Gilpin Manor Elementary

Gilpin Manor Elementary is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Elkton, Maryland, part of Cecil County Public Schools, hosting 478 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Gilpin Manor Elementary is one of 28 schools operated by Cecil County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 14,853 students overall.

On demographics, Gilpin Manor Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 29% Black, 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Cecil County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Gilpin Manor Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at Gilpin Manor Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Cecil County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gilpin Manor Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cecil County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,007, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cecil County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students), Gilpin Manor Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elkton Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gilpin Manor Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gilpin Manor Elementary has ticked up 18%, going from 405 students in 2018 to 478 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 10% to 21%.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.