Ruth Parker Eason School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Millersville, Maryland

Ruth Parker Eason School in Millersville, Maryland enrolled 128 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 5.2 students per teacher against the Maryland median of 5.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

156 students in 2022-23, 150 students in 2023-24, 128 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.5 to 24.8.

Students enrolled at Ruth Parker Eason School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 150, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231562023-241502024-25128
Students enrolled at Ruth Parker Eason School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 150, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231562023-241502024-25128
Students enrolled at Ruth Parker Eason School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 150, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231562023-241502024-25128
Students enrolled at Ruth Parker Eason School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 150, 2024-25: 1280501001502002022-231562023-241502024-25128
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315627.55.7
2023-2415025.65.9
2024-2512824.85.2

5.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 Maryland schools of this kind

Among the 33 Maryland schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 5.9; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland other schools, 2024-2533 values from 3.2 to 17.5; This school 5.2; state median 5.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 5.2state median 5.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Maryland other schools, 2024-2533 values from 3.2 to 17.5; This school 5.2; state median 5.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 5.2state median 5.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Maryland other schools, 2024-2533 values from 3.2 to 17.5; This school 5.2; state median 5.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 5.2state median 5.9U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Maryland other schools, 2024-2533 values from 3.2 to 17.5; This school 5.2; state median 5.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 5.2state median 5.9U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ruth Parker Eason School enrolled 164 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent43.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.0% of students were Black, 34.4% White, 10.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black43.0%
  2. White34.4%
  3. Hispanic10.9%
  4. Asian7.0%
  5. Two or more races3.9%
  6. American Indian0.8%

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 Ruth Parker Eason School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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, 2021-225% or less49%45.1%
Math, 2022-2310% or less26% (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 Ruth Parker Eason School

  1. How much Anne Arundel County Public Schools spends per student$17,624 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,624
  2. The largest public schools in MarylandRuth Parker Eason School is the number 18 by size of 35 Maryland schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#18 of 35
  3. Maryland schools by students per teacher5.2 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 5.9 for schools of this kind.5.2:1
  4. 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 Ruth Parker Eason School

  1. How many students attend Ruth Parker Eason School?
    128 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 156 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Millersville, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruth Parker Eason School?
    5.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for schools of this kind is 5.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ruth Parker Eason School a Title I school?
    Ruth Parker Eason School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Ruth Parker Eason School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ruth Parker Eason School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 Ruth Parker Eason School in?
    Anne Arundel County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240006001425 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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