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Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

23595 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, MD 20650 · (240) 309-4658 · Part of St. Marys County Public Schools

Leonardtown’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
516
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Leonardtown kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Leonardtown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Captain Walter Francis Duke ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

23595 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten63
Grade 173
Grade 290
Grade 388
Grade 493
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
527’20
549’21
547’22
537’23
516’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Two or more races 9%Black 9%Hispanic 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary from Leonardtown families.

Other schools in St. Marys County Public Schools

The district →
Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · California
B+
715 students17:1
Park Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Park Hall
C
569 students15:1
Benjamin Banneker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loveville
B
543 students14:1
Leonardtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leonardtown
B+
509 students17:1
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B−
479 students18:1
Green Holly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington Park
C
478 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Leonardtown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.