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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Indian Head Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000591
Indian Head Elementary School
4200 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, MD 20640 · (301) 743-5454 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
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 | 56 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
Student demographics
63%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
31.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
22.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 21.1% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Indian Head Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #688 of 853 | #18 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #703 of 853 | #21 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #708 of 853 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #520 of 898 | #17 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #424 of 857 | #6 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #328 of 857 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #354 of 885 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #435 of 551 | #10 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 443 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 63% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 32.2 | 14.1:1 | 70% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 33.3 | 13.8:1 | 69% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 64% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 31.4 | 15.0:1 | 57% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 64% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 56% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 43% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 28 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Head Elementary School.
About Indian Head Elementary School
At 4200 Indian Head Hwy in Indian Head, Maryland, Indian Head Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 443 students.
Indian Head Elementary School is among 38 schools run by Charles County Public Schools, which serves 28,162 students.
Indian Head Elementary School's enrollment is 56% Black. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Indian Head Elementary School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 63%. For comparison, public schools in Charles County average 50%.
A school with Indian Head Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 37.0%. Indian Head Elementary School scores 26.4%, 10.5 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Charles County show that median household income is about $122,816, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 40 public schools operate in Charles County, serving about 28,162 students.
The shortest distance from Indian Head Elementary School to another public school is about 1.8 miles, to General Smallwood Middle School. The five-mile area around Indian Head Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Indian Head Elementary School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 443, 6% above the 416 of 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Indian Head Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Indian Head
- Henry E. Lackey High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Matthew Henson Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- General Smallwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
Nearby schools
- General Smallwood Middle School1.8 mi · 500
- Henry E. Lackey High School2.6 mi · 1,033
- Gale-Bailey Elementary School2.8 mi · 344
- Matthew Henson Middle School5.0 mi · 701
- J. C. Parks Elementary School5.1 mi · 653
- Potomac View Elementary5.4 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Head Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Indian Head Elementary School?
Indian Head Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Indian Head Elementary School serve?
Indian Head Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Indian Head Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Indian Head Elementary School.
How diverse is Indian Head Elementary School?
Indian Head Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 56% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Head Elementary School?
Indian Head Elementary School is overseen by Charles County Public Schools in Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.