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What tradition at J. C. Parks Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000592
J. C. Parks Elementary School
3505 Livingston Rd, Indian Head, MD 20640 · (301) 375-7444 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest 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
16.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
390 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 | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
56%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
32.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -9.5pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 36.8% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 J. C. Parks Elementary School
J. C. Parks Elementary School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. C. Parks Elementary School this school | 653 | 59.7% | 34.2% |
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School Waldorf | 661 | 59.9% | 26.1% |
| C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School Waldorf | 598 | 60.5% | 53.9% |
| Woodholme Elementary Baltimore | 685 | 63.5% | 32.4% |
| William B. Wade Elementary School Waldorf | 651 | 57.1% | 38.5% |
| Northview Elementary Bowie | 587 | 62.5% | 33.2% |
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 J. C. Parks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #559 of 853 | #17 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #648 of 853 ▼ 201 | #19 of 22 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #688 of 853 ▼ 213 | #18 of 22 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #143 of 898 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #774 of 857 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #437 of 857 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #414 of 885 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #337 of 551 | #8 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
653
+61 (+10%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 60% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 29.7 | 21.9:1 | 60% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 37.5 | 17.0:1 | 56% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 43% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 43.3 | 16.8:1 | 35% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 44% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 44% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 42 | 20.2:1 | 22% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 28 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. C. Parks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (728 to 653); teachers down 10% (43.3 to 39).
About J. C. Parks Elementary School
At 3505 Livingston Rd in Indian Head, Maryland, J. C. Parks Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 653 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
Charles County Public Schools enrolls 28,162 students, and its 38 schools include J. C. Parks Elementary School.
More than half of enrollment at J. C. Parks Elementary School is Black: 62%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% White, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 49% Black. The diversity index for J. C. Parks Elementary School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
J. C. Parks Elementary School reported 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1. There are 390 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 60% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Charles County averages 50%, lower than here.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, J. C. Parks Elementary School outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for J. C. Parks Elementary School is -4.7 points: 34.2% actual, 38.9% predicted.
Census data for Charles County show median household income comes to about $122,816, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 40 public schools in the county, enrolling about 28,162, J. C. Parks Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, J. C. Parks Elementary School is closest to Matthew Henson Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts J. C. Parks Elementary School at 5th of 9.
NCES assigns J. C. Parks Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 592 (2020-21) to 653 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.7:1, from 15.2:1.
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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
Other schools in Indian Head
- Henry E. Lackey High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Matthew Henson Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- General Smallwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Indian Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Matthew Henson Middle School0.1 mi · 701
- General Smallwood Middle School3.3 mi · 500
- Henry E. Lackey High School3.7 mi · 1,033
- Dr. James Craik Elementary School4.0 mi · 520
- Maurice J. McDonough High School4.6 mi · 1,163
- Indian Head Elementary School5.1 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend J. C. Parks Elementary School?
J. C. Parks Elementary School enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-05.
Is J. C. Parks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. C. Parks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J. C. Parks Elementary School have?
J. C. Parks Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is J. C. Parks Elementary School?
J. C. Parks Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 20% Hispanic, 62% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is J. C. Parks Elementary School in?
J. C. Parks Elementary School is part of Charles County Public Schools.
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