📍 23595 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, 20650
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary enrolls 547 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.9% Two or more races and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 405 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 547 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 29.
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary is one of 28 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools, based in Leonardtown, Maryland. The district serves 16,905 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary is close to the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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