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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Chesapeake Charter School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001639
Chesapeake Charter School
20945 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653 · (301) 863-9585 · St. Mary's County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
145 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
63.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
51.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 46.9% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Chesapeake Charter School
Chesapeake Charter School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Charter School this school | 539 | 26.9% | 55.0% |
| Beach Elementary Chesapeake Beach | 502 | 24.3% | 70.8% |
| Leonardtown Elementary Leonardtown | 509 | 32.4% | 50.0% |
| William S. James Elementary Abingdon | 463 | 29.2% | 57.1% |
| Windy Hill Elementary Owings | 598 | 30.6% | 66.0% |
| Hickory Elementary Bel Air | 635 | 24.9% | 63.5% |
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 Chesapeake Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In St. Mary's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #275 of 853 | #7 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #285 of 853 ▲ 41 | #9 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #232 of 853 ▲ 40 | #6 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #301 of 898 | #4 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #468 of 857 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #396 of 857 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #741 of 885 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.6% | #43 of 294 | N/A |
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
539
+62 (+13%) vs 2020
+83% since 2010-11, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 27% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 22% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 12% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesapeake Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (416 to 539); teachers up 19% (32 to 38).
About Chesapeake Charter School
Chesapeake Charter School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Lexington Park, Maryland. The student body numbers 539 students, from kindergarten through 8.
Chesapeake Charter School is part of St. Mary's County Public Schools, where 26 schools serve 16,905 students.
White students are the majority at Chesapeake Charter School, with 60% of enrollment. The school is also 17% Black, 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 71%. Chesapeake Charter School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 38 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Chesapeake Charter School is 27%. The rate at public schools in St. Mary's County averages 41%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Chesapeake Charter School is B-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Chesapeake Charter School would be expected to post about 58.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.0%.
Census estimates describe St. Mary's County this way: the median household income is $119,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Chesapeake Charter School, St. Mary's County has 27 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Great Mills High, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Chesapeake Charter School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. Chesapeake Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
Over 4 years, Chesapeake Charter School's enrollment climbed 13%, to 539.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Mary's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,126
Census ACS
Median income
$119,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
- Leonardtown HighHigh · 2,118 students
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Chopticon HighHigh · 1,526 students
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Margaret Brent MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Lexington Park
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Esperanza MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Green Holly Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Lexington Park ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Town Creek ElementaryElementary · 220 students
- St. Mary's County Evening HighCombined
Nearby schools
- Great Mills High0.4 mi · 1,697
- George Washington Carver Elementary0.8 mi · 460
- Lexington Park Elementary2.2 mi · 383
- Greenview Knolls Elementary2.6 mi · 294
- Park Hall Elementary2.6 mi · 569
- Esperanza Middle3.4 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Chesapeake Charter SchoolHow many students attend Chesapeake Charter School?
Chesapeake Charter School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Chesapeake Charter School serve?
Chesapeake Charter School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chesapeake Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chesapeake Charter School is approximately 14.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chesapeake Charter School?
At Chesapeake Charter School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Chesapeake Charter School?
Chesapeake Charter School is overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools in St. Mary's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.