📍 14519 Pennersville Rd, Cascade, Washington County, 21719
Cascade Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cascade, Washington County. The school has 146 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cascade Elementary enrolls 146 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 146 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Cascade Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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.
Cascade 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 146 students, Cascade Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe