J. C. Parks Elementary School

J. C. Parks Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Indian Head, Maryland, run under Charles County Public Schools, hosts 653 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so J. C. Parks Elementary School sits 36% above that benchmark.

Within Charles County Public Schools, which oversees 38 schools and 28,162 students, J. C. Parks Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, J. C. Parks Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting J. C. Parks Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Charles County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, J. C. Parks Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 34.2%, a residual of -4.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Charles County shows median household earnings sit near $122,816, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Charles County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), of which J. C. Parks Elementary School is one.

Matthew Henson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around J. C. Parks Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J. C. Parks Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. J. C. Parks Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 653). Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 20% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.