Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School (Charles County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Maryland - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School is a Elementary in Newburg, MD. It currently serves 408 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Charles County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Charles County Public Schools School District and all schools in Maryland.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:408
Number of Teachers: 29
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.20

Location Info

Location: 12872 Rock Point Rd, Newburg, MD 20664
Mailing Address: 12872 Rock Point Rd, Newburg, MD 20664-2514
Phone: (301)934-4091
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 73
Grade 2 53
Grade 3 60
Grade 4 69
Grade 5 55
Kindergarten 58
Pre-Kindergarten 40
Gender/Sex of Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 207 50.74
Female 201 49.27
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.74
Asian 7 1.72
Black or African American 62 15.20
Hispanic/Latino 15 3.68
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.25
Two or more races 31 7.60
White 289 70.83
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1.45
Asian 4 1.93
Black or African American 33 15.94
Hispanic/Latino 8 3.87
Two or more races 14 6.76
White 145 70.05
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 1.49
Black or African American 29 14.43
Hispanic/Latino 7 3.48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.50
Two or more races 17 8.46
White 144 71.64

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.37
Black or African American 9 12.33
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.74
Two or more races 5 6.85
White 56 76.71
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 12 22.64
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.77
Two or more races 5 9.43
White 34 64.15
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.33
Black or African American 12 20.00
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.67
Two or more races 3 5.00
White 40 66.67
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.45
Black or African American 8 11.59
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.45
Two or more races 7 10.15
White 52 75.36
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.64
Black or African American 12 21.82
Hispanic/Latino 3 5.46
White 38 69.09
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.72
Asian 1 1.72
Black or African American 6 10.35
Hispanic/Latino 4 6.90
Two or more races 5 8.62
White 41 70.69
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 5.00
Black or African American 3 7.50
Hispanic/Latino 1 2.50
Two or more races 6 15.00
White 28 70.00