Dowell Elementary

Dowell Elementary is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Lusby, Maryland, one of the schools within Calvert County Public Schools, enrolling 541 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dowell Elementary lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 12% multiracial, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dowell Elementary has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Calvert County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dowell Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.4%.

In the area at large, Calvert County reports that median household earnings sit near $133,922, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. Dowell Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Calvert County (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students).

Mill Creek Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dowell Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dowell Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 548 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.