Princess Anne Elementary School

As a small elementary school in Princess Anne, Maryland, Princess Anne Elementary School instructs 391 students from grades pre-K through 1, operated by Somerset County Public Schools.

Within Somerset County Public Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 2,901 students, Princess Anne Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Princess Anne Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% White, 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Somerset County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Princess Anne Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 82% of students at Princess Anne Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Somerset County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,943 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Princess Anne Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 2,901 students).

Greenwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Princess Anne Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Princess Anne Elementary School has expanded 3%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 64% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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