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Best Elementary Schools
in Cecil County Public Schools

This page covers 17 elementary schools in Cecil County Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Charlestown Elementary
Grades PK–05272 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Kenmore Elementary
Grades PK–05286 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Elk Neck Elementary
Grades PK–05404 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Cecil Manor Elementary
Grades PK–05424 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($18,173/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Chesapeake City Elementary
Grades PK–05379 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Leeds Elementary
Grades PK–05334 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Rising Sun Elementary
Grades PK–05609 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Bay View Elementary
Grades PK–05468 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Calvert Elementary
Grades PK–05399 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
40%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Holly Hall Elementary
Grades PK–05436 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,173/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,173
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
7 more elementary schools in Cecil County Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
Elementary Schools
29
Total Schools
61
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.