Bester Elementary (Washington County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Maryland - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Bester Elementary is a Elementary in Hagerstown, MD. It currently serves 461 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Washington County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Washington County Public Schools School District and all schools in Maryland.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:461
Number of Teachers: 42
Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.92

Location Info

Location: 385 Mill St, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Mailing Address: 385 Mill St, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: (301)766-8001
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 69
Grade 2 61
Grade 3 77
Grade 4 82
Grade 5 61
Kindergarten 62
Pre-Kindergarten 49
Gender/Sex of Bester Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 216 46.86
Female 245 53.15
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Bester Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.22
Black or African American 124 26.90
Hispanic/Latino 96 20.82
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.22
Two or more races 91 19.74
White 148 32.10
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.46
Black or African American 55 25.46
Hispanic/Latino 43 19.91
Two or more races 43 19.91
White 74 34.26
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 69 28.16
Hispanic/Latino 53 21.63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.41
Two or more races 48 19.59
White 74 30.20

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 20 28.99
Hispanic/Latino 12 17.39
Two or more races 15 21.74
White 22 31.88
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 14 22.95
Hispanic/Latino 11 18.03
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.64
Two or more races 13 21.31
White 22 36.07
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 31.17
Hispanic/Latino 18 23.38
Two or more races 12 15.58
White 23 29.87
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 30 36.59
Hispanic/Latino 17 20.73
Two or more races 14 17.07
White 21 25.61
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 11 18.03
Hispanic/Latino 13 21.31
Two or more races 16 26.23
White 21 34.43
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 16 25.81
Hispanic/Latino 14 22.58
Two or more races 13 20.97
White 19 30.65
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.04
Black or African American 9 18.37
Hispanic/Latino 11 22.45
Two or more races 8 16.33
White 20 40.82