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Bester Elementary

Hagerstown, MD, 21740 — Washington County Public Schools

Overview

Enrollment
490
Teachers (FTE)
44.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
11.2:1
Free Lunch Eligible
85.4%
NCES ID
240066001253

Student Ethnicity

White 28.8%
African American 30.4%
Hispanic or Latino 21.6%
Asian 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or More 18.8%

Programs & Staff

Gifted & Talented
20 students
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per Counselor
494:1
Nurses (FTE)
1.0

Discipline & Special Education

In-School Suspensions
0
Out-of-School Suspensions
0

Other Schools in This District

South Hagerstown High
high — regular
1,690 students
North Hagerstown High
high — regular
1,583 students
Williamsport High
high — regular
1,061 students
Western Heights Middle
middle — regular
883 students
E. Russell Hicks Middle
middle — regular
841 students

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23, School Membership 2024-25, and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.