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Bester Elementary

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Regular School · Hagerstown, MD

Bester Elementary is a regular school school in Hagerstown, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 490 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
490
Teachers (FTE)
43.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 149 30%
White 141 29%
Hispanic/Latino 106 22%
Two or more races 92 19%
Asian 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 490 240M / 250F

English Language Learners: 25 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 5.0% -17.2pp 22.2% 202
Reading Proficiency 11.0% -24.2pp 35.2% 203
Science Proficiency 25-29% — 67

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.47 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
20 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
314
64.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 490 100%

Contact & Location

385 Mill St

Hagerstown, MD 21740

Phone: (301)766-8001

District

Washington County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,341

District enrollment: 22,297

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

240066001253

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD