Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALBOT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240063001252
White Marsh Elementary
4322 Lovers Ln, Trappe, MD 21673 · (410) 476-3144 · Talbot County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
165 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 41 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
60.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 63.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 15 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 White Marsh Elementary
White Marsh Elementary's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Marsh Elementary this school | 289 | 57.1% | 55.5% |
| Galena Elementary School Galena | 309 | 58.6% | 32.6% |
| Cecilton Elementary Cecilton | 273 | 58.6% | 38.6% |
| Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School Nanjemoy | 269 | 56.1% | 43.4% |
| Westside Intermediate Hebron | 342 | 49.7% | 53.3% |
| Town Creek Elementary Lexington Park | 220 | 56.4% | 44.1% |
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 White Marsh Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #269 of 853 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #322 of 853 ▼ 175 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #294 of 853 ▲ 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #765 of 898 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #264 of 857 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #425 of 857 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #456 of 885 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #92 of 551 |
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
289
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 289 | 22.7 | 12.7:1 | 57% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 21.8 | 12.8:1 | 56% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 22.8 | 12.6:1 | 55% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 22 | 13.0:1 | 49% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 25.7 | 15.2:1 | 48% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 42% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 34% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 28% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Marsh Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (391 to 289); teachers down 12% (25.7 to 22.7).
About White Marsh Elementary
White Marsh Elementary is a small elementary school found in Trappe, Maryland. The school had 289 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
White Marsh Elementary is in Talbot County Public Schools, a district with 4,485 students across 8 schools.
A majority of students at White Marsh Elementary, 62%, are White. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Talbot County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, White Marsh Elementary comes in at 57%.
With 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at White Marsh Elementary was 12.7:1. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. White Marsh Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 57%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, White Marsh Elementary 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.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. White Marsh Elementary beats its 40.4% prediction with 55.5%, a top-10% result in Maryland.
In Talbot County (population about 37,917), median household income is about $84,811, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. White Marsh Elementary is one of 8 public schools in Talbot County, which together enroll about 4,485 students.
Nearest public school: Easton High, about 6.0 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.6%; White Marsh Elementary's is 55.5%, ranking 2nd of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 286 to 289, a small change.
The White Marsh Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Talbot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,917
Census ACS
Median income
$84,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talbot County Public Schools
- Easton HighHigh · 1,179 students
- Easton ElementaryElementary · 1,075 students
- Easton MiddleMiddle · 703 students
- St. Michaels Middle/High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Chapel District ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- St. Michaels ElementaryElementary · 332 students
Other White Marsh Elementary schools
One other US public school is named White Marsh Elementary. White Marsh Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- White Marsh ElementaryMechanicsville, MD · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Easton High6.0 mi · 1,179
- Sandy Hill Elementary6.2 mi · 393
- Easton Middle6.6 mi · 703
- Easton Elementary7.4 mi · 1,075
- Mace's Lane Middle School7.8 mi · 490
- Warwick Elementary School7.8 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About White Marsh ElementaryHow many students attend White Marsh Elementary?
White Marsh Elementary enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does White Marsh Elementary serve?
White Marsh Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at White Marsh Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at White Marsh Elementary.
What is the student diversity at White Marsh Elementary?
Student demographics at White Marsh Elementary are roughly 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is White Marsh Elementary in?
White Marsh Elementary is part of Talbot County Public Schools.
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