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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000513
Mount Harmony Elementary
900 W Mount Harmony Rd, Owings, MD 20736 · (443) 550-9620 · Calvert County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- ·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
16.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
145 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
71.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 72.6% |
% 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Mount Harmony Elementary
Mount Harmony Elementary's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harmony Elementary this school | 656 | 22.1% | 72.3% |
| Hickory Elementary Bel Air | 635 | 24.9% | 63.5% |
| Evergreen Elementary School California | 715 | 23.5% | 57.1% |
| Stoneleigh Elementary Baltimore | 645 | 18.4% | 76.1% |
| Twin Ridge Elementary Mt Airy | 703 | 20.6% | 62.1% |
| Broadneck Elementary Arnold | 652 | 17.5% | 67.9% |
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 Mount Harmony Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Calvert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #80 of 853 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #102 of 853 ▼ 34 | #3 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #131 of 853 ▼ 61 | #5 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #137 of 898 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #731 of 857 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #492 of 857 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #769 of 885 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #151 of 294 | N/A |
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
656
+61 (+10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 656 | 40.5 | 16.2:1 | 22% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 39.5 | 16.3:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 39.5 | 15.4:1 | 21% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 34.1 | 17.7:1 | 11% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 14% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 33 | 18.6:1 | 8% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 33 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Harmony Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (605 to 656); teachers up 19% (34.1 to 40.5).
About Mount Harmony Elementary
Mount Harmony Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Owings, Maryland. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 656 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
The district, Calvert County Public Schools, has 14,849 students enrolled across 24 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Mount Harmony Elementary is White: 67%. Next come 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mount Harmony Elementary scores 52%.
Mount Harmony Elementary reports a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher, from 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.2:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. Lunch program data show 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Calvert County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Mount Harmony Elementary outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Mount Harmony Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (72.3%) and its predicted rate (61.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
For Calvert County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $133,922 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mount Harmony Elementary, Calvert County has 25 public schools.
A public school about 2.1 miles away, Northern High, is the closest to Mount Harmony Elementary. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Mount Harmony Elementary. On proficiency, Mount Harmony Elementary is ahead of the 59.5% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
In 2020-21, Mount Harmony Elementary enrolled 595 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 656.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Mount Harmony Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Calvert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,313
Census ACS
Median income
$133,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calvert County Public Schools
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Huntingtown High SchoolHigh · 1,311 students
- Calvert HighHigh · 1,080 students
- Patuxent HighHigh · 928 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
Other schools in Owings
- Northern HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Windy Hill MiddleMiddle · 669 students
- Windy Hill ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Northern High2.1 mi · 1,478
- Northern Middle2.2 mi · 745
- Sunderland Elementary2.9 mi · 606
- Windy Hill Elementary2.9 mi · 598
- Windy Hill Middle2.9 mi · 669
- Beach Elementary5.0 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Harmony ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Harmony Elementary?
Mount Harmony Elementary enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mount Harmony Elementary serve?
Mount Harmony Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mount Harmony Elementary have?
Mount Harmony Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Mount Harmony Elementary?
Student demographics at Mount Harmony Elementary are roughly 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Mount Harmony Elementary in?
Mount Harmony Elementary is part of Calvert County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.