Lexington Park Elementary

Lexington Park Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Lexington Park, Maryland, run under St. Mary's County Public Schools, caters to 383 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% smaller than the state mean of about 481.

Within St. Mary's County Public Schools, which oversees 26 schools and 16,905 students, Lexington Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lexington Park Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Mary's County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lexington Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for St. Mary's County shows median household income runs about $119,446, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lexington Park Elementary is one of 28 public schools in St. Mary's County (combined enrollment of about 16,905 students).

George Washington Carver Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lexington Park Elementary comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 29%: 539 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 33% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.