Glade Elementary

Set in Walkersville, Maryland, Glade Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus, operated by Frederick County Public Schools. It serves 561 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Frederick County Public Schools runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 48,054 students. Glade Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Glade Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Frederick County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Glade Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Frederick County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glade Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.9%, the actual is 62.8%, a residual of +5.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Frederick County put the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Frederick County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), of which Glade Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Rock Creek, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glade Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Glade Elementary's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 680 (now 561). White enrollment moved from 76% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Glade Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.