Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001284
Sharpsburg Elementary
17525 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 · (301) 766-8321 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
148 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
70.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.2% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 57.4% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% 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 15 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 Sharpsburg Elementary
Sharpsburg Elementary's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpsburg Elementary this school | 362 | 40.9% | 65.2% |
| Calvert Elementary Rising Sun | 390 | 38.7% | 61.3% |
| Old Forge Elementary Hagerstown | 354 | 41.5% | 53.0% |
| Chesapeake Terrace Elementary Baltimore | 345 | 36.8% | 46.6% |
| Chesapeake City Elementary Chesapeake City | 385 | 41.6% | 45.8% |
| Smithsburg Elementary Smithsburg | 362 | 42.8% | 46.0% |
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 Sharpsburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #154 of 853 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #65 of 853 ▲ 138 | #1 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #142 of 853 ▲ 107 | #3 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #668 of 898 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #686 of 857 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #787 of 857 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #609 of 885 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.7% | #42 of 294 | #1 of 13 |
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
362
+54 (+18%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 362 | 22.9 | 15.8:1 | 41% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 22.9 | 16.0:1 | 40% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 17.3 | 20.2:1 | 37% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 28% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 39% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 35% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 22% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharpsburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (279 to 362); teachers up 43% (16 to 22.9).
About Sharpsburg Elementary
Sharpsburg, Maryland, is home to Sharpsburg Elementary, a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 362 students. Elementary schools in Maryland have about 481 students on average; enrollment here is 25% lower.
Across its 43 schools, Washington County Public Schools enrolls 23,320 students. Sharpsburg Elementary is one of those schools.
Sharpsburg Elementary is 88% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 75% White among all Washington County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
For every teacher at Sharpsburg Elementary, there are about 15.8 students; the school has 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. It compares with 58% for public schools in Washington County.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Sharpsburg Elementary outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Sharpsburg Elementary scores 15.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 65.2% actual versus 50.0% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Washington County, median household income comes to about $77,747, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Washington County counts 44 public schools with about 23,320 students.
Sharpsburg Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Shepherdstown Elementary School, about 3.4 miles away. Within five miles of Sharpsburg Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sharpsburg Elementary is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment increased by 18% across 4 years, from 308 in 2020-21 to 362 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
Sharpsburg Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
Other Sharpsburg Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sharpsburg Elementary. Sharpsburg Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Sharpsburg ElementaryNorwood, OH · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Shepherdstown Elementary School3.4 mi · 310
- Shepherdstown Middle School3.5 mi · 308
- Boonsboro Elementary7.0 mi · 514
- Boonsboro High7.0 mi · 838
- Boonsboro Middle7.1 mi · 673
- Wildwood Middle School7.9 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Sharpsburg ElementaryHow large is Sharpsburg Elementary?
Sharpsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sharpsburg Elementary serve?
Sharpsburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharpsburg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sharpsburg Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sharpsburg Elementary?
Student demographics at Sharpsburg Elementary are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Sharpsburg Elementary public or private?
Sharpsburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.