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Enrollment
928
High
DISTRICT 961 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000611
Patuxent High
12485 Southern Connector Boulevard, Lusby, MD 20657 · (443) 550-8840 · Calvert County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL928 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Maryland public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
438 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 226 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 251 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 211 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 240 | 26% |
Student demographics
58%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
74.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.2% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 10.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Patuxent High
Patuxent High's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patuxent High this school | 928 | 47.2% | 41.7% |
| North East High North East | 1,057 | 47.6% | 32.3% |
| Perryville High Perryville | 858 | 45.2% | 40.9% |
| Havre de Grace High Havre de Grace | 822 | 40.8% | 37.9% |
| Mardela Middle & High Mardela Springs | 742 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| Smithsburg High Smithsburg | 733 | 44.1% | 50.9% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #62 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #100 of 206 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #51 of 206 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 928 | #151 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #62 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #96 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #120 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #23 of 76 |
Ranked against other public high 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
928
-157 (-14%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 1,612
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 928 | 60.5 | 15.3:1 | 47% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 1,008 | 63.5 | 15.9:1 | 43% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 64 | 16.1:1 | 34% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 1,085 | 62 | 17.5:1 | 31% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 1,036 | 62 | 16.7:1 | 30% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 1,045 | 61 | 17.1:1 | 29% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 1,183 | 73 | 16.2:1 | 23% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 1,612 | 78 | 20.7:1 | 9% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patuxent High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,036 to 928); teachers down 2% (62 to 60.5).
About Patuxent High
Patuxent High is a small high school in Lusby, Maryland. It enrolled 928 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for high schools in Maryland, which is about 1,185.
The 24 schools of Calvert County Public Schools, including Patuxent High, enroll 14,849 students.
Roughly 61% of students at Patuxent High are White. Enrollment also includes 18% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among people living in Calvert County, the White share is about 75%. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. That is close to the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Patuxent High is 47%. The 32% average for public schools in Calvert County is 15 points lower.
Patuxent High is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.3% for Patuxent High. The school posts 41.7%, 4.6 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Calvert County this way: the median household income is $133,922, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 2%. Besides Patuxent High, Calvert County has 24 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Patuxent High to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Mill Creek Middle. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Patuxent High ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 928 students in 2024-25, 157 fewer than the 1,085 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.5:1 to 15.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Patuxent High. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
- Mount Harmony ElementaryElementary · 656 students
Other schools in Lusby
- Patuxent Appeal Elementary CampusElementary · 641 students
- Dowell ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 442 students
- Mill Creek MiddleMiddle · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Creek Middle0.5 mi · 436
- Dowell Elementary0.6 mi · 541
- Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus1.5 mi · 641
- Southern Middle3.6 mi · 442
- Town Creek Elementary4.5 mi · 220
- Green Holly Elementary School4.8 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Patuxent HighWhat is the total enrollment at Patuxent High?
Patuxent High enrolls approximately 928 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Patuxent High serve?
Patuxent High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Patuxent High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Patuxent High is approximately 15.3:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Patuxent High?
Patuxent High reports a student body of 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Patuxent High in?
Patuxent High is part of Calvert County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.