Dr. James Craik Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Pomfret, Maryland, Dr. James Craik Elementary School serves 520 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Charles County Public Schools.

Within Charles County Public Schools, which oversees 38 schools and 28,162 students, Dr. James Craik Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dr. James Craik Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 49% Black, putting the school's mix visibly less Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Charles County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Dr. James Craik Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 44.2%, a residual of -6.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Charles County put the typical household earns roughly $122,816 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Charles County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), Dr. James Craik Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maurice J. McDonough High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. James Craik Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 523 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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