Dynard Elementary

Dynard Elementary is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Chaptico, Maryland, one of the schools within St. Mary's County Public Schools, with 422 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Dynard Elementary is one of 26 schools operated by St. Mary's County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 16,905 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dynard Elementary records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Dynard Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dynard Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 50.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. Mary's County indicate median household income runs about $119,446, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, St. Mary's County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,905 students), of which Dynard Elementary is one.

Chopticon High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Dynard Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dynard Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dynard Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 422).

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