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Best Elementary Schools
in St. Mary's County Public Schools

This page covers 19 elementary schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools, including 1 charter school. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

19
Schools Ranked
Maryland
State
1
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 19
1
rank
Benjamin Banneker Elementary
Grades PK–05590 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Evergreen Elementary School
Grades KG–05736 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
3
rank
White Marsh Elementary
Grades KG–05220 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
4
rank
Greenview Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–05412 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Park Hall Elementary
Grades PK–05501 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary
Grades PK–05547 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
7
rank
Oakville Elementary
Grades PK–05258 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Piney Point Elementary
Grades PK–05453 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
9
rank
George Washington Carver Elementary
Grades PK–05518 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,616/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
10
rank
Chesapeake Charter School
Grades KG–08519 studentsCharter
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,616/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,616
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
9 more elementary schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
19
Elementary Schools
28
Total Schools
59
#1 Score
55
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.