Federalsburg Elementary School

Federalsburg Elementary School operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in Federalsburg, Maryland, operated by Caroline County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 415 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Caroline County Public Schools runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,648 students. Federalsburg Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Federalsburg Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 36% White, 16% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Federalsburg Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Caroline County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Federalsburg Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.2%; this one delivers 35.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Caroline County indicate median household income runs about $68,457, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Caroline County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,648 students), Federalsburg Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Colonel Richardson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Federalsburg Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.4%.

Federalsburg Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Federalsburg Elementary School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 415). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 44% to 36%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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