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What tradition at Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus should never be changed?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000504
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus
11655 Hg Trueman Rd, Lusby, MD 20657 · (443) 550-9710 · Calvert County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
383 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 49 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
67.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 44.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus this school | 641 | 59.8% | 53.7% |
| North East Elementary North East | 615 | 57.9% | 32.5% |
| Denton Elementary School Denton | 596 | 62.4% | 54.2% |
| Williamsport Elementary Williamsport | 533 | 61.0% | 66.3% |
| Bay View Elementary North East | 506 | 62.6% | 27.0% |
| High Point Elementary Pasadena | 665 | 58.0% | 33.1% |
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 Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Calvert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #290 of 853 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #249 of 853 ▲ 100 | #8 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #187 of 853 ▲ 200 | #9 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #157 of 898 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #464 of 857 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #361 of 857 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #413 of 885 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #109 of 551 | #2 of 10 |
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
641
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 966
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 641 | 45.3 | 14.2:1 | 60% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 46.2 | 14.3:1 | 60% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 47.2 | 15.1:1 | 55% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 48% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 50.7 | 16.6:1 | 48% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 46% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 42% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 21% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 966 | 41 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (841 to 641); teachers down 11% (50.7 to 45.3).
About Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus
Families in Lusby, Maryland, are served by Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 641 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students, so this school is 33% above average.
Calvert County Public Schools runs Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus along with 23 other schools, enrolling 14,849 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus is 57% White. Other reported shares: 19% Black, 15% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That compares with about 75% White among all Calvert County residents. By the diversity index, Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus comes in at 61%.
Federal data list 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 60% of students at Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Calvert County average 32%.
allk12 grades Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus an A-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus is a top-10% school in Maryland on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.9% with an actual 53.7%.
Calvert County has these Census figures: median household income is about $133,922, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 2%. The public schools of Calvert County number 25 and enroll about 14,849.
Mill Creek Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus's average proficiency of 53.7% compares with 45.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 667 to 641.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Lusby
- Patuxent HighHigh · 928 students
- Dowell ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 442 students
- Mill Creek MiddleMiddle · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Creek Middle1.1 mi · 436
- Patuxent High1.5 mi · 928
- Dowell Elementary1.6 mi · 541
- Southern Middle2.2 mi · 442
- Town Creek Elementary5.8 mi · 220
- Green Holly Elementary School6.2 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Patuxent Appeal Elementary CampusHow many students attend Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus?
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus serve?
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus.
How diverse is Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus?
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus reports a student body of 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus?
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus is overseen by Calvert County Public Schools in Calvert County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.