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St. Mary's County Public Schools Schools
St. Mary's County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland, based in St. Mary's County (Leonardtown). SchoolGrade grades 26 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
St. Mary's County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for St. Mary's County Public Schools
26 of 26 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 4C: 12D: 8F: 1
Best schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 198 high schools in Maryland · all 212 middle schools in Maryland · all 855 elementary schools in Maryland
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Leonardtown High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Chopticon High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Chesapeake Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Great Mills High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Leonardtown Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Lexington Park Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Evergreen Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Benjamin Banneker Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Leonardtown Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in St. Mary's County Public Schools
High schools (3)
- B+ Chopticon High, Morganza
- B Great Mills High, Great Mills
- A- Leonardtown High, Leonardtown
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C Esperanza Middle, Lexington Park
- B- Leonardtown Middle, Leonardtown
- C- Margaret Brent Middle, Mechanicsville
- C Spring Ridge Middle, Lexington Park
Elementary and primary schools (18)
- C+ Benjamin Banneker Elementary, Loveville
- C+ Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary, Leonardtown
- D+ Dynard Elementary, Chaptico
- C+ Evergreen Elementary School, California
- F George Washington Carver Elementary, Great Mills
- D Green Holly Elementary School, Lexington Park
- D Greenview Knolls Elementary, Great Mills
- C Hollywood Elementary, Hollywood
- C+ Leonardtown Elementary, Leonardtown
- C- Lettie Marshall Dent Elem, Mechanicsville
- C+ Lexington Park Elementary, Lexington Park
- D- Mechanicsville Elementary, Mechanicsville
- C Oakville Elementary, Mechanicsville
- D Park Hall Elementary, Park Hall
- D+ Piney Point Elementary, Tall Timbers
- D+ Ridge Elementary, Ridge
- C- Town Creek Elementary, Lexington Park
- D+ White Marsh Elementary, Mechanicsville
Other schools and academies (1)
- B+ Chesapeake Charter School, Lexington Park
Where St. Mary's County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (11)
- Lexington Park (6)
- Mechanicsville (5)
- Leonardtown (4)
- Great Mills (3)
- California (1)
- Chaptico (1)
- Hollywood (1)
- Loveville (1)
- Park Hall (1)
- Ridge (1)
- Tall Timbers (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maryland
- County: St. Mary's County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 17,223 students with 1,100 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,316 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2400600
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Calvert County Public Schools (24 schools, 21 mi)
- Dorchester County Public Schools (11 schools, 28 mi)
- Charles County Public Schools (37 schools, 31 mi)
- Somerset County Public Schools (8 schools, 38 mi)
- Talbot County Public Schools (8 schools, 41 mi)
- Prince George's County Public Schools (196 schools, 45 mi)
- Wicomico County Public Schools (25 schools, 50 mi)
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools (123 schools, 53 mi)
Questions about St. Mary's County Public Schools
How many schools are in St. Mary's County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 26 public schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools, across 11 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does St. Mary's County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lexington Park, Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Great Mills, California and 6 more.
How good are the schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools?
Across the 26 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 32.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.6%. 38% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend St. Mary's County Public Schools?
17,223 students were enrolled in St. Mary's County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is St. Mary's County Public Schools?
St. Mary's County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in St. Mary's County, with its district office in Leonardtown. Its boundary covers about 359 sq mi.