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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
379
-72 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.7:1
% White
87%
was 88%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Conowingo Elementary
Located at 471 Rowlandsville Rd, in Conowingo, Maryland, Conowingo Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus that educates 379 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Cecil County Public Schools. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.
Cecil County Public Schools runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 14,853 students. Conowingo Elementary is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Conowingo Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Conowingo Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Conowingo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.
In the surrounding community, Cecil County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,007, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Conowingo Elementary is one of 29 public schools in Cecil County (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students).
Nearest neighbor: Darlington Elementary, around 3.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Conowingo Elementary. On composite proficiency, Conowingo Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Conowingo Elementary's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 451 (now 379). Class-load math has grew: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Conowingo Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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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