1
What's one thing Green Holly Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001221
Green Holly Elementary School
46060 Millstone Landing Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653 · (301) 863-4064 · St. Mary's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
301 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 | 99 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
73%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
58.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 52.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Green Holly Elementary School
Green Holly Elementary School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Holly Elementary School this school | 478 | 63.0% | 55.8% |
| Riverside Elementary Joppa | 481 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| Fruitland Primary Fruitland | 445 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Cecil Manor Elementary Elkton | 416 | 60.1% | 29.6% |
| Bakerfield Elementary Aberdeen | 460 | 68.0% | 54.1% |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary Hagerstown | 498 | 69.3% | 32.1% |
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 Green Holly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In St. Mary's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #266 of 853 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #229 of 853 ▲ 34 | #6 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #316 of 853 ▼ 26 | #10 of 19 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #429 of 898 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #231 of 857 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #91 of 857 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #355 of 885 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #398 of 551 | #13 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
478
+85 (+22%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 478 | 38.3 | 12.5:1 | 63% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 40.2 | 12.4:1 | 57% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 63% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 39 | 10.1:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 39.2 | 13.2:1 | 61% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 57% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 63% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 43% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 26 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Holly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (518 to 478); teachers down 2% (39.2 to 38.3).
About Green Holly Elementary School
Green Holly Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Lexington Park, Maryland. Total enrollment is 478 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
St. Mary's County Public Schools has 16,905 students in 26 schools, and Green Holly Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Green Holly Elementary School, about 35 are Black, the largest group. The remaining students are 33% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show St. Mary's County is about 15% Black. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Green Holly Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.5:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 1.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 41% average for public schools in St. Mary's County is 22 points lower.
Green Holly Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Green Holly Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Maryland. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.8%, against a prediction of 37.0%.
For St. Mary's County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $119,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 28 public schools and about 16,905 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Green Holly Elementary School from the closest public school, Esperanza Middle. The five-mile area around Green Holly Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Green Holly Elementary School's average proficiency of 55.8% compares with 43.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Green Holly Elementary School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count rose 22% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.1:1 to 12.5:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 schools in Lexington Park
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Esperanza MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Chesapeake Charter SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Lexington Park ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Town Creek ElementaryElementary · 220 students
- St. Mary's County Evening HighCombined
Nearby schools
- Esperanza Middle0.4 mi · 835
- Town Creek Elementary0.7 mi · 220
- Greenview Knolls Elementary1.1 mi · 294
- Lexington Park Elementary2.7 mi · 383
- George Washington Carver Elementary3.1 mi · 460
- Great Mills High3.3 mi · 1,697
Frequently asked questions
About Green Holly Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Green Holly Elementary School?
Green Holly Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Green Holly Elementary School serve?
Green Holly Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Green Holly Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Green Holly Elementary School.
How diverse is Green Holly Elementary School?
Green Holly Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 17% Hispanic, 35% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Green Holly Elementary School public or private?
Green Holly Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.