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How has Malcolm Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000598
Malcolm Elementary School
14760 Poplar Hill Rd, Waldorf, MD 20601 · (301) 645-2691 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
208 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
49.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
415
-9 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.9:1
% White
22%
was 44%
% Hispanic
20%
was 10%
% Black
44%
was 35%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Malcolm Elementary School
Set in Waldorf, Maryland, Malcolm Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, part of Charles County Public Schools. It hosts 415 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Malcolm Elementary School is one of 38 schools operated by Charles County Public Schools, a district that hosts 28,162 students overall.
On demographics, Malcolm Elementary School reports that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 22% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Malcolm Elementary School shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Malcolm Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.
In the area at large, Charles County reports that median household income runs about $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 Malcolm Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Baden Elementary, around 3.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Malcolm Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Malcolm Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.0%.
Malcolm Elementary School operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 424 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 44% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.
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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 Waldorf
- North Point High SchoolHigh · 1,960 students
- St. Charles High SchoolHigh · 1,617 students
- Thomas Stone High SchoolHigh · 1,230 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Theodore G. Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
Nearby schools
- Baden Elementary3.4 mi · 184
- Thomas Stone High School4.8 mi · 1,230
- John Hanson Middle School4.9 mi · 727
- J. P. Ryon Elementary School5.0 mi · 640
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle School5.5 mi · 920
- Eva Turner Elementary School5.9 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Malcolm Elementary SchoolHow large is Malcolm Elementary School?
Malcolm Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
Is Malcolm Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Malcolm Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Malcolm Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Malcolm Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Malcolm Elementary School?
At Malcolm Elementary School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 20% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Malcolm Elementary School in?
Malcolm Elementary School is part of Charles County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.