Preston Elementary School
225 Main St
Preston MD, 21655, Caroline County
Phone: 410-673-2552
Ranking: 
(344 out of 1,074, top 32%)*
(344 out of 1,074, top 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Caroline County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 402 | 431 | 435 | 436 | 438 | 432 | 421 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 39 | 9.7% | 41 | 9.5% | 33 | 7.6% | 37 | 8.5% | 42 | 9.6% | 33 | 7.6% | 38 | 9.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 14.7% | 64 | 14.8% | 60 | 13.8% | 63 | 14.4% | 60 | 13.7% | 76 | 17.6% | 64 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 15.7% | 61 | 14.2% | 66 | 15.2% | 60 | 13.8% | 70 | 16.0% | 64 | 14.8% | 72 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 13.2% | 66 | 15.3% | 63 | 14.5% | 66 | 15.1% | 70 | 16.0% | 79 | 18.3% | 67 | 15.9% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 16.2% | 58 | 13.5% | 67 | 15.4% | 65 | 14.9% | 75 | 17.1% | 61 | 14.1% | 52 | 12.4% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 14.2% | 69 | 16.0% | 68 | 15.6% | 80 | 18.3% | 66 | 15.1% | 56 | 13.0% | 65 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 16.4% | 72 | 16.7% | 78 | 17.9% | 65 | 14.9% | 55 | 12.6% | 63 | 14.6% | 63 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 199 | 49.5% | 218 | 50.6% | 228 | 52.4% | 231 | 53.0% | 233 | 53.2% | 221 | 51.2% | 212 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 203 | 50.5% | 213 | 49.4% | 207 | 47.6% | 205 | 47.0% | 197 | 45.0% | 203 | 47.0% | 205 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 32 | 8.0% | 49 | 11.4% | 44 | 10.1% | 44 | 10.1% | 61 | 13.9% | 49 | 11.3% | 47 | 11.2% |
| White: | 335 | 83.3% | 348 | 80.7% | 357 | 82.1% | 361 | 82.8% | 371 | 84.7% | 373 | 86.3% | 359 | 85.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 5.2% | 19 | 4.4% | 22 | 5.1% | 19 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 31.1% | 180 | 41.8% | 157 | 36.1% | 137 | 31.4% | 137 | 31.3% | 102 | 23.6% | 105 | 24.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 6.2% | 24 | 5.6% | 42 | 9.7% | 41 | 9.4% | 62 | 14.2% | 71 | 16.4% | 53 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.75 | 17.96 | 16.23 | 15.68 | 15.64 | 16.00 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 78.1% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 73.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 81.0% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 79.0% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.1% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 85.8% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.2% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.3% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 91.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 84.0% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 73.7% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 70.9% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 75.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 83.4% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 86.6% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 82.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.5% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.6% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 73.3% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 80.3% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.8% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 89.6% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 94.7% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 91.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.8% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 93.7% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.6% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.2% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 74.4% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 81.6% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 82.7% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 88.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.8% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 86.8% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 89.2% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.0% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.8% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.1% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 64.8% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 73.1% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 74.1% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 82.3% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.1% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.4% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 85.1% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.3% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83.5% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 70.1% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 71.6% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74.5% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76.9% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 90.5% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 90.3% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 89.7% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 88.9% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.8% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.4% | 88.4% |
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* Preston Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.