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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in St. Mary's County, Maryland

Across St. Mary's County, Maryland, 20 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Greenview Knolls Elementary leads the list at -30.8%, against a median of -12.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

St. Mary's County, Maryland

Best Enrollment change

-30.8%

Median Enrollment change

-12.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Greenview Knolls Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	425	294	-30.8%
2	Lexington Park Elementary	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	539	383	-28.9%
3	George Washington Carver Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	635	460	-27.6%
4	Lettie Marshall Dent Elem	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	611	479	-21.6%
5	Hollywood Elementary	Hollywood, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	526	414	-21.3%
6	Ridge Elementary	Ridge, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	262	209	-20.2%
7	White Marsh Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	269	220	-18.2%
8	Benjamin Banneker Elementary	Loveville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	661	543	-17.9%
9	Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	602	516	-14.3%
10	Mechanicsville Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	318	273	-14.2%
11	Margaret Brent Middle	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	993	878	-11.6%
12	Park Hall Elementary	Park Hall, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	636	569	-10.5%
13	Piney Point Elementary	Tall Timbers, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	476	435	-8.6%
14	Green Holly Elementary School	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	518	478	-7.7%
15	Esperanza Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	902	835	-7.4%
16	Evergreen Elementary School	California, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	769	715	-7.0%
17	Chopticon High	Morganza, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	1,635	1,526	-6.7%
18	Spring Ridge Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	976	913	-6.5%
19	Dynard Elementary	Chaptico, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	443	422	-4.7%
20	Leonardtown Middle	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	976	969	-0.7%

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