Fruitland Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Fruitland, Maryland

Fruitland Primary in Fruitland, Maryland enrolled 445 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 12.4 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).

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

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

475 students in 2022-23, 436 students in 2023-24, 445 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Fruitland Primary by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234752023-244362024-25445
Students enrolled at Fruitland Primary by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234752023-244362024-25445
Students enrolled at Fruitland Primary by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234752023-244362024-25445
Students enrolled at Fruitland Primary by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234752023-244362024-25445
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347534.014.0
2023-2443635.012.5
2024-2544536.012.4

12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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; Fruitland Primary 12.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherFruitland Primary 12.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Fruitland Primary 12.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherFruitland Primary 12.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Fruitland Primary 12.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherFruitland Primary 12.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Fruitland Primary 12.4; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherFruitland Primary 12.4state 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 334 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fruitland Primary enrolled 334 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 334 of the 334 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.0% of students were White, 29.2% Black, 15.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White40.0%
  2. Black29.2%
  3. Hispanic15.1%
  4. Two or more races11.2%
  5. Asian4.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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.

Elementary schools in Fruitland

2 public elementary schools in Fruitland report 2024-25 enrollment; Fruitland Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fruitland Primary44512.452.8%
Fruitland Intermediate34311.850.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fruitland Primary

  1. Fruitland IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 343 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Pinehurst ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 564 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Fruitland Primary with Fruitland IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wicomico County Public Schools spends per student$18,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,486
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandFruitland Primary is the number 511 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#511 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.4:1
  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 Fruitland Primary

  1. How many students attend Fruitland Primary?
    445 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 475 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fruitland, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fruitland Primary?
    12.4 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 Fruitland Primary a Title I school?
    Fruitland Primary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Fruitland Primary in?
    Wicomico County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240069001151 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
  • 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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