The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Beach Elementary
Beach Elementary is a regular public school in Chesapeake Beach serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. State test results from the most recent school year show a pattern of strengths and soft spots. In reading, the school performed well across the tested grades, with a strong majority of third graders meeting expectations and solid results in the upper elementary grades. Math was more uneven: third graders turned in results that stand as a clear high point, fourth graders posted a considerably weaker outcome, and fifth graders landed in a middle zone. Science, tested only in fifth grade, came in notably lower, an area a parent may want to look into further with the school. Taken together, the school shows a clear literacy advantage but less consistency in math and science across the grade levels it serves.
Chesapeake Beach is a small town on the Chesapeake Bay with a resort heritage. It was founded as a railway resort in the late nineteenth century and still draws visitors with a boardwalk, charter fishing, marinas, a water park, and seafood restaurants along the waterfront. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory operates a detachment on the sandstone cliffs above the bay, providing a significant local employer alongside the tourism sector. Civic life centers on the waterfront area, with Veterans' Memorial Park, the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum at the historic train station, and a boardwalk and pier. The town emphasizes preserving its coastal character and has seen modest infill development such as condominiums and a resort hotel rather than large-scale subdivision growth. Travel is by road via state highways; no public transit is mentioned. The town’s small scale and recreational amenities give it a quiet, seasonal texture.
Beach Elementary serves several hundred students, making it a mid-sized elementary school for its grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students, along with a few Asian, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, indicating a range of economic backgrounds. The school is part of Calvert County Public Schools, which composes the entire county and therefore offers no within-county district comparison; the school’s results reflect its own community rather than a relative position against neighbors. The district did not report any major parent-relevant changes in the recent period, so the operational context appears stable.
Housing in the area is moderately expensive relative to national benchmarks, with home values above the national median and broadly in line with the Maryland average. The cost of a mortgage or rent would consume a substantial share of a typical household income, a reality that reflects the desirability of this coastal location and its proximity to employment in southern Maryland.
This school fits families seeking a traditional community-grounded elementary experience in a small coastal town. Early literacy is a clear strength, while math and science at certain grades give room for a family to ask about instructional support and intervention. The school offers a regular academic program without specialized magnet or charter designations. Children will move on to a middle and then a high school elsewhere in the district after fifth grade. For those who value a quiet bayside setting with seasonal tourism and a stable residential character, Beach Elementary sits in a place that delivers exactly that.
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