Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001286
Smithsburg Elementary
67 N Main St, Smithsburg, MD 21783 · (301) 766-8329 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
155 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 | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
37%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
60.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 33.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 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 Smithsburg Elementary
Smithsburg Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsburg Elementary this school | 362 | 42.8% | 46.0% |
| Old Forge Elementary Hagerstown | 354 | 41.5% | 53.0% |
| Chesapeake City Elementary Chesapeake City | 385 | 41.6% | 45.8% |
| Chapel District Elementary Cordova | 359 | 40.1% | 59.7% |
| Sharpsburg Elementary Sharpsburg | 362 | 40.9% | 65.2% |
| Conowingo Elementary Conowingo | 379 | 47.2% | 44.5% |
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 Smithsburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #394 of 853 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #369 of 853 ▲ 125 | #13 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #289 of 853 ▲ 143 | #11 of 24 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #669 of 898 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #779 of 857 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #664 of 857 | #17 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #590 of 885 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #526 of 551 | #11 of 11 |
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
+42 (+13%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 21.6 | 16.8:1 | 43% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 22.8 | 16.1:1 | 45% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 20.2 | 18.1:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 33% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 13% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 18 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithsburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (366 to 362); teachers up 7% (20.2 to 21.6).
About Smithsburg Elementary
Smithsburg Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Smithsburg, Maryland. In all, 362 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 25% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Washington County Public Schools runs 43 schools with a combined 23,320 students. Smithsburg Elementary is one of them.
The share of White students at Smithsburg Elementary is 78%, a majority. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put Washington County at about 75% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Smithsburg Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 43%. On average, public schools in Washington County report 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Smithsburg Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Smithsburg Elementary's results are 2.8 points below predicted: 46.0% against 48.9%.
In the surrounding county, Washington County, median household income comes to about $77,747, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 44, with about 23,320 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Smithsburg High, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Smithsburg Elementary is 7th among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Smithsburg Elementary had a net gain of 42 students, or 13%. By 2024-25, the school had 16.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
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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 schools in Smithsburg
- Smithsburg HighHigh · 733 students
- Smithsburg MiddleMiddle · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Smithsburg High0.2 mi · 733
- Smithsburg Middle0.4 mi · 554
- Old Forge Elementary2.1 mi · 354
- Wolfsville Elementary5.8 mi · 163
- Cascade Elementary6.0 mi · 137
- Hooverville Elementary School6.1 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Smithsburg ElementaryHow many students attend Smithsburg Elementary?
Smithsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Smithsburg Elementary serve?
Smithsburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Smithsburg Elementary?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Smithsburg Elementary.
How diverse is Smithsburg Elementary?
Smithsburg Elementary reports a student body of 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Smithsburg Elementary?
Smithsburg Elementary is overseen by Washington County Public Schools in Washington County.
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