Plum Point Elementary

As an average-sized elementary campus in Huntingtown, Maryland, Plum Point Elementary instructs 568 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Calvert County Public Schools.

Across the 24 schools in Calvert County Public Schools (14,849 students total), Plum Point Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Plum Point Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Plum Point Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Calvert County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Plum Point Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Calvert County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $133,922 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. Across Calvert County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students), Plum Point Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Plum Point Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Plum Point Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 571 students in 2018 compared to 568 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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