Vienna Elementary School

Vienna Elementary School is one of the very small elementary schools in Vienna, Maryland, part of Dorchester County Public Schools, with 183 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 62% below the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Dorchester County Public Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,586 students; Vienna Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Vienna Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dorchester County (around 73%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vienna Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.9%; actual is 64.4%, +23.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Dorchester County shows median household earnings sit near $61,839, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Dorchester County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,586 students), of which Vienna Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northwestern Elementary, around 4.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vienna Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vienna Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 187 students in 2018 to 183 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 18% to 11% over that span.

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