Summary:
Zip code 21869, located in Vienna, MD, is home to a single school, Vienna Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 with 183 students and is part of the Dorchester County Public Schools district.
Vienna Elementary School stands out as a clear academic bright spot within its district, which is ranked near the bottom of Maryland (21st out of 25 districts). The school consistently outperforms its district averages by a wide margin. For the 2025-2026 school year, its overall Math proficiency (38.4%) was more than double the district average (16.3%), and its English Language Arts proficiency (49.3%) was nearly 12 points higher. The school also boasts a low student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1 and high per-student spending of $22,610, indicating significant resource allocation. However, a notable anomaly is a dramatic "4th-grade peak," where 4th graders achieve proficiency rates (58.6% in Math, 65.5% in ELA) that are roughly double those of 3rd and 5th graders, suggesting a particularly strong cohort or teacher.
Despite these strengths, the school faces significant challenges. Over half of its students (56.28%) are eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high poverty rate. Chronic absenteeism, while much better than the district's 37.1%, still affects nearly one in four students (23.5%), which is a major barrier to consistent learning. Furthermore, the school lags behind state averages in ELA (49.3% vs. 51.7%) and especially in 5th-grade Science (26.3% vs. 32.4%). The school's state ranking has fluctuated, moving from the 65th percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025 to the 54th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026, showing it is a solid, but not top-tier, school within Maryland.
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