📍 225 Main St, Preston, Caroline County, 21655
Preston Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Preston, Caroline County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caroline County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Preston Elementary School enrolls 406 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 406 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Preston Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 37.
Preston 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 406 students, Preston Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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