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Bester Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

385 Mill St, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · (301) 766-8001 · Part of Washington County Public Schools

Hagerstown’s School Grade B better than 64% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
490
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bester Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Hagerstown kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Bester ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts11%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

385 Mill St, Hagerstown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten75
Grade 171
Grade 268
Grade 370
Grade 474
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
491’20
524’21
494’22
461’23
490’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 30%White 29%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 19%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bester Elementary from Hagerstown families.

Other schools in Washington County Public Schools

The district →
Pangborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
D
749 students13:1
Salem Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
C−
713 students14:1
Maugansville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maugansville
C+
698 students15:1
Rockland Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hagerstown
B−
655 students15:1
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hagerstown
579 students13:1
Williamsport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamsport
B+
533 students15:1

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; Hagerstown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.