Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240030000614
Hurlock Elementary School
301 Charles St., Hurlock, MD 21643 · (410) 943-3303 · Dorchester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
295 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
50.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 31.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
Schools most like Hurlock Elementary School
Hurlock Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurlock Elementary School this school | 391 | 75.4% | 37.6% |
| Federalsburg Elementary School Federalsburg | 415 | 81.2% | 35.0% |
| H. H. Garnett Elementary Chestertown | 322 | 74.5% | 44.6% |
| Gilpin Manor Elementary Elkton | 478 | 71.5% | 26.0% |
| Carter G Woodson Elementary Crisfield | 512 | 77.0% | 29.2% |
| Seneca Elementary Baltimore | 344 | 66.0% | 27.9% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hurlock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #507 of 853 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #474 of 853 ▲ 58 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #428 of 853 ▲ 209 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #612 of 898 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #363 of 857 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #213 of 857 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #219 of 885 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #437 of 551 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
+30 (+8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 75% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 38.5 | 10.8:1 | 100% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 77% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 70% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 56% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hurlock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (414 to 391); teachers down 25% (38.5 to 29).
About Hurlock Elementary School
Hurlock Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hurlock, Maryland. The student body numbers 391 students, from pre-K through 5.
Dorchester County Public Schools is the district for Hurlock Elementary School. It has 11 schools and 4,586 students.
The most common group at Hurlock Elementary School is White students, at 38%. The school is also 37% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 62%. Hurlock Elementary School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 75% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Dorchester County average 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Hurlock Elementary School is B-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.6% for Hurlock Elementary School. The school posts 37.6%, 8.0 points above the prediction.
In Dorchester County (population about 32,754), the median household income is $61,839, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Hurlock Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, North Dorchester High School is the closest, at about 3.0 miles. Hurlock Elementary School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Hurlock Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 30 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.0:1 to 13.5:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dorchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,754
Census ACS
Median income
$61,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,586 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dorchester County Public Schools
- Cambridge-South Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 811 students
- North Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- North Dorchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Sandy Hill ElementaryElementary · 393 students
Other schools in Hurlock
- North Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- North Dorchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
Nearby schools
- North Dorchester High School3.0 mi · 526
- North Dorchester Middle School3.2 mi · 414
- Warwick Elementary School4.5 mi · 346
- Preston Elementary School6.0 mi · 381
- Federalsburg Elementary School6.2 mi · 415
- Colonel Richardson High School8.8 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Hurlock Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hurlock Elementary School?
Hurlock Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hurlock Elementary School serve?
Hurlock Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hurlock Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Hurlock Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hurlock Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hurlock Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 12% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Hurlock Elementary School in?
Hurlock Elementary School is part of Dorchester County Public Schools.
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