Barstow Elementary

Barstow Elementary is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Prince Frederick, Maryland, run under Calvert County Public Schools, caters to 630 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Barstow Elementary sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Calvert County Public Schools runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 14,849 students. Barstow Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Barstow Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the resource side, Barstow Elementary shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Barstow Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at Barstow Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Calvert County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Barstow Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 62.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Calvert County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $133,922 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. Barstow Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Calvert County (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students).

The closest other public school is Calvert Middle, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Barstow Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Barstow Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 51.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 10%: 572 students in 2018 compared to 630 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 63% to 55%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.