📍 805 E Main St, Thurmont, Frederick County, 21788
Thurmont Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thurmont, Frederick County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thurmont Elementary enrolls 278 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 278 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Thurmont Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Thurmont 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 278 students, Thurmont 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: Town - Fringe
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