Greenbrier Elementary

As an intimate elementary-level community in Boonsboro, Maryland, Greenbrier Elementary hosts 259 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Washington County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Greenbrier Elementary sits 46% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Washington County Public Schools, which oversees 43 schools and 23,320 students, Greenbrier Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Greenbrier Elementary reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Greenbrier Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 54.6%, a residual of +3.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $77,747, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Greenbrier Elementary is one of 44 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students).

The closest other public school is Boonsboro Middle, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Greenbrier Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.9%.

Greenbrier Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 17%: 222 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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