Piney Point Elementary

As a mid-tier primary school in Tall Timbers, Maryland, Piney Point Elementary educates 435 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within St. Mary's County Public Schools.

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

On the student-mix side, Piney Point Elementary logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with St. Mary's County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Piney Point Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Piney Point Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Piney Point Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Mary's County put median household earnings sit near $119,446, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Piney Point Elementary is one.

Chesapeake Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Piney Point Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.1%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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