📍 7989 Rocky Ridge Rd, Thurmont, Frederick County, 21788
Thurmont Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thurmont, Frederick County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thurmont Primary enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 307 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 19 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 Primary 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 Primary 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 307 students, Thurmont Primary 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