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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027001519
William B. Wade Elementary School
2300 Smallwood Dr W, Waldorf, MD 20603 · (301) 932-4304 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
372 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 | 62 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
50%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
39.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 32.9% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 William B. Wade Elementary School
William B. Wade Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William B. Wade Elementary School this school | 651 | 57.1% | 38.5% |
| C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School Waldorf | 598 | 60.5% | 53.9% |
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School Waldorf | 661 | 59.9% | 26.1% |
| J. C. Parks Elementary School Indian Head | 653 | 59.7% | 34.2% |
| Berry Elementary School Waldorf | 726 | 52.9% | 37.7% |
| Brandywine Elementary Brandywine | 572 | 58.4% | 27.9% |
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 William B. Wade Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #493 of 853 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #549 of 853 ▼ 41 | #14 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #579 of 853 ▼ 203 | #13 of 22 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #146 of 898 | #8 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #735 of 857 | #17 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #515 of 857 | #17 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #453 of 885 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #476 of 551 | #12 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
651
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 792
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 651 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 57% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 41.2 | 15.4:1 | 57% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 39.7 | 16.2:1 | 55% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 41% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 43.6 | 15.5:1 | 31% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 36% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 23% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 810 | 41 | 19.8:1 | 7% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 792 | 39 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William B. Wade Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (676 to 651); teachers down 8% (43.6 to 40).
About William B. Wade Elementary School
William B. Wade Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Maryland, with an address in Waldorf. The school's enrollment of 651 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in Maryland, which is about 481.
Besides William B. Wade Elementary School, Charles County Public Schools runs 37 other schools. The district enrolls 28,162 students.
Black students account for 69% of enrollment at William B. Wade Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% White, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Charles County's population at about 49%. The chance that two students picked at random at William B. Wade Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Teachers at the school number 40 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.3:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
William B. Wade Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, William B. Wade Elementary School would score about 40.4%. It scores 38.5%, 1.9 points below that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Charles County show that median household income is about $122,816, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. William B. Wade Elementary School is one of 40 public schools in Charles County, which together enroll about 28,162 students.
The closest public school to William B. Wade Elementary School is C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 38.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies William B. Wade Elementary School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 619 to 651. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
The William B. Wade Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School0.7 mi · 598
- Billingsley Elementary School1.1 mi · 687
- Westlake High School1.1 mi · 1,216
- Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School1.5 mi · 661
- Arthur Middleton Elementary School1.7 mi · 774
- Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School2.1 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About William B. Wade Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William B. Wade Elementary School?
William B. Wade Elementary School enrolls approximately 651 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does William B. Wade Elementary School serve?
William B. Wade Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does William B. Wade Elementary School have?
William B. Wade Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William B. Wade Elementary School?
At William B. Wade Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 12% Hispanic, 69% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees William B. Wade Elementary School?
William B. Wade Elementary School is overseen by Charles County Public Schools in Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.