Maugansville Elementary

As an average-sized K-5 school in Maugansville, Maryland, Maugansville Elementary instructs 698 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Washington County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.

Washington County Public Schools runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 23,320 students. Maugansville Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Maugansville Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 24% Hispanic, 20% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Maugansville Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.6%; Maugansville Elementary posts 52.4%, +13.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $77,747 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maugansville Elementary is one of 44 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students).

The closest other public school is Fountaindale Elementary, roughly 1.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Maugansville Elementary. On composite proficiency, Maugansville Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.7%.

Maugansville Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 729 students in 2018 compared to 698 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 66% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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