Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School

Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Newburg, Maryland, operated by Charles County Public Schools. The school serves 428 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Charles County Public Schools runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 28,162 students. Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest comes out to 16% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Charles County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Charles County put median household earnings sit near $122,816, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School is one of 40 public schools in Charles County (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students).

Piccowaxen Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.2%.

Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 428). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 77% to 69%.

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