Park Hall Elementary

Park Hall Elementary, a medium-sized elementary campus in Park Hall, Maryland, part of St. Mary's County Public Schools, serves 569 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

St. Mary's County Public Schools runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 16,905 students. Park Hall Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Park Hall Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 32% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Park Hall Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 48.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Mary's County) shows that median household income runs about $119,446, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, St. Mary's County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,905 students), of which Park Hall Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: George Washington Carver Elementary, around 2.4 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Park Hall Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Park Hall Elementary's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 569).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.