📍 3505 Livingston Rd, Indian Head, Charles County, 20640
J. C. Parks Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indian Head, Charles County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J. C. Parks Elementary School enrolls 638 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 398 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 8.9% |
| White | 51 | 8% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
355 of the school's 638 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 60 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.
J. C. Parks Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
J. C. Parks 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 638 students, J. C. Parks Elementary School is close to the district average of about 722 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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