Orchard Grove Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Frederick, Maryland, Orchard Grove Elementary enrolls 613 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools. That puts it 27% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Orchard Grove Elementary is one of 67 schools operated by Frederick County Public Schools, a district that caters to 48,054 students overall.

On demographics, Orchard Grove Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Black, 21% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Frederick County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Orchard Grove Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.5%; actual is 56.8%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Frederick County) records that the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Frederick County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), of which Orchard Grove Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Ballenger Creek Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Orchard Grove Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orchard Grove Elementary has declined 11%, going from 687 students in 2018 to 613 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 36% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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