Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Leonardtown, MD

Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary is a regular school school in Leonardtown, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 516 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

516

Teachers (FTE)

34.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	372	72%
Two or more races	47	9%
Black or African American	46	9%
Hispanic/Latino	31	6%
Asian	17	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	516	266M / 250F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	29.0% +6.8pp	22.2%	269
Reading Proficiency	34.0% -1.2pp	35.2%	270
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	82

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.17 grade levels

Math

+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

52 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	516	100%

Contact & Location

23595 Hayden Farm Lane

Leonardtown, MD 20650

Phone: (240)309-4658

District

St. Mary's County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,473

District enrollment: 17,493

Other Schools in District

Benjamin Banneker Elementary Elementary
Chesapeake Charter School Elementary
Dynard Elementary Elementary
Evergreen Elementary School Elementary
George Washington Carver Elementary Elementary
Green Holly Elementary School Elementary
Greenview Knolls Elementary Elementary
Hollywood Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 20650) → CensusDepth.com
Maryland population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Maryland teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

240060001732

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD