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What's something Matapeake Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240054001557
Matapeake Elementary School
651 Romancoke Rd, Stevensville, MD 21666 · (410) 643-3105 · Queen Anne's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
119 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
67.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 61.7% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Matapeake Elementary School
Matapeake Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matapeake Elementary School this school | 472 | 25.2% | 64.3% |
| Hampstead Elementary Hampstead | 400 | 26.3% | 62.4% |
| Huntingtown Elementary Huntingtown | 475 | 26.3% | 63.0% |
| Forest Lakes Elementary Forest Hill | 447 | 21.3% | 66.0% |
| Middletown Elementary Middletown | 460 | 20.9% | 68.4% |
| Boonsboro Elementary Boonsboro | 514 | 30.7% | 69.4% |
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 Matapeake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Queen Anne's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #167 of 853 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #92 of 853 ▲ 71 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #186 of 853 ▲ 82 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #448 of 898 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #674 of 857 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #724 of 857 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #752 of 885 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #514 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
472
+57 (+14%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 472 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 25% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 26% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 25% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 31.5 | 15.3:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 13% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matapeake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (481 to 472); teachers down 5% (31.5 to 30).
About Matapeake Elementary School
Matapeake Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Stevensville, Maryland. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 472 students.
The 14 schools of Queen Anne's County Public Schools, including Matapeake Elementary School, enroll 7,478 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among Queen Anne's County residents, the White share is about 83%. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Matapeake Elementary School are from different groups.
Matapeake Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.7 students per teacher. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 25% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Queen Anne's County averages 39%, higher than here.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Matapeake Elementary School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Matapeake Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (64.3%) and its predicted rate (59.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
In Queen Anne's County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $112,826 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Matapeake Elementary School, Queen Anne's County has 14 public schools.
Matapeake Middle School sits about 0.1 miles from Matapeake Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Matapeake Elementary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Matapeake Elementary School had a net gain of 57 students, or 14%.
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Queen Anne's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,825
Census ACS
Median income
$112,826
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Queen Anne's County Public Schools
- Kent Island High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Queen Anne's County High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Centreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Centreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Kennard Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Grasonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Stevensville
- Kent Island High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Kent Island Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Stevensville Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Bayside Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Matapeake Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Matapeake Middle School0.1 mi · 360
- Stevensville Middle School1.8 mi · 452
- Kent Island Elementary School1.9 mi · 452
- Bayside Elementary School2.0 mi · 368
- Kent Island High School2.4 mi · 1,153
- Grasonville Elementary School7.9 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Matapeake Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Matapeake Elementary School?
Matapeake Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Matapeake Elementary School serve?
Matapeake Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matapeake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matapeake Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Matapeake Elementary School?
Matapeake Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Matapeake Elementary School?
Matapeake Elementary School is overseen by Queen Anne's County Public Schools in Queen Anne's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.