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Easton Elementary

307 Glenwood Ave, Easton, MD 21601 · (410) 822-0686 · Talbot County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,075 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Maryland public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
1,075
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 481
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
808 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K16716%
Kindergarten14513%
Grade 113913%
Grade 216716%
Grade 314914%
Grade 412912%
Grade 517917%

This year's kindergarten class (145) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (179).

Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
29427%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
48645%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
19218%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
353%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
686%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
56052%
Female
51548%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
33.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.5%23.8%
2023-2444.8%33.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Easton Elementary

Easton Elementary's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Easton Elementary this school1,07575.2%34.0%
Dundalk Elementary
Baltimore
75775.3%17.8%
Greensboro Elementary School
Greensboro
84076.7%38.4%
Pangborn Elementary
Hagerstown
74976.0%35.4%
Waverley Elementary
Frederick
96587.4%29.5%
Old Post Road Elementary
Abingdon
85079.6%38.0%
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 Easton Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Maryland
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#565 of 853
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.8%#690 of 853
▼ 191
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.5%#667 of 853
▼ 230
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,075#8 of 898
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#82 of 857
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.4%#228 of 857
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
75.2%#223 of 885
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.4%#230 of 294
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,075
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,07597.111.1:175% (808)
2023-241,07094.411.3:177% (825)
2022-231,0789012.0:176% (822)
2020-211,0488412.5:170% (734)
2017-181,0408013.0:168% (703)
2015-161,1057914.0:160% (662)
2010-111,0587414.3:148% (512)
2000-016434614.0:147% (301)
1990-916843917.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Easton Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,040 to 1,075); teachers up 21% (80 to 97.1).

About Easton Elementary

Easton Elementary is a large elementary school found in Easton, Maryland. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 1,075 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.

The 8 schools in Talbot County Public Schools enroll 4,485 students altogether, Easton Elementary among them.

Easton Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 45%. Other students are 27% White, 18% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Talbot County residents are about 10% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Easton Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.

A ratio of 11.1:1 comes from the school's 97.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 75% of students at Easton Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Talbot County, the school's rate is higher.

The allk12 Grade for Easton Elementary is C+. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Easton Elementary is 4.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (34.0% versus 29.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.

Federal survey data for Talbot County show that median household income is about $84,811, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Talbot County, serving about 4,485 students.

The closest public school, Easton Middle, is about 0.9 miles from Easton Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Easton Elementary ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.

Easton Elementary is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,075 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,048. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.5:1).

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Talbot County at a glance

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Population
37,917
Census ACS
Median income
$84,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,485 students

Quick facts

School name
Easton Elementary
District
Talbot County Public Schools
Address
307 Glenwood Ave, Easton, MD 21601
Phone
(410) 822-0686
County
Talbot County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
1,075
Teachers (FTE)
97
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
808 (75%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
240063001244
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Talbot County Public Schools
Other schools in Easton
Other Easton Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Easton Elementary. Easton Elementary is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Easton Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Easton Elementary?
Easton Elementary enrolls approximately 1,075 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Easton Elementary serve?
Easton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Easton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Easton Elementary is approximately 11.1:1 (97 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Easton Elementary?
Student demographics at Easton Elementary are roughly 27% White, 45% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Easton Elementary in?
Easton Elementary is part of Talbot County Public Schools.
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