Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000631
Emmitsburg Elementary
300 S Seton Ave, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 · (227) 203-1720 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
12.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
108 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 24 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
61.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 69.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Emmitsburg Elementary
Emmitsburg Elementary's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitsburg Elementary this school | 211 | 51.2% | 63.5% |
| Parkside Elementary Lavale | 222 | 50.5% | 68.4% |
| Ridge Elementary Ridge | 209 | 54.5% | 43.9% |
| South Dorchester School Church Creek | 230 | 49.6% | 55.0% |
| Riviera Beach Elementary Pasadena | 270 | 48.9% | 60.0% |
| Vienna Elementary School Vienna | 183 | 56.3% | 64.4% |
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 Emmitsburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #175 of 853 | #16 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #194 of 853 ▼ 106 | #17 of 39 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #271 of 853 ▼ 70 | #25 of 39 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #848 of 898 | #38 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #288 of 857 | #7 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #619 of 857 | #30 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #510 of 885 | #12 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #191 of 551 | #6 of 17 |
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
211
+10 (+5%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 211 | 16.3 | 12.9:1 | 51% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 17.3 | 11.7:1 | 39% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 17.3 | 12.5:1 | 42% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 34% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 19.9 | 12.8:1 | 40% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 41% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 42% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 36% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emmitsburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (254 to 211); teachers down 18% (19.9 to 16.3).
About Emmitsburg Elementary
Emmitsburg Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The latest federal count shows 211 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 56% lower.
Frederick County Public Schools has 67 schools and 48,054 students, and Emmitsburg Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at Emmitsburg Elementary. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 68% White share among all Frederick County residents. By the diversity index, Emmitsburg Elementary comes in at 41%.
Emmitsburg Elementary employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. Emmitsburg Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Frederick County.
allk12 grades Emmitsburg Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Emmitsburg Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland schools. It scores 63.5%; the prediction is 43.9%.
Emmitsburg Elementary is located in Frederick County, where median household income is about $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Emmitsburg Elementary is one of 69 public schools in Frederick County, which together enroll about 48,054 students.
Of nearby public schools, Fairfield Area Elementary School is the closest, at about 5.7 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 63.5% is above the 44.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 201 in 2020-21 and 211 in 2024-25, a rise of 10 students.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Emmitsburg Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Area Elementary School5.7 mi · 346
- Fairfield Area High School6.0 mi · 277
- Fairfield Area Middle School6.0 mi · 259
- Catoctin High6.2 mi · 823
- Sabillasville Environmental School6.9 mi · 196
- Thurmont Elementary6.9 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Emmitsburg ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Emmitsburg Elementary?
Emmitsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 211 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Emmitsburg Elementary serve?
Emmitsburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Emmitsburg Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Emmitsburg Elementary.
How diverse is Emmitsburg Elementary?
Emmitsburg Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Emmitsburg Elementary?
Emmitsburg Elementary is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
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