Summary:
Zip code 21913 is home to a single school, Cecilton Elementary, a public school in the Cecil County Public Schools district serving 273 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in a rural Maryland area.
Cecilton Elementary presents a mixed picture of performance. The school has a low student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 and spends a substantial $19,362 per student, yet its overall state ranking places it in the 41st percentile among Maryland elementary schools. A notable strength is its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.0%, which is significantly better than the district average of 21.9%. However, academic results are inconsistent. While overall math proficiency (21.0%) and English Language Arts proficiency (42.5%) trail state averages, the school shows clear pockets of excellence, particularly in the upper grades. For instance, 5th graders outperformed the district in math (25% vs. 17.4%), ELA (46.3% vs. 38%), and science (26.8% vs. 20.9%).
A critical area of concern is a dramatic "4th grade math slump," where only 10.3% of 4th graders were proficient in math in the most recent year—far below the district and state averages. Conversely, the school demonstrates a "late bloomer" pattern, with 5th graders showing strong improvement in ELA compared to 3rd graders. The school's state ranking has also been volatile, dropping to the 38th percentile before rebounding to the 41st percentile, suggesting performance is sensitive to individual student cohorts. With 58.61% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, and its high spending relative to results raises questions about resource allocation for addressing specific weaknesses like 4th-grade math.
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