📍 303 Sharp Rd, Denton, Caroline County, 21629
Denton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denton, Caroline County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caroline County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denton Elementary School enrolls 627 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 18% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 7% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 627 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Denton Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 36, state house district 36.
Denton Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Caroline County Public Schools, based in Denton, Maryland. The district serves 5,648 students district-wide and employs 411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 627 students, Denton Elementary School is close to the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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