Summary:
In zip code 21638, there is one elementary school, Grasonville Elementary School, serving grades PK through 5 with 472 students in the Grasonville, MD area.
Grasonville Elementary School is a standout in mathematics, consistently outperforming both its district, Queen Anne's County Public Schools, and the state. For the 2025-2026 school year, 42.9% of all students were proficient in math, compared to 31.7% for the district and 27.1% for the state. The school's 5th-grade cohort is particularly strong, leading in math, English Language Arts, and science. However, the school's overall English Language Arts proficiency of 50.5% falls below both the district (57.9%) and state (51.7%) averages, indicating a need for targeted improvement in reading and writing. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 15.7 and spends $20,371 per student, which is relatively high, yet its state ranking has declined from the 77th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 65th percentile in 2025-2026.
Key metrics include a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.3%, slightly below the district average of 22.4%, and 46.4% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. While the school excels in math, its declining relative performance suggests that other schools are improving faster. The 5th-grade class is the only grade level to outperform the district in both math and English Language Arts, with 47% proficiency in math and 56.7% in ELA. This "5th Grade Effect" may reflect strong teaching or cumulative program benefits, but the sharp drop in math proficiency from 5th to 4th grade (47% vs. 37.8%) is an anomaly worth investigating. Overall, Grasonville Elementary School offers strong math instruction but faces challenges in ELA and maintaining its competitive ranking.
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