📍 12680 H G Trueman Rd, Lusby, Calvert County, 20657
Dowell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lusby, Calvert County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calvert County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dowell Elementary enrolls 585 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 12% Two or more races and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 400 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 585 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dowell Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 29.
Dowell Elementary is one of 25 schools in Calvert County Public Schools, based in Prince Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 14,849 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 585 students, Dowell Elementary is close to the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small