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Hurlock Elementary School

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Hurlock Elementary School ranks 538 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Hurlock Elementary School in Hurlock, MD, serves 391 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Dorchester County Public Schools district, a high-poverty area where 75.45% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Hurlock Elementary stands out as a relative leader within its district, ranking higher than nearby schools like Maple Elementary School, Sandy Hill Elementary, and Choptank Elementary School. Its strongest area is mathematics, where 24.4% of students are proficient—significantly above the district average of 16.3% and the highest among all Dorchester County elementary schools. Notably, 3rd graders excel, with 39.5% proficient in math, nearly matching the state average. However, performance drops sharply by 5th grade, where only 16.1% are proficient in math, suggesting a need for more support as the curriculum becomes challenging. The school also shows positive momentum in reducing chronic absenteeism, which fell from a peak of 54.5% in 2021-2022 to 28.3% in 2024-2025, now well below the district average of 37.1%.

Despite these strengths, Hurlock Elementary trails higher-performing schools in neighboring counties, such as Preston Elementary School (45.8% math proficiency) and White Marsh Elementary (70th percentile). Interestingly, Hurlock spends $23,879 per student—more than these higher-performing peers—yet has not closed the achievement gap, indicating that resource allocation and instructional focus are key areas for improvement. Overall, the school is a bright spot in a struggling district, with improving attendance and math scores, but faces challenges in sustaining student progress through upper grades and competing with neighboring districts.

391

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,879

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Charles St.
Hurlock, MD 21643

(410) 943-3303

District: Dorchester County Public Schools

Students who attend Hurlock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Dorchester Middle School
High:	North Dorchester High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.1%

African American:

37.1%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

Maryland avg39%

538^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Dorchester County Public Schools

21^st of 25Dorchester 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	33.6	538 of 864	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	477 of 865	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	533 of 859	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	570 of 855	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	622 of 862	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	611 of 802	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	653 of 853	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	573 of 857	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.9	608 of 847	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	603 of 845	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	609 of 859	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	647 of 867	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	658 of 847	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	790 of 857	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	733 of 853	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	812 of 855	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	823 of 850	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	715 of 838	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	80.8	115 of 818	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	180 of 804	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	82.7	107 of 805	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	78.7	155 of 803	80.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	454 of 504	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.4	634 of 796	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.0	300 of 546	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	448 of 788	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.6	429 of 528	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)45th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2021)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2021)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)19th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2021)10th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-3 vs state

Science13%-20 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
Hurlock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Charles St.	Hurlock	21643	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 943-3303	391	29	13.4	75.4%	149 (38.1%)	145 (37.1%)	48 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (11.5%)	33.6	538^th of 864 public elementary schools	37.7%		41.5	477^th of 865 public elementary schools	44.9%	61	39.5	23.0	16.1	24.4	36.8	45.9	35.7	40.5	12.7	$23,879	$4,784	$19,095
Warwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Main Street	Secretary	21664	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 943-3588	346	23	15.0	51.2%	283 (81.8%)	23 (6.6%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	48.3	425^th of 864 public elementary schools	50.8%		70.2	256^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.4%	169	48.9	34.8	15.8	32.1	46.7	65.2	28.1	47.6	25.9	$19,026	$2,650	$16,376
Preston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Main St	Preston	21655	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 479-2897	381	28	13.6	60.1%	271 (71.1%)	32 (8.4%)	46 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	66.8	277^th of 864 public elementary schools	67.9%		62.9	310^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.2%	33	55.4	49.3	27.7	45.8	55.4	52.2	51.1	53.1	42.6	$20,066	$2,685	$17,381
Federalsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S University Ave	Federalsburg	21632	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 479-2761	415	36	11.5	81.2%	148 (35.7%)	160 (38.6%)	29 (7.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.1%)	22.8	649^th of 864 public elementary schools	24.9%		26.2	594^th of 865 public elementary schools	31.3%	55	20.4	22.2	9.0	16.5	40.8	37.0	26.9	34.1	10.4	$22,995	$2,613	$20,381
Vienna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4905 Ocean Gateway	Vienna	21869	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 943-3775	183	16	11.8	56.3%	127 (69.4%)	20 (10.9%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	52.2	395^th of 864 public elementary schools	54.3%		64	299^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.4%	96	30.8	58.6	16.7	38.4	34.6	65.5	44.4	49.3	26.3	$22,610	$2,756	$19,854
White Marsh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4322 Lovers Ln	Trappe	21673	Talbot County	Talbot County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 476-3144	289	23	12.7	57.1%	178 (61.6%)	32 (11.1%)	55 (19.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	69.2	262^nd of 864 public elementary schools	69.7%		76.4	210^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.7%	52	62.8	45.2	35.0	48.0	60.5	61.9	45.0	56.0	35.9	$18,503	$1,807	$16,696
Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Glasgow Road	Cambridge	21613	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 221-5268	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sandy Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 Glasgow Road	Cambridge	21613	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 228-7978	393	33	11.9	80.9%	74 (18.8%)	234 (59.5%)	50 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	18.3	708^th of 864 public elementary schools	18.1%		17	731^st of 865 public elementary schools	15.5%	23	22.0	14.0	6.1	13.6	34.1	30.0	29.2	30.9	8.2	$25,218	$5,510	$19,707
Northwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9975 Sharptown Rd	Mardela Springs	21837	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5808	340	22	15.4	48.2%	269 (79.1%)	33 (9.7%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	67.3	273^rd of 864 public elementary schools	68.4%		63.5	303^rd of 865 public elementary schools	65.0%	30	61.3	40.5	33.3	43.0	54.8	61.9	54.2	57.0	35.4	$16,197	$1,625	$14,572
Choptank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1103 Mace's Lane	Cambridge	21613	Dorchester County	Dorchester County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 228-4950	319	27	11.8	95.0%	16 (5.0%)	230 (72.1%)	46 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	8.3	840^th of 864 public elementary schools	2.8%		14.4	762^nd of 865 public elementary schools	11.9%	78	8.3	4.0	0.0	3.8	17.6	28.0	10.4	18.9	0.0	$25,055	$5,903	$19,151

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurlock Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hurlock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hurlock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Dorchester Middle School
High : North Dorchester High School

Is Hurlock Elementary School a good school?

Hurlock Elementary School ranks 538^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hurlock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Hurlock Elementary School.

What district is Hurlock Elementary School in?

Dorchester County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hurlock Elementary School?

Students at Hurlock Elementary School are 38% White, 37% African American, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

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