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Which teacher or staff member at Evergreen Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001685
Evergreen Elementary School
43765 Wildewood Parkway, California, MD 20619 · (301) 863-4060 · St. Mary's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
168 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
62.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 55.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Evergreen Elementary School
Evergreen Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Elementary School this school | 715 | 23.5% | 57.1% |
| Mount Harmony Elementary Owings | 656 | 22.1% | 72.3% |
| Stoneleigh Elementary Baltimore | 645 | 18.4% | 76.1% |
| Hickory Elementary Bel Air | 635 | 24.9% | 63.5% |
| Twin Ridge Elementary Mt Airy | 703 | 20.6% | 62.1% |
| Broadneck Elementary Arnold | 652 | 17.5% | 67.9% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Evergreen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In St. Mary's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #253 of 853 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #242 of 853 ▼ 23 | #7 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #253 of 853 ▲ 49 | #7 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #88 of 898 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #792 of 857 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #418 of 857 | #8 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #761 of 885 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #412 of 551 | #14 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
715
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 715 | 42.2 | 16.9:1 | 23% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 42.2 | 17.6:1 | 23% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 24% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 21% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 41.1 | 18.7:1 | 20% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 38 | 18.7:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 17% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (769 to 715); teachers up 3% (41.1 to 42.2).
About Evergreen Elementary School
Evergreen Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in California, Maryland. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 715 students. That is 49% bigger than the average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
St. Mary's County Public Schools counts 26 schools and 16,905 students, including Evergreen Elementary School.
The student body at Evergreen Elementary School is 62% White. Other reported shares: 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. St. Mary's County's residents are about 71% White, 9 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The school has 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 3.1 students per teacher. In all, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in St. Mary's County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Evergreen Elementary School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Evergreen Elementary School would be expected to post about 60.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.1%.
The school's county is St. Mary's County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $119,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. St. Mary's County's 28 public schools enroll about 16,905 students and include Evergreen Elementary School.
Hollywood Elementary is about 2.9 miles from Evergreen Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.8% proficiency; Evergreen Elementary School posts 57.1%.
Evergreen Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 26 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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St. Mary's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,126
Census ACS
Median income
$119,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
- Leonardtown HighHigh · 2,118 students
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Chopticon HighHigh · 1,526 students
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Margaret Brent MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other Evergreen Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 13 states are named Evergreen Elementary. Evergreen Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 30.
- Evergreen ElementaryMidlothian, VA · 797 students
- Evergreen ElementaryDiamond Bar, CA · 709 students
- Evergreen ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 660 students
- Evergreen ElementaryRohnert Park, CA · 630 students
- Evergreen ElementaryALLENDALE, MI · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Hollywood Elementary2.9 mi · 414
- Leonardtown Middle3.2 mi · 969
- Leonardtown High3.3 mi · 2,118
- Town Creek Elementary4.0 mi · 220
- Greenview Knolls Elementary4.0 mi · 294
- Esperanza Middle4.0 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Evergreen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evergreen Elementary School?
Evergreen Elementary School enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-05.
Is Evergreen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evergreen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Evergreen Elementary School have?
Evergreen Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Evergreen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Evergreen Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Evergreen Elementary School?
Evergreen Elementary School is overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools in St. Mary's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.