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Dowell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12680 H G Trueman Rd, Lusby, MD 20657 · (443) 550-9480 · Part of Calvert County Public Schools

Lusby’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
541
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dowell Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lusby kids: Mill Creek Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Dowell ElementaryYou are here
6–8Mill Creek Middle436 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

12680 H G Trueman Rd, Lusby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten63
Grade 176
Grade 292
Grade 3106
Grade 486
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
529’20
557’21
585’22
589’23
541’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Two or more races 12%Black 10%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%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 Dowell Elementary from Lusby families.

Other schools in Calvert County Public Schools

The district →
Mount Harmony Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owings
B+
656 students16:1
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lusby
C
641 students14:1
Barstow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prince Frederick
B−
630 students16:1
Sunderland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sunderland
B+
606 students15:1
Windy Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owings
B
598 students14:1
Plum Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntingtown
B
568 students15:1

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; Lusby’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.