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What's one thing Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000584
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary
421 University Dr, Waldorf, MD 20602 · (301) 645-1330 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
279 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 | 59 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
55%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
38.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
36.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 44.7% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary this school | 412 | 67.7% | 39.1% |
| West Salisbury Salisbury | 409 | 68.0% | N/A |
| Eva Turner Elementary School Waldorf | 494 | 68.2% | 19.2% |
| Melwood Elementary Upper Marlboro | 531 | 68.2% | 29.6% |
| Hebbville Elementary Baltimore | 474 | 68.1% | 34.9% |
| Shady Spring Elementary Baltimore | 375 | 73.1% | 35.6% |
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 Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #481 of 853 | #11 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #480 of 853 ▼ 129 | #11 of 22 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #585 of 853 ▼ 31 | #14 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #575 of 898 | #20 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #282 of 857 | #3 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #457 of 857 | #13 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #304 of 885 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #270 of 551 | #5 of 15 |
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
412
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 68% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 32.8 | 12.7:1 | 73% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 73% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 64% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 32.9 | 14.4:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 53% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 53% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 31% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 31 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (474 to 412); teachers down 3% (32.9 to 32).
About Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary
At 421 University Dr in Waldorf, Maryland, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 412 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is one school in a 38-school district, Charles County Public Schools, which enrolls 28,162 students.
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is 61% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% White. County-wide, 49% of Charles County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 68%. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Charles County is 18 points.
The allk12 Grade for Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is B-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is 34.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Charles County show that the median household income is $122,816, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is one of 40 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is Arthur Middleton Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 28.8%, lower than Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary's 39.1%.
In the federal locale system, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 407 in 2020-21 and 412 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
Other schools in Waldorf
- North Point High SchoolHigh · 1,960 students
- St. Charles High SchoolHigh · 1,617 students
- Thomas Stone High SchoolHigh · 1,230 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Theodore G. Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur Middleton Elementary School0.6 mi · 774
- Eva Turner Elementary School0.9 mi · 494
- Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School1.1 mi · 497
- Mary B. Neal Elementary School1.1 mi · 626
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle School1.2 mi · 920
- St. Charles High School1.9 mi · 1,617
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Gustavus Brown ElementaryHow large is Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary?
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary?
At Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary?
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary is overseen by Charles County Public Schools in Charles County.
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