Eastern Elementary

Eastern Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school in Hagerstown, Maryland, run under Washington County Public Schools. The school instructs 439 students in grades 3 through 5.

Eastern Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Washington County Public Schools, a district that caters to 23,320 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eastern Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington County (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Eastern Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of +3.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, Washington County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,747, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students), of which Eastern Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ruth Ann Monroe Primary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eastern Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastern Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Eastern Elementary's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 471 (now 439). The White share of enrollment decreased from 40% to 24% over that span.

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