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Thomson Estates Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

683^rd

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Thomson Estates Elementary in Elkton, MD, is a PK-5 school serving 456 students within the Cecil County Public Schools district, which is ranked 17th out of 25 districts in Maryland. The school faces significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism (22.5%) and a high percentage of students from low socio-economic backgrounds (66.45% receiving free or reduced lunch). Test scores are well below both district and state averages, with only 13% of students proficient in Mathematics and 29.8% in English Language Arts, roughly half the district average and less than half the state average. This performance is comparable to other low-performing nearby schools like Gilpin Manor Elementary and Holly Hall Elementary, but starkly contrasts with higher-performing peers such as Kenmore Elementary (36.2% Math, 57% ELA) and Leeds Elementary (39.5% Math, 46.8% ELA).

A notable bright spot is the 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 44.6%, which outperforms the district average (38%) and nearly matches the state average (46.8%). This is more than double the school's 4th-grade ELA rate (22.4%) and significantly higher than its 3rd-grade rate (21.6%), suggesting a potential strength in upper-grade literacy instruction or a particularly effective cohort of teachers and students. Understanding what drives this success could provide a blueprint for improving other grades and subjects.

Thomson Estates spends $18,340 per student, which is higher than the district average and significantly higher than high-performing peers like Leeds ($17,464) and Kenmore ($17,083), indicating that the school's struggles are not primarily due to a lack of funding. The data strongly suggests a direct link between attendance and performance, as the three lowest-ranked schools in the area (Thomson Estates, Gilpin Manor, Holly Hall) all have chronic absenteeism rates above 22%, while the three highest-ranked schools (Kenmore, Leeds, Charlestown Elementary) all have rates below 13%. This makes reducing chronic absenteeism the single most impactful lever for improving academic outcomes at Thomson Estates.

456

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,340

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

203 E Thomson Dr
Elkton, MD 21921-6245

(410) 996-5080

District: Cecil County Public Schools

Students who attend Thomson Estates Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elkton Middle
High:	Elkton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Maryland avg39%

683^rd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	19.9	683 of 864	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	647 of 865	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	614 of 859	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	650 of 855	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	647 of 862	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	675 of 802	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	593 of 853	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	592 of 857	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.0	645 of 847	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	611 of 845	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	678 of 859	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	649 of 867	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	719 of 847	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.9	614 of 857	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	745 of 853	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	688 of 855	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	732 of 850	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	652 of 838	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	68.6	269 of 818	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	210 of 804	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.0	183 of 805	77.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.1	255 of 803	68.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.3	483 of 504	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	684 of 796	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.4	290 of 347	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	497 of 546	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	23.9	564 of 788	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	7.6	521 of 528	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2021)16th percentile~ school

Female (2021)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)9th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2021)4th percentile-12 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-22 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 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 (2025)	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
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%)	19.9	683^rd of 864 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.7	647^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.2%	36	21.6	9.0	8.1	13.0	21.6	22.4	44.6	29.8	15.1	$18,340	$3,990	$14,350
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%)	13.9	765^th of 864 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.1	730^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.6%	35	15.0	9.8	6.8	10.6	13.3	27.9	24.1	21.8	15.3	$18,990	$3,908	$15,082
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
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
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
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%)	42.9	457^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.1%		58.6	348^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.8%	109	34.7	31.6	19.0	28.0	32.7	52.6	39.7	42.1	32.8	$16,572	$2,130	$14,441
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%)	34.6	532^nd of 864 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.5	526^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.2%	6	32.1	32.1	11.7	25.8	52.6	42.9	25.0	41.2	11.7	$15,334	$2,442	$12,892
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomson Estates Elementary

What district is Thomson Estates Elementary in?

Cecil County Public Schools

How many students attend Thomson Estates Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Thomson Estates Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Thomson Estates Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomson Estates Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elkton Middle
High : Elkton High

What is the racial makeup of Thomson Estates Elementary?

Students at Thomson Estates Elementary are 39% White, 20% African American, 20% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Thomson Estates Elementary a good school?

Thomson Estates Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Maryland elementary schools.

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