Elementary · Maryland

Bester Elementary

Free meals for all

Bester Elementary, a public elementary school in Hagerstown, Maryland: grades pre-k–5, 490 students, 11.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Washington County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 490
Teachers (FTE): 43.2
Students per teacher: 11.3
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Maryland

Median 13.9 · 884 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 55% of elementary schools in Maryland

Median 473 · 886 schools compared

Larger than 64% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Washington County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Washington County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 385 Mill St, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: (301)766-8001
City or town: Hagerstown
County: Washington County

Quality of life in Hagerstown Schools in Hagerstown

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Pangborn ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	749	13.4	1.1 mi
Emma K. Doub ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	389	18.3	1.3 mi
Eastern ElementaryFree meals for all	3–5	439	13.4	1.6 mi
Ruth Ann Monroe PrimaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	579	12.9	1.7 mi
Salem Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	713	14.1	1.8 mi
Potomac Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	351	16.6	2.0 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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