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What's one thing Jonathan Hager Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001740
Jonathan Hager Elementary
12615 Sedgwick Way, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · (301) 766-8440 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
345 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
36.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
25.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 35.3% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Jonathan Hager Elementary
Jonathan Hager Elementary's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hager Elementary this school | 498 | 69.3% | 32.1% |
| Bakerfield Elementary Aberdeen | 460 | 68.0% | 54.1% |
| G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale Aberdeen | 528 | 70.3% | 38.5% |
| Riverside Elementary Joppa | 481 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| Southgate Elementary Glen Burnie | 573 | 69.1% | 35.9% |
| Green Holly Elementary School Lexington Park | 478 | 63.0% | 55.8% |
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 Jonathan Hager Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #602 of 853 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #656 of 853 ▼ 186 | #22 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #621 of 853 ▲ 15 | #20 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #384 of 898 | #9 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #566 of 857 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #149 of 857 | #8 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #285 of 885 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.1% | #71 of 294 | #3 of 13 |
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
498
+126 (+34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 498 | 33.5 | 14.9:1 | 69% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 32.5 | 15.1:1 | 74% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 77% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 69% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 27.2 | 15.0:1 | 61% (248) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jonathan Hager Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (408 to 498); teachers up 23% (27.2 to 33.5).
About Jonathan Hager Elementary
Jonathan Hager Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Hagerstown, Maryland. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 498 students.
Washington County Public Schools has 23,320 students in 43 schools, and Jonathan Hager Elementary is one of those schools.
Black students form the largest group at Jonathan Hager Elementary, 42% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 27% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Washington County overall, about 12% of residents are Black. Jonathan Hager Elementary has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Jonathan Hager Elementary is 33.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 69% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is 58%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Jonathan Hager Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Jonathan Hager Elementary is 1.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
Washington County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,747, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Jonathan Hager Elementary is among the 44 public schools in Washington County.
Salem Avenue Elementary is located about 1.1 miles from Jonathan Hager Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 32.1% is below the 48.7% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 498 was 34% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 372. Students per teacher rose from 13.8 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Jonathan Hager Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
Other schools in Hagerstown
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Pangborn ElementaryElementary · 749 students
Nearby schools
- Salem Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 713
- Washington County Job Development Center1.4 mi · 38
- Marshall Street School1.4 mi · 47
- Western Heights Middle1.5 mi · 883
- Fountaindale Elementary2.2 mi · 413
- North Hagerstown High2.2 mi · 1,583
Frequently asked questions
About Jonathan Hager ElementaryHow many students attend Jonathan Hager Elementary?
Jonathan Hager Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jonathan Hager Elementary serve?
Jonathan Hager Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jonathan Hager Elementary have?
Jonathan Hager Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Jonathan Hager Elementary?
Jonathan Hager Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 15% Hispanic, 42% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Jonathan Hager Elementary in?
Jonathan Hager Elementary is part of Washington County Public Schools.
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