Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000650
Thurmont Elementary
805 E Main St, Thurmont, MD 21788 · (227) 203-1300 · Frederick County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
156 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 89 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 33% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
65.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 54.2% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Thurmont Elementary
Thurmont Elementary's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurmont Elementary this school | 283 | 55.1% | 55.1% |
| Kenmore Elementary Elkton | 290 | 49.7% | 60.3% |
| Thurmont Primary Thurmont | 350 | 55.1% | N/A |
| Northeast Elementary Cumberland | 272 | 57.7% | 62.3% |
| Cecilton Elementary Cecilton | 273 | 58.6% | 38.6% |
| Willards Elementary Willards | 311 | 49.2% | 56.6% |
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 Thurmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #272 of 853 | #25 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #251 of 853 ▼ 7 | #21 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #202 of 853 ▲ 219 | #19 of 39 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #774 of 898 | #34 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #248 of 857 | #4 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #692 of 857 | #34 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #478 of 885 | #10 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #300 of 551 | #9 of 17 |
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
283
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 283 | 22.4 | 12.6:1 | 55% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 18.6 | 14.8:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 21.4 | 13.0:1 | 49% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 40% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 19.4 | 16.6:1 | 35% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 31% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 17% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 33 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (321 to 283); teachers up 16% (19.4 to 22.4).
About Thurmont Elementary
Thurmont Elementary is a small elementary school in Thurmont, Maryland, administered by Frederick County Public Schools. Federal data show 283 students enrolled in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Frederick County Public Schools has 67 schools and 48,054 students, and Thurmont Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of students at Thurmont Elementary who are White is 81%. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Frederick County, the White share is about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
With 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 55% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Frederick County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.6%.
Looking at the county, Frederick County, median household income comes to about $122,002, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 48,054, Thurmont Elementary among them.
Thurmont Elementary's nearest public school is Thurmont Primary (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Thurmont Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Thurmont Elementary as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 283, compared with 292 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.6:1 to 12.6:1.
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Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Thurmont
- Catoctin HighHigh · 823 students
- Thurmont MiddleMiddle · 507 students
- Thurmont PrimaryElementary · 350 students
- Lewistown ElementaryElementary · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Thurmont Primary0.4 mi · 350
- Thurmont Middle0.5 mi · 507
- Catoctin High1.7 mi · 823
- Sabillasville Environmental School5.4 mi · 196
- Lewistown Elementary5.4 mi · 152
- New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary6.7 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Thurmont ElementaryHow many students attend Thurmont Elementary?
Thurmont Elementary enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Thurmont Elementary serve?
Thurmont Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Thurmont Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Thurmont Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Thurmont Elementary?
Student demographics at Thurmont Elementary are roughly 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Thurmont Elementary public or private?
Thurmont Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.
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