47% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 24.3 | 15.9:1 | 47% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 25.6 | 15.2:1 | 45% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 30.6 | 14.7:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 30% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 17% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conowingo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (451 to 379); teachers down 27% (30.6 to 22.3).
About Conowingo Elementary
Conowingo Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Conowingo, Maryland. The school serves 379 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Cecil County Public Schools enrolls 14,853 students, and its 28 schools include Conowingo Elementary.
Conowingo Elementary's enrollment is 87% White. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 22.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 17.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Conowingo Elementary is 1.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.5% versus 46.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Conowingo Elementary is located in Cecil County, where the median household income is $92,007, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Conowingo Elementary is one of 29 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Darlington Elementary is the closest, at about 3.4 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Conowingo Elementary. On proficiency, Conowingo Elementary is behind the 47.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Conowingo Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Conowingo Elementary's enrollment dropped 7%, to 379. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Darlington Elementary3.4 mi · 96
- Rising Sun Elementary4.9 mi · 609
- Rising Sun Middle School5.2 mi · 592
- Dublin Elementary6.0 mi · 222
- Bainbridge Elementary6.5 mi · 294
- Perryville High8.1 mi · 858
Frequently asked questions
About Conowingo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Conowingo Elementary?
Conowingo Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Conowingo Elementary serve?
Conowingo Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conowingo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conowingo Elementary is approximately 17.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Conowingo Elementary?
At Conowingo Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Conowingo Elementary in?
Conowingo Elementary is part of Cecil County Public Schools.
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