Other / mixed grade configuration · Grasonville, MD

Grasonville Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Grasonville Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 240054001193
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
6
📋 Attendance
38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Grasonville Elementary School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maryland median.

38
Resource Index · Typical
15.7:1
students per teacher
40.7%
free-lunch eligible
472
students enrolled

Grasonville Elementary School has class sizes near the Maryland median. Computed live against every Maryland school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

472

Maryland · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.7:1

vs 14.5:1 Maryland avg

+8% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

40.7%

vs 49.0% Maryland avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Grasonville Elementary School compares with Maryland and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Grasonville Elementary School

Grasonville Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Grasonville, Maryland, enrolling 472 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.7:1 puts it in the larger third of Maryland schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 40.7% of students eligible for free meals.

With 472 students, its enrollment sits close to the Maryland median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,382 scored Maryland schools.

Among 269 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Maryland schools statewide, it ranks #196, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (62%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 57/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 472 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Queen Anne's County Public Schools spends $30,681 per pupil, 50% above the Maryland average, a better-resourced district than most.

Queen Anne's County Public Schools also operates Kent Island High School (1,153 students) and Queen Anne's County High School (1,145 students) alongside Grasonville Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Grasonville Elementary School compares

Grasonville Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Maryland and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maryland Maryland avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.7:1 ▲ 8% 14.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.7% ▼ 17% 49.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 472 top 60% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.7:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
472
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
40.7%
free-lunch eligible - 17% below the Maryland average of 49.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.7:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 66% in Maryland - lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
24.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$30,681
per pupil, district-wide - above Maryland avg of $20,446
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 472 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 62.1%
Hispanic or Latino 16.9%
African American 10.6%
Two or More 8.3%
Asian 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 62.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.7, Grasonville Elementary School is more mixed than the Maryland school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Queen Anne's County Public Schools, which includes Grasonville Elementary School.

$30,681
Per student
+50%
vs Maryland
Avg $20,446
+85%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.4%
State 67.4%
Federal 4.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Grasonville Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kent Island High School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Queen Anne's County High School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Centreville Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Centreville Middle School Similar size Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Kennard Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Grasonville Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Queen Anne'S County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Maryland, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Grasonville Elementary School

How many students attend Grasonville Elementary School?

Grasonville Elementary School has 472 students enrolled. It is a public school in Grasonville, MD.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Grasonville Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Grasonville Elementary School is 15.7:1, which is 8% higher than the Maryland average of 14.5:1 and 0% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Grasonville Elementary School?

40.7% of students at Grasonville Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maryland average of 49.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grasonville Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Grasonville Elementary School is White at 62.1% of enrollment, in Grasonville, MD. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Grasonville Elementary School?

Grasonville Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Grasonville Elementary School a good school?

Grasonville Elementary School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maryland median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Queen Anne's County Public Schools?

Besides Grasonville Elementary School, Queen Anne's County Public Schools also operates Kent Island High School (1,153 students), Queen Anne's County High School (1,145 students), and Centreville Elementary School (535 students). See the Queen Anne's County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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