📍 4200 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, Charles County, 20640
Indian Head Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indian Head, Charles County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Indian Head Elementary School enrolls 459 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 19% White and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 232 | 51% |
| White | 87 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 13% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 459 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Indian Head Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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.
Indian Head 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 459 students, Indian Head 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: Town - Fringe
Browse live education vacancies at or near Indian Head Elementary School.
Find vacancies →