Calvert Elementary

As a mid-sized primary school in Prince Frederick, Maryland, Calvert Elementary enrolls 495 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Calvert County Public Schools.

Calvert County Public Schools comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 14,849 students; Calvert Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Calvert Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Calvert Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Calvert Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Calvert Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.1%; actual is 70.1%, +15.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Calvert County) logs that median household income runs about $133,922, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 2%. In all, Calvert County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students), of which Calvert Elementary is one.

Calvert Country School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Calvert Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 551 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 66% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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