Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000588
Gale-Bailey Elementary School
4740 Pisgah Marbury Rd, Marbury, MD 20658 · (301) 743-5491 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
178 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
71%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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
62.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.5pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 35.5% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Gale-Bailey Elementary School
Gale-Bailey Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale-Bailey Elementary School this school | 344 | 51.7% | 45.1% |
| Fullerton Elementary Baltimore | 383 | 52.2% | 46.3% |
| Fruitland Intermediate Fruitland | 343 | 57.1% | 41.1% |
| Warren Elementary Cockeysville | 381 | 51.4% | 45.2% |
| Roye-Williams Elementary Havre De Grace | 444 | 50.2% | 44.4% |
| Cecil Manor Elementary Elkton | 416 | 60.1% | 29.6% |
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 Gale-Bailey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #413 of 853 | #7 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #429 of 853 ▲ 37 | #8 of 22 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #242 of 853 ▲ 229 | #2 of 22 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #696 of 898 | #21 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #210 of 857 | #2 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #146 of 857 | #1 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #506 of 885 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #288 of 551 | #7 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
344
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 344 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 52% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 25.7 | 13.1:1 | 50% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 26.3 | 13.1:1 | 47% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 39% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 27.4 | 14.3:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 42% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 47% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 23 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gale-Bailey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (392 to 344); teachers up 2% (27.4 to 28).
About Gale-Bailey Elementary School
A small elementary school in Marbury, Maryland, Gale-Bailey Elementary School is part of Charles County Public Schools. The student body numbers 344 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 28% smaller than that.
Within Charles County Public Schools, Gale-Bailey Elementary School is one of 38 schools. The district enrolls 28,162 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Gale-Bailey Elementary School, at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Gale-Bailey Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Gale-Bailey Elementary School counts 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 52% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Charles County average 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Gale-Bailey Elementary School is B-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Gale-Bailey Elementary School's results are 1.6 points above predicted: 45.1% against 43.6%.
In the county around the school, Charles County, the median household income is $122,816, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 40 public schools in Charles County, enrolling about 28,162 students in all.
The school nearest to Gale-Bailey Elementary School is Henry E. Lackey High School, at a distance of about 1.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, Gale-Bailey Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 344, starting from 348.
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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
Nearby schools
- Henry E. Lackey High School1.8 mi · 1,033
- Indian Head Elementary School2.8 mi · 443
- General Smallwood Middle School3.0 mi · 500
- Matthew Henson Middle School5.4 mi · 701
- J. C. Parks Elementary School5.5 mi · 653
- Maurice J. McDonough High School6.2 mi · 1,163
Frequently asked questions
About Gale-Bailey Elementary SchoolHow large is Gale-Bailey Elementary School?
Gale-Bailey Elementary School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gale-Bailey Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gale-Bailey Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gale-Bailey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gale-Bailey Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gale-Bailey Elementary School?
At Gale-Bailey Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 17% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Gale-Bailey Elementary School?
Gale-Bailey Elementary School is overseen by Charles County Public Schools in Charles County.
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