Paramount Elementary

Paramount Elementary, an intimate elementary campus in Hagerstown, Maryland, operated by Washington County Public Schools, instructs 397 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 43 schools in Washington County Public Schools (23,320 students total), Paramount Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Paramount Elementary shows that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Paramount Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Paramount Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Paramount Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the surrounding community, Washington County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,747, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washington County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students), Paramount Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Fountaindale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paramount Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 45.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paramount Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 392 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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