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Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary Primary School
12872 Rock Point Rd Newburg MD, 20664, Charles County Phone: 301-934-4091 Ranking:  (595 out of 1,074, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Charles County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 428 | 426 | 421 | 423 | 405 | 425 | 464 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 9.3% | 38 | 8.9% | 41 | 9.7% | 41 | 9.7% | 38 | 9.4% | 38 | 8.9% | 42 | 9.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 14.3% | 62 | 14.6% | 66 | 15.7% | 56 | 13.2% | 55 | 13.6% | 60 | 14.1% | 59 | 12.7% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 16.4% | 71 | 16.7% | 56 | 13.3% | 58 | 13.7% | 63 | 15.6% | 61 | 14.4% | 68 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 16.8% | 55 | 12.9% | 56 | 13.3% | 61 | 14.4% | 63 | 15.6% | 58 | 13.6% | 76 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 14.3% | 58 | 13.6% | 69 | 16.4% | 65 | 15.4% | 59 | 14.6% | 76 | 17.9% | 56 | 12.1% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 12.4% | 72 | 16.9% | 68 | 16.2% | 62 | 14.7% | 73 | 18.0% | 56 | 13.2% | 83 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 16.6% | 70 | 16.4% | 65 | 15.4% | 80 | 18.9% | 54 | 13.3% | 76 | 17.9% | 80 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 239 | 55.8% | 231 | 54.2% | 219 | 52.0% | 230 | 54.4% | 212 | 52.3% | 223 | 52.5% | 246 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 189 | 44.2% | 195 | 45.8% | 202 | 48.0% | 193 | 45.6% | 185 | 45.7% | 194 | 45.6% | 214 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.3% | 13 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 49 | 11.4% | 59 | 13.8% | 63 | 15.0% | 77 | 18.2% | 81 | 20.0% | 76 | 17.9% | 90 | 19.4% |
| White: | 322 | 75.2% | 322 | 75.6% | 313 | 74.3% | 302 | 71.4% | 315 | 77.8% | 340 | 80.0% | 363 | 78.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 7.9% | 30 | 7.0% | 26 | 6.2% | 25 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 26.6% | 106 | 24.9% | 101 | 24.0% | 102 | 24.1% | 80 | 19.8% | 85 | 20.0% | 84 | 18.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.5% | 19 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.5% | 13 | 3.1% | 18 | 4.4% | 14 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.12 | 17.04 | 16.84 | 17.63 | 15.43 | 16.20 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 76.4% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 78% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 74.3% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79.8% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 83.1% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 84.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 79.2% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 70.1% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 74.8% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.9% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 78.0% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.2% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 81.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83.2% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 82.1% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 82.7% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 80.6% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 71.0% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 76.3% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80.6% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.7% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 87.8% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.1% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 88.9% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 90.5% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.6% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 86.7% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 72.3% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 80.4% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 79.2% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.2% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 87.2% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.6% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.5% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 88.3% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 88.2% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 86.9% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 65.2% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 68.2% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 74.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 75.3% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.0% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 75.4% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 82.5% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 79.9% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82.9% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 76.0% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 69.7% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 76.6% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76.2% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 74.5% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 85.1% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 87.7% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 89.0% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.3% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 84.8% | 88.4% |
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* Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.