📍 4800 Lancaster Circle, Waldorf, Charles County, 20603
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waldorf, Charles County. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School enrolls 575 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 423 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.1% |
| White | 15 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 575 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 28, state house district 28.
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School is one of 39 schools in Charles County Public Schools, based in La Plata, Maryland. The district serves 28,162 students district-wide and employs 1,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 575 students, C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 722 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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