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If you had an hour of school board time for Orchard Grove Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000807
Orchard Grove Elementary
5898 Hannover Dr, Frederick, MD 21703 · (227) 203-1400 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
329 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 73 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
66.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -12.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 59.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Orchard Grove Elementary
Orchard Grove Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Grove Elementary this school | 613 | 53.7% | 56.8% |
| Maryvale Elementary Rockville | 617 | 49.4% | 61.5% |
| Ballenger Creek Elementary Frederick | 715 | 57.5% | 44.1% |
| Jessup Elementary Jessup | 646 | 47.5% | 38.4% |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary Germantown | 487 | 54.2% | 42.4% |
| Phelps Luck Elementary Columbia | 681 | 46.5% | 51.8% |
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 Orchard Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #257 of 853 | #23 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #336 of 853 ▼ 147 | #29 of 39 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #199 of 853 ▲ 107 | #18 of 39 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #193 of 898 | #16 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #676 of 857 | #22 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #22 of 857 | #4 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #487 of 885 | #11 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #325 of 551 | #10 of 17 |
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
613
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 613 | 38.9 | 15.8:1 | 54% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 45% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 37.9 | 16.3:1 | 50% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 42% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 41% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 44% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 37% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 46 | 18.5:1 | 8% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (687 to 613); teachers down 17% (47 to 38.9).
About Orchard Grove Elementary
At 5898 Hannover Dr in Frederick, Maryland, Orchard Grove Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 613 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for elementary schools in Maryland, which is about 481.
Orchard Grove Elementary sits within Frederick County Public Schools, which has 67 schools and 48,054 students.
At Orchard Grove Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 33%. The school is also 28% Black, 21% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Asian. That is higher than the 13% Hispanic share among all Frederick County residents. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Orchard Grove Elementary's 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.8:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 54%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Frederick County, the school's rate is higher.
Test results at Orchard Grove Elementary are 14.3 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.8%, compared with a predicted 42.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in Maryland.
In the county around the school, Frederick County, the median household income is $122,002, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Frederick County is home to 69 public schools and about 48,054 public school students.
The closest public school, Ballenger Creek Middle, is about 0.6 miles from Orchard Grove Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Orchard Grove Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Orchard Grove Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Orchard Grove Elementary enrolled 603; in 2024-25, 613. The school's ratio rose from 14.7:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Orchard Grove Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Crestwood MiddleMiddle · 996 students
- Waverley ElementaryElementary · 965 students
Nearby schools
- Ballenger Creek Middle0.6 mi · 777
- Crestwood Middle1.0 mi · 996
- Tuscarora High1.2 mi · 1,735
- Hillcrest Elementary1.2 mi · 581
- Butterfly Ridge Elementary1.2 mi · 607
- Ballenger Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Grove ElementaryHow large is Orchard Grove Elementary?
Orchard Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades PK-05.
Is Orchard Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard Grove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchard Grove Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Orchard Grove Elementary?
Orchard Grove Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 33% Hispanic, 28% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Orchard Grove Elementary?
Orchard Grove Elementary is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.