Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240072001332
Snow Hill Elementary
515 Coulbourne Ln, Snow Hill, MD 21863 · (410) 632-5210 · Worcester County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
12.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
172 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 96 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 21% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
78.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
74.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 74.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 74.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 27 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 Snow Hill Elementary
Snow Hill Elementary's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill Elementary this school | 387 | 44.4% | 74.8% |
| St Leonard Elementary St Leonard | 401 | 48.6% | 57.1% |
| Charlestown Elementary Charlestown | 305 | 43.0% | 52.3% |
| Paramount Elementary Hagerstown | 397 | 49.4% | 55.9% |
| Hillsmere Elementary Annapolis | 402 | 40.0% | 65.7% |
| Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School Newburg | 428 | 40.0% | 49.9% |
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 Snow Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #62 of 853 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #59 of 853 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #73 of 853 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #622 of 898 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #277 of 857 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #381 of 857 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #574 of 885 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #203 of 294 |
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
387
+55 (+17%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 387 | 30.1 | 12.9:1 | 44% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 32.5 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 55% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 53% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 28.5 | 12.9:1 | 47% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 53% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 56% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 42% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snow Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (368 to 387); teachers up 6% (28.5 to 30.1).
About Snow Hill Elementary
Snow Hill, Maryland, is home to Snow Hill Elementary, a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 387 students in pre-K through 3.
District-wide, Worcester County Public Schools has 13 schools and 7,002 students.
More than half of the students at Snow Hill Elementary are White (58%). The remaining shares are 24% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Worcester County's population at about 79%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Snow Hill Elementary scores 60%.
The school lists 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 44% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Snow Hill Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 98% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Snow Hill Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 74.8%. Predicted: 47.9%. Difference: 26.8 points.
For the population of Worcester County, median household income comes to about $81,745, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Worcester County's 14 public schools enroll about 7,002 students and include Snow Hill Elementary.
Snow Hill Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Cedar Chapel Special School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Snow Hill Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 332 to 387, a 17% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.9:1 to 12.9:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Snow Hill Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,700
Census ACS
Median income
$81,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Worcester County Public Schools
- Stephen Decatur HighHigh · 1,462 students
- Stephen Decatur MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Showell ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Berlin IntermediateMiddle · 613 students
- Ocean City ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Buckingham ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Snow Hill
- Snow Hill MiddleMiddle · 404 students
- Snow Hill HighHigh · 368 students
- Cedar Chapel Special SchoolCombined · 51 students
Other Snow Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Snow Hill Elementary. Snow Hill Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Snow Hill Elementary SchoolOoltewah, TN · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Chapel Special School0.1 mi · 51
- Snow Hill Middle0.2 mi · 404
- Snow Hill High0.4 mi · 368
- Pocomoke High11.2 mi · 374
- Pocomoke Middle11.5 mi · 465
- Pocomoke Elementary11.6 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Snow Hill ElementaryHow large is Snow Hill Elementary?
Snow Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-03.
Is Snow Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Snow Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Snow Hill Elementary have?
Snow Hill Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Snow Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Snow Hill Elementary are roughly 58% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Snow Hill Elementary public or private?
Snow Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Worcester County Public Schools.
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