Best Public Schools in Rising Sun, MD

Summary:

The city of Rising Sun, Maryland is home to three schools - two elementary schools (Rising Sun Elementary and Calvert Elementary) and one middle school (Rising Sun Middle School) - all part of the Cecil County Public Schools district. Among these schools, Calvert Elementary stands out as the top performer, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts compared to the other schools and the district and state averages.

Calvert Elementary boasts an impressive 50.2% proficiency rate in Math, far exceeding the 32.1% at Rising Sun Elementary and 26.3% at Rising Sun Middle School. In ELA, Calvert Elementary's proficiency rates are also the highest, with 62.9% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better. Additionally, Calvert Elementary is ranked in the top third of all Maryland elementary schools, while the other two schools rank lower. Despite serving a more economically disadvantaged population, with 39.6% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Calvert Elementary's academic performance is truly exceptional.

While the schools in Rising Sun share similar student-teacher ratios and racial demographics, with a predominantly white student population, there are notable differences in their spending per student. Calvert Elementary spends the most at $13,879 per student, compared to $13,185 at Rising Sun Elementary and $12,813 at Rising Sun Middle School. This higher investment in Calvert Elementary may be a contributing factor to its standout academic performance, though further analysis would be needed to fully understand the relationship between funding and student outcomes in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)							MCAP English Language Arts (2024)							MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rising Sun Middle School	Public	6-8	289 Pearl Street	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5535	619	43	14.2	38.0%	559 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	67.4	84^th of 328 public middle schools	74.4%		70.6	78^th of 322 public middle schools	75.8%	6				15.5	29.4	12.8	26.3				58.0	60.3	60.8	59.7	71.8		35.0	$15,185	$1,385	$13,800
Calvert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	79 Brick Meetinghouse Rd	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5335	399	25	15.7	39.6%	352 (88.2%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	65.4	273^rd of 859 public elementary schools	68.2%		68.5	247^th of 855 public elementary schools	71.1%	26	64.9	53.2	30.8				50.2	58.1	62.9	36.9				52.7		22.2		$15,809	$1,852	$13,957
Rising Sun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Hopewell Rd	Rising Sun	21911	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 658-5925	609	41	15.0	43.3%	543 (89.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	43.1	437^th of 859 public elementary schools	49.1%		46.5	393^rd of 855 public elementary schools	54.0%	44	51.8	22.7	23.3				32.1	48.8	53.1	26.7				43.3		14.1		$14,617	$2,001	$12,616

Cities Near Rising Sun

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North East	4.24 mi	5	191^st
Conowingo	5.84 mi	1	180^th
Port Deposit	5.95 mi	1	111^th
Perryville	7.5 mi	3	119^th
Darlington	8.8 mi	1	74^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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