📍 11318 Showell School Rd, Berlin, Worcester County, 21811
Showell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berlin, Worcester County. The school has 621 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Worcester County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Showell Elementary enrolls 621 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 528 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 621 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 215 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Showell Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 38.
Showell Elementary is one of 14 schools in Worcester County Public Schools, based in Newark, Maryland. The district serves 7,002 students district-wide and employs 598 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 621 students, Showell Elementary is larger than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe