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How has Green Holly Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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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
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
4
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% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
478
-40 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.2:1
% White
33%
was 38%
% Hispanic
17%
was 11%
% Black
35%
was 36%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or 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) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 39.2 | 13.2:1 | 61% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Holly Elementary School.
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.
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.
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 fell 8% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hispanic enrollment as a share of the school rose from 11% to 17%.
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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 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.
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