Warwick Elementary School

Warwick Elementary School, a close-knit primary school in Secretary, Maryland, overseen by Dorchester County Public Schools, caters to 346 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 28% below typical.

Across the 11 schools in Dorchester County Public Schools (4,586 students total), Warwick Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Warwick Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Dorchester County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Warwick Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Dorchester County's rate of about 73%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Warwick Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.0%; Warwick Elementary School posts 65.8%, +21.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Dorchester County reports that median household income runs about $61,839, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Dorchester County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,586 students), of which Warwick Elementary School is one.

North Dorchester Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Warwick Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Warwick Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Warwick Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 342 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025.

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