Perryville Elementary

Perryville Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Perryville, Maryland, overseen by Cecil County Public Schools, with 423 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Cecil County Public Schools, which oversees 28 schools and 14,853 students, Perryville Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Perryville Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Perryville Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Perryville Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.1%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of +4.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cecil County) reports that median household income runs about $92,007, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cecil County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,853 students), of which Perryville Elementary is one.

Perryville Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Perryville Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Perryville Elementary's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 423). White enrollment moved from 78% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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