Mutual Elementary

Mutual Elementary, a low-enrollment K-5 school in Port Republic, Maryland, one of the schools within Calvert County Public Schools, educates 374 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 481.

Mutual Elementary is one of 24 schools operated by Calvert County Public Schools, a district that caters to 14,849 students overall.

Demographically, Mutual Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Mutual Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Calvert County) logs that median household income runs about $133,922, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 2%. Across Calvert County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,849 students), Mutual Elementary is one campus in the mix.

St Leonard Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mutual Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 403 students in 2018 compared to 374 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 70% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.