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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000790
Windy Hill Elementary
9550 Boyds Turn Rd, Owings, MD 20736 · (443) 550-9790 · Calvert County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
183 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
52%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
72.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 58.9% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Windy Hill Elementary
Windy Hill Elementary's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Hill Elementary this school | 598 | 30.6% | 66.0% |
| Glade Elementary Walkersville | 561 | 29.2% | 62.8% |
| Bel Air Elementary Bel Air | 521 | 31.3% | 72.7% |
| Valley Elementary Jefferson | 525 | 30.9% | 54.5% |
| Friendship Valley Elementary Westminster | 518 | 30.3% | 61.2% |
| Sandymount Elementary Finksburg | 640 | 28.0% | 65.8% |
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 Windy Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Calvert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #139 of 853 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #72 of 853 ▲ 120 | #2 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #122 of 853 ▲ 116 | #4 of 12 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #216 of 898 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #497 of 857 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #493 of 857 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #708 of 885 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #268 of 551 | #3 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
598
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 598 | 41.5 | 14.4:1 | 31% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 41.5 | 14.8:1 | 33% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 41.5 | 15.1:1 | 28% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 24% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 20% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 13% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windy Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (688 to 598); teachers up 6% (39 to 41.5).
About Windy Hill Elementary
Federal records list Windy Hill Elementary as an elementary school in Owings, Maryland. The school enrolls 598 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 24% larger than that.
Calvert County Public Schools runs 24 schools with a combined 14,849 students. Windy Hill Elementary is one of them.
A majority of students at Windy Hill Elementary, 67%, are White. The next largest groups are 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 8 points below the 75% share among Calvert County residents. Windy Hill Elementary has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. Across public schools in Calvert County, the average is about the same, 32%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Windy Hill Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Windy Hill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.0%, compared with a predicted 56.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Calvert County show that median household income is about $133,922, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%. Windy Hill Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Calvert County, which together enroll about 14,849 students.
The nearest other public school, Windy Hill Middle, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Windy Hill Elementary. Windy Hill Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Windy Hill Elementary had 637 students in 2020-21 and 598 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Windy Hill Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Owings
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
- Mount Harmony ElementaryElementary · 656 students
Other Windy Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Windy Hill Elementary. Windy Hill Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 416 students
Nearby schools
- Windy Hill Middle0.1 mi · 669
- Beach Elementary2.7 mi · 502
- Mount Harmony Elementary2.9 mi · 656
- Sunderland Elementary3.4 mi · 606
- Northern High4.7 mi · 1,478
- Deale Elementary4.7 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Windy Hill ElementaryHow large is Windy Hill Elementary?
Windy Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 598 students in grades PK-05.
Is Windy Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Windy Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Windy Hill Elementary have?
Windy Hill Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Windy Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Windy Hill Elementary are roughly 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Windy Hill Elementary public or private?
Windy Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calvert County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.