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What advice would you give to incoming students at Huntingtown Elementary?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000511
Huntingtown Elementary
4345 Huntingtown Rd, Huntingtown, MD 20639 · (443) 550-9360 · Calvert County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
125 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
68.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
475
-28 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.4:1
% White
72%
was 76%
% Hispanic
11%
was 4%
% Black
7%
was 9%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Huntingtown Elementary
Located at 4345 Huntingtown Rd, in Huntingtown, Maryland, Huntingtown Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that works with 475 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Calvert County Public Schools.
Within Calvert County Public Schools, which oversees 24 schools and 14,849 students, Huntingtown Elementary is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Huntingtown Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Calvert County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Huntingtown Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Huntingtown Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Calvert County shows median household income runs about $133,922, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. Huntingtown Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Calvert County (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students).
Huntingtown High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Huntingtown Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 53.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Huntingtown Elementary's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 475). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 4% to 11%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Huntingtown Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Calvert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,313
Census ACS
Median income
$133,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calvert County Public Schools
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Huntingtown High SchoolHigh · 1,311 students
- Calvert HighHigh · 1,080 students
- Patuxent HighHigh · 928 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
Other schools in Huntingtown
- Huntingtown High SchoolHigh · 1,311 students
- Plum Point MiddleMiddle · 619 students
- Plum Point ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Huntingtown High School1.0 mi · 1,311
- Plum Point Elementary2.8 mi · 568
- Plum Point Middle2.9 mi · 619
- Sunderland Elementary3.6 mi · 606
- Northern High4.6 mi · 1,478
- Northern Middle4.6 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Huntingtown ElementaryHow many students attend Huntingtown Elementary?
Huntingtown Elementary enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Huntingtown Elementary serve?
Huntingtown Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Huntingtown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Huntingtown Elementary is approximately 14.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Huntingtown Elementary?
At Huntingtown Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Huntingtown Elementary in?
Huntingtown Elementary is part of Calvert County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.