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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Billingsley Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
687
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027001757
Billingsley Elementary School
10069 Billingsley Road, White Plains, MD 20695 · (301) 753-2088 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
339 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
37.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 37.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Billingsley Elementary School
Billingsley Elementary School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billingsley Elementary School this school | 687 | 49.3% | 37.1% |
| Mary B. Neal Elementary School Waldorf | 626 | 48.6% | 45.5% |
| Thomas G. Pullen Landover | 740 | 48.5% | 42.3% |
| Berry Elementary School Waldorf | 726 | 52.9% | 37.7% |
| William B. Wade Elementary School Waldorf | 651 | 57.1% | 38.5% |
| Arthur Middleton Elementary School Waldorf | 774 | 48.8% | 34.5% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Billingsley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #511 of 853 | #14 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #430 of 853 ▲ 8 | #9 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #605 of 853 ▼ 13 | #15 of 22 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #110 of 898 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #622 of 857 | #11 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #547 of 857 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #528 of 885 | #14 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
687
-1 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 687 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 49% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 41.8 | 16.7:1 | 45% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 42.9 | 15.8:1 | 42% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 32% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Billingsley Elementary School.
About Billingsley Elementary School
Billingsley Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in White Plains, Maryland, administered by Charles County Public Schools. The school had 687 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
In Charles County Public Schools, 38 schools enroll a combined 28,162 students.
Black students make up a majority at Billingsley Elementary School, at 71%. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Charles County is roughly 49% Black. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 45 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 15.3:1 here. Around 49% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in Charles County.
Billingsley Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.0%. Billingsley Elementary School scores 37.1%.
Charles County has about 170,527 residents, and the median household income is $122,816, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Billingsley Elementary School, Charles County has 39 other public schools.
The school nearest to Billingsley Elementary School is Westlake High School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Billingsley Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 688 to 687, a small change. Students per teacher fell from 17.2 in 2020-21 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
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Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
170,527
Census ACS
Median income
$122,816
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charles County Public Schools
- North Point High SchoolHigh · 1,960 students
- St. Charles High SchoolHigh · 1,617 students
- Thomas Stone High SchoolHigh · 1,230 students
- La Plata High SchoolHigh · 1,217 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Maurice J. McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
Nearby schools
- Westlake High School1.0 mi · 1,216
- William B. Wade Elementary School1.1 mi · 651
- C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School1.7 mi · 598
- William A. Diggs Elementary School2.2 mi · 876
- Arthur Middleton Elementary School2.2 mi · 774
- North Point High School2.4 mi · 1,960
Frequently asked questions
About Billingsley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Billingsley Elementary School?
Billingsley Elementary School enrolls approximately 687 students in grades PK-05.
Is Billingsley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Billingsley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Billingsley Elementary School have?
Billingsley Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Billingsley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Billingsley Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 13% Hispanic, 71% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Billingsley Elementary School public or private?
Billingsley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charles County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.