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Sharpsburg Elementary

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Sharpsburg Elementary ranks 261 st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Sharpsburg Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sharpsburg, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 367 students. The school is part of the Washington County Public Schools district, which is ranked 11 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sharpsburg Elementary consistently outperforms the Washington County Public Schools district and the state of Maryland in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency for all grades was 45.3%, compared to 28.2% for the district and 26.5% for the state, while its ELA proficiency was 59.1%, compared to 54.4% for the district and 50.8% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where Mathematics and ELA proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state averages. However, Sharpsburg Elementary faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 19.4% to 31.7% over the past few years.

Comparing Sharpsburg Elementary to nearby schools, the school outperforms most of the other schools in the Washington County Public Schools district, particularly in Mathematics and ELA proficiency. However, Boonsboro Elementary, a magnet school in the same district, consistently outperforms Sharpsburg Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Myersville Elementary, a school in the neighboring Frederick County Public Schools district, also demonstrates exceptional academic performance, significantly outpacing Sharpsburg Elementary and the state averages.

362

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,904

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17525 Shepherdstown Pike
Sharpsburg, MD 21782-1630

(301) 766-8321

District: Washington County Public Schools

Students who attend Sharpsburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Boonsboro Middle
High:	Boonsboro High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2023 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (49% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2023) to 70th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg40%

Maryland avg38%

261^st of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Washington County Public Schools

11^th of 25Washington 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
2025	69.4	261 of 865	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	210 of 859	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	142 of 855	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	144 of 862	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	211 of 802	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	404 of 853	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	404 of 857	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.3	522 of 847	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.5	298 of 845	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	322 of 859	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.2	363 of 867	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	351 of 847	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.1	179 of 857	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	178 of 853	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	153 of 855	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.4	77 of 850	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	79.0	146 of 838	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	26.9	643 of 818	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.1	629 of 804	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.3	608 of 805	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.2	563 of 803	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.9	280 of 796	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	68.2	177 of 788	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	262 of 528	50.4%	★★★☆☆

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)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)65th percentile-9 vs school

White (2021)50th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Mathematics45%+19 vs state

Science33%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a principal
Friday, April 6, 2018

In my 23 years as an educator - Best school I've ever worked in!
Staff and students are so hardworking and the community is so supportive and caring!

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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
Sharpsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17525 Shepherdstown Pike	Sharpsburg	21782	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8321	362	23	15.8	40.9%	320 (88.4%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	69.4	261^st of 865 public elementary schools	69.8%		73.5	210^th of 859 public elementary schools	75.6%	51	71.9	33.3	27.8	45.3	70.2	56.3	50.0	59.1	33.3	$15,904	$1,131	$14,773
Boonsboro Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5 Campus Ave	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8013	514	30	17.0	30.7%	433 (84.2%)	14 (2.7%)	37 (7.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.1%)	87.6	102^nd of 865 public elementary schools	88.2%		87	103^rd of 859 public elementary schools	88.0%	1	67.4	50.6	55.8	58.2	72.1	69.1	70.1	70.5	44.2	$14,148	$941	$13,207
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Rohrersville Rd	Knoxville	21758	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8297	186	13	14.2	27.4%	158 (84.9%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	76.1	215^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.1%		70.2	238^th of 859 public elementary schools	72.3%	23	66.7	44.8	36.4	50.0	77.8	65.5	45.5	64.1	33.3	$17,324	$948	$16,376
Fountain Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17145 Lappans Rd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8146	319	18	17.3	48.0%	260 (81.5%)	15 (4.7%)	29 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	56.3	361^st of 865 public elementary schools	58.3%		43.2	436^th of 859 public elementary schools	49.2%	75	40.8	34.8	20.0	31.7	63.3	65.2	40.0	55.9	26.0	$14,213	$873	$13,340
Rockland Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 Rockland Drive	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8485	655	44	15.0	47.9%	268 (40.9%)	160 (24.4%)	121 (18.5%)	38 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.9%)	65.6	289^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.6%		65.4	274^th of 859 public elementary schools	68.1%	15	56.0	30.0	40.9	42.3	57.1	38.9	54.8	50.4	43.6	$16,936	$1,751	$15,184
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21222 San Mar Rd	Boonsboro	21713	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 766-8170	259	16	16.0	39.0%	202 (78.0%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.4%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	69.3	262^nd of 865 public elementary schools	69.7%		69.3	245^th of 859 public elementary schools	71.5%	17	44.4	45.2	31.6	40.5	63.9	59.5	55.3	59.5	35.1	$16,091	$789	$15,302
Williamsport Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1 S Clifton Dr	Williamsport	21795	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8415	533	36	14.6	61.0%	357 (67.0%)	47 (8.8%)	59 (11.1%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.9%)	85.6	127^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.3%		81.7	151^st of 859 public elementary schools	82.4%	24	65.8	79.5	50.0	64.9	64.6	76.1	57.1	65.9	38.9	$15,778	$852	$14,925
Myersville Elementary	Public	K-5	429 Main Street	Myersville	21773	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-1500	402	24	17.0	20.4%	327 (81.3%)	9 (2.2%)	39 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	93.7	47^th of 865 public elementary schools	94.6%		95.1	35^th of 859 public elementary schools	95.9%	12	75.0	65.0	76.6	71.8	75.0	72.5	79.4	75.3	50.8	$16,584	$869	$15,715
Lincolnshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17545 Lincolnshire Rd	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 766-8206	503	37	13.5	69.2%	228 (45.3%)	88 (17.5%)	116 (23.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.7%)	38.9	494^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.9%		33.4	502^nd of 859 public elementary schools	41.6%	8	32.5	27.6	22.7	28.0	38.3	42.5	39.4	40.2	19.4	$21,207	$4,306	$16,901
Emma K. Doub Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 S Potomac St	Hagerstown	21740	Washington County	Washington County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 766-8130	389	21	18.3	58.1%	178 (45.8%)	65 (16.7%)	81 (20.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.4%)	66.8	280^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.6%		71.6	230^th of 859 public elementary schools	73.2%	50	50.8	39.7	40.6	43.5	51.6	61.8	49.2	54.4	31.3	$15,749	$1,563	$14,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharpsburg Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sharpsburg Elementary?

Students at Sharpsburg Elementary are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Sharpsburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Sharpsburg Elementary.

Is Sharpsburg Elementary a good school?

Sharpsburg Elementary ranks 261^st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sharpsburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sharpsburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boonsboro Middle
High : Boonsboro High

What district is Sharpsburg Elementary in?

Washington County Public Schools

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