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Charlestown Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

550 Baltimore Street, Charlestown, MD 21914 · (410) 996-6240 · Part of Cecil County Public Schools

Charlestown’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
305
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Charlestown Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 20.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Charlestown kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Charlestown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Charlestown ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

550 Baltimore Street, Charlestown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten34
Grade 161
Grade 238
Grade 355
Grade 443
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
253’20
272’21
272’22
302’23
305’24

Up 20.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Black 19%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 8%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Charlestown Elementary from Charlestown families.

Other schools in Cecil County Public Schools

The district →
North East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North East
C−
615 students16:1
Rising Sun Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rising Sun
B−
609 students16:1
Bay View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North East
D
506 students16:1
Gilpin Manor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
D
478 students15:1
Thomson Estates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
C−
456 students14:1
Holly Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
C−
432 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Charlestown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.