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Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001226
Greenview Knolls Elementary
45711 Military Ln, Great Mills, MD 20634 · (301) 863-4095 · St. Mary's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
168 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
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
64.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +23.7pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +27.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 27.9% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Greenview Knolls Elementary
Greenview Knolls Elementary's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenview Knolls Elementary this school | 294 | 57.1% | 46.9% |
| Harford Hills Elementary Baltimore | 373 | 59.0% | 37.9% |
| Fruitland Intermediate Fruitland | 343 | 57.1% | 41.1% |
| Gale-Bailey Elementary School Marbury | 344 | 51.7% | 45.1% |
| Stevens Forest Elementary Columbia | 314 | 59.2% | 51.3% |
| Fullerton Elementary Baltimore | 383 | 52.2% | 46.3% |
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 Greenview Knolls Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In St. Mary's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #376 of 853 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #246 of 853 ▲ 328 | #8 of 19 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #227 of 853 ▲ 276 | #5 of 19 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #761 of 898 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #219 of 857 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #88 of 857 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #454 of 885 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #60 of 551 | #1 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
294
-125 (-30%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 294 | 23.8 | 12.4:1 | 57% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 24.7 | 13.1:1 | 54% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 28.7 | 14.4:1 | 62% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 55% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 45% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 37% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 32% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 32 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenview Knolls Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (425 to 294); teachers down 5% (25 to 23.8).
About Greenview Knolls Elementary
Greenview Knolls Elementary is a small elementary school in Maryland, located in Great Mills. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 294 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
St. Mary's County Public Schools, which runs Greenview Knolls Elementary, has 26 schools and 16,905 students.
No group is above 50% at Greenview Knolls Elementary; the largest is Black, at 37%. It is also 30% White, 17% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 15%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Greenview Knolls Elementary reported 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Roughly 57% of students at Greenview Knolls Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in St. Mary's County report 41%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Greenview Knolls Elementary outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Greenview Knolls Elementary is +6.4 points: 46.9% actual, 40.4% predicted.
St. Mary's County is the school's county. There, 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 Greenview Knolls Elementary.
Greenview Knolls Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Esperanza Middle, its nearest public school. Greenview Knolls Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Greenview Knolls Elementary ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.9% against a local average of 43.2%.
Greenview Knolls Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Small.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 125 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.4 to 12.4 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Greenview Knolls Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Great Mills
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- George Washington Carver ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Esperanza Middle0.9 mi · 835
- Green Holly Elementary School1.1 mi · 478
- Town Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 220
- George Washington Carver Elementary2.2 mi · 460
- Great Mills High2.3 mi · 1,697
- Lexington Park Elementary2.4 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Greenview Knolls ElementaryHow many students attend Greenview Knolls Elementary?
Greenview Knolls Elementary enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Greenview Knolls Elementary serve?
Greenview Knolls Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenview Knolls Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greenview Knolls Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Greenview Knolls Elementary?
Student demographics at Greenview Knolls Elementary are roughly 30% White, 10% Hispanic, 37% Black, 5% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Greenview Knolls Elementary in?
Greenview Knolls Elementary is part of St. Mary's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.