📍 11119 Hessong Bridge Rd, Thurmont, Frederick County, 21788
Lewistown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thurmont, Frederick County. The school has 172 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lewistown Elementary enrolls 172 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 172 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Lewistown Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 4, state house district 4.
Lewistown Elementary is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 172 students, Lewistown Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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