Deal Island School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Deal Island, Maryland

Deal Island School in Deal Island, Maryland enrolled 117 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

96 students in 2022-23, 118 students in 2023-24, 117 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 8.0.

Students enrolled at Deal Island School by school year2022-23: 96, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1170501001502022-23962023-241182024-25117
Students enrolled at Deal Island School by school year2022-23: 96, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1170501001502022-23962023-241182024-25117
Students enrolled at Deal Island School by school year2022-23: 96, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1170501001502022-23962023-241182024-25117
Students enrolled at Deal Island School by school year2022-23: 96, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 1170501001502022-23962023-241182024-25117
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23968.012.0
2023-2411810.011.8
2024-251178.014.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Deal Island School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDeal Island School 14.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Deal Island School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDeal Island School 14.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Deal Island School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDeal Island School 14.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Deal Island School 14.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDeal Island School 14.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 104 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Deal Island School enrolled 104 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 104 of the 104 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.5% of students were White, 15.4% of two or more races, 11.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White67.5%
  2. Two or more races15.4%
  3. Hispanic11.1%
  4. Black5.1%
  5. Asian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Deal Island School scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑59%30%45.1%
Math, 2022-2340‑49%11% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Deal Island School

  1. Carter G Woodson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 512 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  2. Greenwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 507 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Deal Island School with Carter G Woodson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Somerset County Public Schools spends per student$24,750 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,750
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandDeal Island School is the number 872 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#872 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Deal Island School

  1. How many students attend Deal Island School?
    117 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 96 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Deal Island, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Deal Island School?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Deal Island School a Title I school?
    Deal Island School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Deal Island School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Deal Island School scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Deal Island School in?
    Somerset County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240057001202 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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