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Bay View Elementary

Q: Is Bay View Elementary a good school?

Bay View Elementary ranks 577 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Bay View Elementary in North East, MD, is a mid-sized school serving 506 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Cecil County Public Schools district, where nearly two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Bay View faces significant academic challenges, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). Only 36.7% of students are proficient in ELA, which is the lowest rate among all 11 nearby elementary schools and well below the district average of 46.9%. In contrast, schools like Calvert Elementary and Kenmore Elementary achieve proficiency rates in the 40-57% range. Interestingly, Bay View’s math proficiency (22.7%) actually exceeds the district average (20.5%), suggesting a specific struggle with literacy instruction. Chronic absenteeism is another key concern: while Bay View’s rate of 17.0% has improved from previous years, it remains higher than many successful peers, such as Rising Sun Elementary (11.8%) and Charlestown Elementary (12.1%).

The school’s overall performance has been on a slight downward trend, dropping from a rank of 468th in 2021-2022 to 577th in 2025-2026. While Bay View spends a significant amount per student ($16,696), this is similar to higher-performing schools like Calvert ($16,877) and Kenmore ($17,083), indicating that funding alone is not the issue. The school’s future success likely depends on targeted literacy interventions and a community-focused effort to improve daily attendance, especially given that its core student population faces economic disadvantages.

506

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,696

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 North East Rd
North East, MD 21901-1903

(410) 996-6230

District: Cecil County Public Schools

Students who attend Bay View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North East Middle
High:	North East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Maryland avg39%

577^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Cecil County Public Schools

17^th of 25Cecil County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	577 of 864	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	584 of 865	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	557 of 859	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	554 of 855	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	468 of 862	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	618 of 802	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	505 of 853	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	606 of 857	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	593 of 847	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.0	605 of 845	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	526 of 859	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.5	550 of 867	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.9	652 of 847	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.1	468 of 857	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	507 of 853	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.9	648 of 855	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.3	678 of 850	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	655 of 838	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	71.5	226 of 818	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	62.9	330 of 804	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.9	140 of 805	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	67.8	292 of 803	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	584 of 796	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	533 of 546	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	563 of 788	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.2	512 of 528	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2021)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)27th percentile+4 vs school

White (2021)3rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-4 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	29.9	577^th of 864 public elementary schools	33.2%		27.3	584^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.5%	7	25.8	24.2	17.1	22.7	34.8	38.5	36.8	36.7	19.7	$16,696	$3,135	$13,560
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%)	19.9	684^th of 864 public elementary schools	20.8%		20.2	683^rd of 865 public elementary schools	21.0%	1	29.4	13.8	9.2	17.2	37.7	32.8	18.4	29.2	9.2	$16,796	$2,949	$13,847
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%)	56.5	355^th of 864 public elementary schools	58.9%		58.8	346^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.0%	9	53.8	32.6	33.3	39.5	46.2	50.0	43.6	46.8	37.5	$17,464	$3,487	$13,977
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%)	61.7	305^th of 864 public elementary schools	64.7%		72.1	236^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.7%	69	40.6	57.6	29.3	41.4	46.4	52.5	61.3	53.7	34.7	$16,877	$2,358	$14,519
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%)	53.1	382^nd of 864 public elementary schools	55.8%		52.4	386^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.4%	4	41.7	28.8	30.4	32.8	61.1	48.1	53.3	53.4	23.9	$17,972	$3,546	$14,427
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%)	57.9	343^rd of 864 public elementary schools	60.3%		68	271^st of 865 public elementary schools	68.7%	72	47.1	32.1	28.9	36.2	64.7	58.5	46.7	57.0	22.7	$17,083	$2,264	$14,819
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	418^th of 864 public elementary schools	51.6%		49.2	414^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.1%	4	37.2	34.4	27.0	32.7	51.3	52.1	42.0	48.5	25.0	$15,813	$2,142	$13,672
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%)	44.3	447^th of 864 public elementary schools	48.3%		63.2	306^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.6%	141	40.0	32.3	27.0	32.8	47.1	40.3	48.6	44.4	16.7	$20,455	$3,839	$16,616
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%)	9.3	831^st of 864 public elementary schools	3.8%		15.3	749^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.4%	82	13.4	5.4	5.9	8.4	16.4	8.9	22.1	16.2	5.8	$18,863	$4,252	$14,611
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%)	24	638^th of 864 public elementary schools	26.2%		23.4	636^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.5%	2	25.0	19.7	3.4	16.1	40.0	37.7	25.4	34.4	17.2	$19,748	$3,486	$16,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay View Elementary

What district is Bay View Elementary in?

Cecil County Public Schools

Is Bay View Elementary a good school?

Bay View Elementary ranks 577^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bay View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Bay View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bay View Elementary?

Students at Bay View Elementary are 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bay View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bay View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North East Middle
High : North East High

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