Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000659
Wolfsville Elementary
12520 Wolfsville Rd, Myersville, MD 21773 · (227) 203-1120 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
57 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
30%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
85.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
52.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 down about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 66.1% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 Wolfsville Elementary
Wolfsville Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfsville Elementary this school | 163 | 35.0% | 69.0% |
| Oliver Beach Elementary Baltimore | 150 | 40.0% | 70.0% |
| Sabillasville Environmental School Sabillasville | 196 | 34.7% | 36.8% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary Knoxville | 186 | 27.4% | 64.0% |
| Norrisville Elementary White Hall | 213 | 30.5% | 66.9% |
| Dublin Elementary Street | 222 | 40.5% | 69.9% |
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 Wolfsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #113 of 853 | #9 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #269 of 853 ▼ 152 | #24 of 39 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #25 of 853 ▲ 89 | #1 of 39 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #873 of 898 | #40 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #663 of 885 | #18 of 41 |
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
163
+40 (+33%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 163 | 11.2 | 14.6:1 | 35% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 10.2 | 15.6:1 | 27% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 11.2 | 14.0:1 | 30% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 10 | 12.3:1 | 21% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 9.7 | 16.4:1 | 28% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 12 | 13.3:1 | 26% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 22% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 7% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolfsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (159 to 163); teachers up 15% (9.7 to 11.2).
About Wolfsville Elementary
Wolfsville Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Myersville, Maryland. It serves 163 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Frederick County Public Schools enrolls 48,054 students, and its 67 schools include Wolfsville Elementary.
White students are the large majority at Wolfsville Elementary, with 83% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. In Frederick County overall, about 68% of residents are White. Wolfsville Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%. Across public schools in Frederick County, the average is about the same, 37%.
Wolfsville Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Wolfsville Elementary is 15.5 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Maryland.
In Frederick County (population about 287,048), median household income is about $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 69 public schools operate in Frederick County, serving about 48,054 students.
The nearest public school is Greenbrier Elementary, at about 4.3 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wolfsville Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Wolfsville Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students grew from 123 to 163 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 14.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.3 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Wolfsville Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Greenbrier Elementary4.3 mi · 259
- Myersville Elementary4.6 mi · 402
- Smithsburg Elementary5.8 mi · 362
- Smithsburg High6.0 mi · 733
- Smithsburg Middle6.1 mi · 554
- Old Forge Elementary6.5 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Wolfsville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wolfsville Elementary?
Wolfsville Elementary enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wolfsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wolfsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wolfsville Elementary have?
Wolfsville Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wolfsville Elementary?
Student demographics at Wolfsville Elementary are roughly 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wolfsville Elementary?
Wolfsville Elementary is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
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