Elementary Schools in Cecil County Public Schools

Summary:

The Cecil County Public Schools district in Maryland is home to 17 diverse elementary schools serving students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with standout institutions like Calvert Elementary, Kenmore Elementary, and Bainbridge Elementary consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. However, the district also faces challenges, with several schools struggling with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism.

The data highlights significant disparities in academic performance across the district. While some schools excel, others, such as Gilpin Manor Elementary and Thomson Estates Elementary, have much lower proficiency rates in both mathematics and English language arts. This suggests a need to address the factors contributing to these performance gaps, which may include socioeconomic status, as the schools with the highest free and reduced lunch rates tend to have lower academic achievement.

Chronic absenteeism is a concern across the district, with all schools reporting a rate of 23.5%, significantly higher than the state average. This issue may be impacting student learning and academic success, and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism should be a priority for the Cecil County Public Schools district. Overall, the data provides a comprehensive view of the elementary schools in the area, highlighting both areas of strength and areas for improvement as the district works to support the success of all students.

District Detail

201 Booth Street
Elkton, MD 21921

(410) 996-5401

SchoolDigger Rank:
16^th of 25 Maryland districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,853

Primary Schools: 17
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bainbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Preston Dr	Port Deposit	21904	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6030	294	24	12.4	64.3%	223 (75.9%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.9%)	63.2	306^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.6%		57.5	319^th of 859 public elementary schools	62.9%	13	47.4	38.9	47.5	45.1	50.9	38.9	60.0	50.4	30.0	$20,455	$3,839	$16,616
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 North East Rd	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6230	506	32	15.9	62.6%	321 (63.4%)	51 (10.1%)	68 (13.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.5%)	27.3	584^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.5%		27.4	557^th of 859 public elementary schools	35.2%	27	17.3	32.4	15.3	21.8	22.2	38.6	32.2	30.5	15.0	$16,696	$3,135	$13,560
Calvert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Brick Meetinghouse Rd	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5335	390	26	14.9	38.7%	339 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	72.1	236^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.7%		65.4	273^rd of 859 public elementary schools	68.2%	37	60.3	49.3	35.9	48.2	60.3	56.2	59.4	58.5	28.6	$16,877	$2,358	$14,519
Cecil Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	971 Elk Mills Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5090	416	37	11.3	60.1%	166 (39.9%)	128 (30.8%)	69 (16.6%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.3%)	23.4	636^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.5%		21.3	632^nd of 859 public elementary schools	26.4%	4	28.6	8.5	10.3	15.6	39.3	23.7	29.3	30.6	15.3	$19,748	$3,486	$16,262
Cecilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 West Main St	Cecilton	21913	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 275-1000	273	22	12.2	58.6%	191 (70.0%)	7 (2.6%)	57 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	46.4	440^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.1%		30.5	534^th of 859 public elementary schools	37.8%	94	35.9	35.9	20.0	30.1	47.4	44.7	46.7	46.3	20.0	$19,362	$3,802	$15,560
Charlestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Baltimore Street	Charlestown	21914	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6240	305	21	14.2	43.0%	184 (60.3%)	57 (18.7%)	23 (7.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	32 (10.5%)	52.4	386^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.4%		59.9	307^th of 859 public elementary schools	64.3%	79	40.0	34.1	34.8	36.6	45.5	56.1	44.4	48.2	19.6	$17,972	$3,546	$14,427
Chesapeake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2085	385	24	16.0	41.6%	298 (77.4%)	10 (2.6%)	33 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	58.6	348^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.8%		56.9	322^nd of 859 public elementary schools	62.5%	26	43.6	31.0	29.2	34.3	52.7	62.1	53.8	56.2	23.8	$16,572	$2,130	$14,441
Conowingo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Rowlandsville Rd	Conowingo	21918	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-6040	379	22	17.0	47.2%	329 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	26 (6.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	54.4	370^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.2%		41.2	448^th of 859 public elementary schools	47.8%	78	28.8	34.4	29.5	30.9	44.2	63.9	51.3	53.4	24.4	$16,286	$2,520	$13,766
Gilpin Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Newark Ave	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5040	478	32	14.8	71.5%	174 (36.4%)	139 (29.1%)	101 (21.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.1%)	15.3	749^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.5	683^rd of 859 public elementary schools	20.5%	66	12.7	9.9	12.3	11.5	14.5	18.3	32.3	22.0	6.2	$18,863	$4,252	$14,611
Holly Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	233 White Hall Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5050	432	32	13.5	69.7%	189 (43.8%)	85 (19.7%)	82 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (16.7%)	17.1	730^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.4	662^nd of 859 public elementary schools	22.9%	68	17.9	14.8	8.1	13.7	20.6	32.8	21.0	24.6	9.7	$18,990	$3,908	$15,082
Leeds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Deaver Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5070	284	19	15.2	47.2%	237 (83.5%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	58.8	346^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.0%		58.3	316^th of 859 public elementary schools	63.2%	30	45.3	33.3	30.2	37.0	56.6	48.8	60.5	55.5	21.4	$17,464	$3,487	$13,977
North East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Thomas Ave	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6220	615	40	15.5	57.9%	318 (51.7%)	139 (22.6%)	75 (12.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.7%)	20.2	683^rd of 865 public elementary schools	21.0%		25	586^th of 859 public elementary schools	31.8%	97	25.9	10.6	11.4	15.5	37.3	15.3	24.8	25.6	12.4	$16,796	$2,949	$13,847
Perryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Maywood Ave	Perryville	21903	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 642-6540	423	30	14.3	56.0%	306 (72.3%)	53 (12.5%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.5%)	23.4	635^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.6%		46.9	400^th of 859 public elementary schools	53.4%	235	37.9	14.8	14.3	22.0	37.9	24.6	19.0	26.9	7.9	$18,181	$3,166	$15,015
Rising Sun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Hopewell Rd	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5925	609	39	15.5	45.8%	528 (86.7%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	49.2	414^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.1%		43.1	437^th of 859 public elementary schools	49.1%	23	48.5	36.9	15.4	33.2	61.4	53.6	35.6	49.8	13.6	$15,813	$2,142	$13,672
Thomson Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 E Thomson Dr	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5080	456	33	13.6	66.4%	180 (39.5%)	92 (20.2%)	89 (19.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (18.2%)	22.7	647^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.2%		22.4	614^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.5%	33	12.7	10.4	17.2	13.4	20.0	32.4	37.5	29.7	17.2	$18,340	$3,990	$14,350
Kenmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2475 Singerly Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5060	290	20	14.6	49.7%	229 (79.0%)	14 (4.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	68	271^st of 865 public elementary schools	68.7%		62.8	292^nd of 859 public elementary schools	66.0%	21	50.0	39.1	45.5	44.8	67.4	57.4	51.5	59.5	21.2	$17,083	$2,264	$14,819
Elk Neck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Racine School Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5030	428	29	14.9	49.5%	350 (81.8%)	18 (4.2%)	31 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	33.5	526^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.2%		48.3	391^st of 859 public elementary schools	54.5%	135	32.7	26.9	19.4	25.5	34.7	39.4	33.3	35.8	15.1	$15,334	$2,442	$12,892

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harford County Public Schools	3.42 mi	55	10^th
Baltimore County Public Schools	21.07 mi	179	17^th
Kent County Public Schools	21.29 mi	5	20^th
Baltimore City Public Schools	29.87 mi	157	24^th
Queen Anne's County Public Schools	31.44 mi	14	7^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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