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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in St. Mary's County, Maryland

26 public schools in St. Mary's County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary leads the list at 19.8%, against a median of 38.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

St. Mary's County, Maryland

Best % FRL

19.8%

Median % FRL

38.5%

LOWEST POVERTY · ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	516	19.8%
2	Leonardtown High	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	2,118	22.0%
3	Evergreen Elementary School	California, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	715	23.5%
4	Leonardtown Middle	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	969	26.3%
5	Chesapeake Charter School	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	539	26.9%
6	Hollywood Elementary	Hollywood, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	414	32.1%
7	Leonardtown Elementary	Leonardtown, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	509	32.4%
8	Chopticon High	Morganza, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	1,526	34.7%
9	White Marsh Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	220	35.5%
10	Piney Point Elementary	Tall Timbers, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	435	35.9%
11	Mechanicsville Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	273	36.6%
12	Benjamin Banneker Elementary	Loveville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	543	36.6%
13	Lettie Marshall Dent Elem	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	479	38.4%
14	Margaret Brent Middle	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	878	38.5%
15	Dynard Elementary	Chaptico, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	422	39.6%
16	Esperanza Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	835	42.8%
17	Oakville Elementary	Mechanicsville, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	291	43.0%
18	Ridge Elementary	Ridge, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	209	54.5%
19	Town Creek Elementary	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	220	56.4%
20	Greenview Knolls Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	294	57.1%
21	Great Mills High	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	High	1,697	57.5%
22	Park Hall Elementary	Park Hall, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	569	58.5%
23	Green Holly Elementary School	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	478	63.0%
24	Spring Ridge Middle	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Middle	913	63.7%
25	Lexington Park Elementary	Lexington Park, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	383	76.0%
26	George Washington Carver Elementary	Great Mills, MD	St. Mary's County Public Schools	Elementary	460	76.3%

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