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Greensboro Elementary School

625 N Main St, Greensboro, MD 21639 · (410) 479-3885 · Caroline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
Enrollment
840
Elementary
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 481
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
644 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
106
Kindergarten
135
Grade 1
129
Grade 2
123
Grade 3
117
Grade 4
120
Grade 5
110
Student demographics
White
33540%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 31%
Hispanic
42150%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 24%
Black
314%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 32%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Two+
516%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
42350%
Female
41750%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
42.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +13.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.

Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
840
+26 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.4:1
% White
40%
was 54%
% Hispanic
50%
was 36%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Greensboro Elementary School

As a sprawling elementary-level community in Greensboro, Maryland, Greensboro Elementary School teaches 840 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Caroline County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Greensboro Elementary School sits 75% above that benchmark.

Greensboro Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Caroline County Public Schools, a district that works with 5,648 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Greensboro Elementary School lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 40% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Caroline County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Greensboro Elementary School shows 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Caroline County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Greensboro Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.9%, the actual is 38.4%, a residual of +9.5 points.

In the surrounding community, Caroline County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,457 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Caroline County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,648 students), of which Greensboro Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Ridgely Elementary School, roughly 4.9 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greensboro Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greensboro Elementary School has rose 3%, going from 814 students in 2018 to 840 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 54% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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Caroline County at a glance

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Population
33,669
Census ACS
Median income
$68,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
5,648 students

Quick facts

School name
Greensboro Elementary School
District
Caroline County Public Schools
Address
625 N Main St, Greensboro, MD 21639
Phone
(410) 479-3885
County
Caroline County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
840
Teachers (FTE)
65
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
644 (77%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
240018000522
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
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Frequently asked questions

About Greensboro Elementary School
How large is Greensboro Elementary School?
Greensboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 840 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Greensboro Elementary School serve?
Greensboro Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greensboro Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greensboro Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greensboro Elementary School?
At Greensboro Elementary School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 50% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Greensboro Elementary School in?
Greensboro Elementary School is part of Caroline County Public Schools.
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