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Best Elementary Schools
in Calvert County Public Schools

This page covers 12 elementary schools in Calvert County Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Dowell Elementary
Grades PK–05585 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus
Grades PK–05712 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Huntingtown Elementary
Grades PK–05543 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
4
rank
Mount Harmony Elementary
Grades KG–05609 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
5
rank
Mutual Elementary
Grades KG–05367 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
6
rank
Calvert Elementary
Grades PK–05484 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
7
rank
St Leonard Elementary
Grades PK–05471 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Windy Hill Elementary
Grades PK–05628 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
9
rank
Plum Point Elementary
Grades KG–05581 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
10
rank
Beach Elementary
Grades PK–05490 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,994/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,994
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
2 more elementary schools in Calvert County Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
12
Elementary Schools
25
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
58
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Dowell Elementary
Score: 64/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.