📍 23275 Lola Wheatley Rd, Deal Island, Somerset County, 21821
Deal Island School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Deal Island, Somerset County. The school has 96 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Somerset County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deal Island School enrolls 96 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 72 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 1 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
51 of the school's 96 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 51 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deal Island 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 38.
Deal Island School is one of 9 schools in Somerset County Public Schools, based in Westover, Maryland. The district serves 2,901 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 96 students, Deal Island School is smaller than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant