Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240030000625
Warwick Elementary School
155 Main Street, Secretary, MD 21664 · (410) 943-3588 · Dorchester County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
177 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
75.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 56.7% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 22 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 Warwick Elementary School
Warwick Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick Elementary School this school | 346 | 51.2% | 65.8% |
| Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs | 340 | 48.2% | 53.7% |
| Willards Elementary Willards | 311 | 49.2% | 56.6% |
| Fountain Rock Elementary Hagerstown | 319 | 48.0% | 53.1% |
| Conowingo Elementary Conowingo | 379 | 47.2% | 44.5% |
| Thurmont Primary Thurmont | 350 | 55.1% | N/A |
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 Warwick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #144 of 853 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #98 of 853 ▲ 114 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #99 of 853 ▲ 116 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #690 of 898 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #594 of 857 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #708 of 857 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #511 of 885 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #277 of 294 | N/A |
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
346
+25 (+8%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 100% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 100% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 40% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 29% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 24% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 14 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warwick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (342 to 346); teachers up 2% (22.5 to 23).
About Warwick Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Warwick Elementary School serves students in Secretary, Maryland. The school's enrollment of 346 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for elementary schools in Maryland, which is about 481.
Warwick Elementary School is one school in Dorchester County Public Schools, a system of 11 schools with 4,586 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Warwick Elementary School. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Dorchester County is roughly 62% White. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Warwick Elementary School is 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 51% of students, or 177, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Dorchester County averages 73%, higher than here.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Warwick Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Warwick Elementary School would score about 44.0%. It scores 65.8%, a top-10% result among Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Warwick Elementary School is located in Dorchester County, where the median household income is $61,839, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Warwick Elementary School, Dorchester County has 12 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, North Dorchester Middle School, is about 4.1 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Warwick Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Warwick Elementary School's enrollment grew from 321 in 2020-21 to 346 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.0:1) than in 2020-21 (13.4:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Warwick Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dorchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,754
Census ACS
Median income
$61,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,586 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dorchester County Public Schools
- Cambridge-South Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 811 students
- North Dorchester High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- North Dorchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Sandy Hill ElementaryElementary · 393 students
Other Warwick Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Warwick Elementary. Warwick Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Warwick ElementaryFremont, CA · 700 students
- Warwick Elementary SchoolJamison, PA · 502 students
- WARWICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWarwick, ND · 99 students
Nearby schools
- North Dorchester Middle School4.1 mi · 414
- North Dorchester High School4.1 mi · 526
- Hurlock Elementary School4.5 mi · 391
- Preston Elementary School7.3 mi · 381
- White Marsh Elementary7.8 mi · 289
- Sandy Hill Elementary8.1 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Warwick Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Warwick Elementary School?
Warwick Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
Is Warwick Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Warwick Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Warwick Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Warwick Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Warwick Elementary School?
At Warwick Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Warwick Elementary School public or private?
Warwick Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dorchester County Public Schools.
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