Elk Neck Elementary

Elk Neck Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Elkton, Maryland, part of Cecil County Public Schools, with 428 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Cecil County Public Schools comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 14,853 students; Elk Neck Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Elk Neck Elementary reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Cecil County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Elk Neck Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Cecil County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,007 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Elk Neck Elementary is one of 29 public schools in Cecil County (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students).

North East High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Elk Neck Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elk Neck Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 88% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.