Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240057001202
Deal Island School
23275 Lola Wheatley Rd, Deal Island, MD 21821 · (410) 784-2449 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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
14.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
61 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Deal Island School→Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Somerset County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
52.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -31.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 31 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 68.2% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Deal Island School
Deal Island School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deal Island School this school | 117 | 52.1% | 52.5% |
| Cascade Elementary Cascade | 137 | 60.6% | 42.7% |
| Darlington Elementary Darlington | 96 | 42.7% | 64.0% |
| Tilghman Elementary Tilghman | 99 | 58.6% | 14.5% |
| Vienna Elementary School Vienna | 183 | 56.3% | 64.4% |
| Friendsville Elementary Friendsville | 137 | 56.9% | 53.6% |
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 Deal Island School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #308 of 853 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #478 of 853 ▼ 377 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #388 of 853 ▼ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #885 of 898 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #505 of 885 |
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
117
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 117 | 8 | 14.6:1 | 52% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 10 | 11.8:1 | 56% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 8 | 12.0:1 | 53% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 34% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 8.7 | 13.7:1 | 100% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 8 | 13.5:1 | 69% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 49% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 9 | 11.8:1 | 52% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 7 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deal Island School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (119 to 117); teachers down 8% (8.7 to 8).
About Deal Island School
At 23275 Lola Wheatley Rd in Deal Island, Maryland, Deal Island School operates as a small elementary school. The student body numbers 117 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
Federal data list 7 schools in Somerset County Public Schools, with 2,901 students enrolled.
White students make up a majority at Deal Island School, at 68%. Smaller groups are 15% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Somerset County is roughly 52% White. Deal Island School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Deal Island School total 8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.6:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 52%. That is 24 points below the 76% average for public schools in Somerset County.
The allk12 Grade for Deal Island School is B+. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.4%. Deal Island School scores 52.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Somerset County, the median household income is $64,943, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Somerset County has 9 public schools and roughly 2,901 students.
Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School is the closest public school, about 12.8 miles away in a straight line. Deal Island School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Deal Island School had 121 students, to 2024-25, when it had 117.
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,822
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somerset County Public Schools
- Washington Academy and High SchoolHigh · 619 students
- Carter G Woodson ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Princess Anne Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Somerset 6/7 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 389 students
- Crisfield Academy and High SchoolHigh · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School12.8 mi · 389
- Crisfield Academy and High School13.0 mi · 366
- Carter G Woodson Elementary13.7 mi · 512
- Greenwood Elementary School13.9 mi · 507
- Princess Anne Elementary School14.0 mi · 391
- Washington Academy and High School14.2 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Deal Island SchoolHow large is Deal Island School?
Deal Island School enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-05.
Is Deal Island School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deal Island School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Deal Island School have?
Deal Island School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Deal Island School?
Student demographics at Deal Island School are roughly 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Deal Island School?
Deal Island School is overseen by Somerset County Public Schools in Somerset County.
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