📍 385 Mill St, Hagerstown, Washington County, 21740
Bester Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hagerstown, Washington County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bester Elementary enrolls 494 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 26% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
437 of the school's 494 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 422 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bester Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 2.
Bester Elementary is one of 44 schools in Washington County Public Schools, based in Hagerstown, Maryland. The district serves 22,772 students district-wide and employs 1,508 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 494 students, Bester Elementary is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small