Leonardtown Elementary

Located at 22885 Duke St, in Leonardtown, Maryland, Leonardtown Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that caters to 509 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools.

Across the 26 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools (16,905 students total), Leonardtown Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Leonardtown Elementary lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at Leonardtown Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Mary's County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leonardtown Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. Mary's County indicate median household earnings sit near $119,446, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Mary's County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,905 students), of which Leonardtown Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Leonardtown Elementary. On composite proficiency, Leonardtown Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 72% to 66% over that span.

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