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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240015000778
St Leonard Elementary
5370 St Leonard Rd, St Leonard, MD 20685 · (443) 550-9760 · Calvert County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
12.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
195 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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
60%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
54.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -12.5pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -24.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 66.0% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 St Leonard Elementary
St Leonard Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Leonard Elementary this school | 401 | 48.6% | 57.1% |
| Snow Hill Elementary Snow Hill | 387 | 44.4% | 74.8% |
| Paramount Elementary Hagerstown | 397 | 49.4% | 55.9% |
| Westside Intermediate Hebron | 342 | 49.7% | 53.3% |
| Buckingham Elementary Berlin | 518 | 48.5% | 62.9% |
| Grasonville Elementary School Grasonville | 472 | 46.4% | 54.9% |
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 St Leonard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Calvert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #251 of 853 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #409 of 853 ▼ 290 | #12 of 12 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #363 of 853 ▼ 201 | #12 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #596 of 898 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #250 of 857 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #375 of 857 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #534 of 885 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #105 of 551 | #1 of 10 |
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
401
-79 (-16%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 401 | 31.7 | 12.7:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 32.8 | 13.5:1 | 48% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 34.9 | 13.5:1 | 46% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 37% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 35.8 | 14.8:1 | 42% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 30% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 17% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Leonard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (529 to 401); teachers down 11% (35.8 to 31.7).
About St Leonard Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, St Leonard Elementary serves students in St Leonard, Maryland. The school counted 401 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
St Leonard Elementary sits within Calvert County Public Schools, which has 24 schools and 14,849 students.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at St Leonard Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Calvert County's population at about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, St Leonard Elementary has a ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Calvert County, the average is 32%.
St Leonard Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, St Leonard Elementary is 11.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
In Calvert County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $133,922 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 2% of people live in poverty. The county has 25 public schools and about 14,849 students.
Mutual Elementary is the nearest public school to St Leonard Elementary, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles of St Leonard Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, St Leonard Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
St Leonard Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 79 students, from 480 to 401.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at St Leonard Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- Mutual Elementary1.9 mi · 374
- Southern Middle4.9 mi · 442
- Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus7.0 mi · 641
- Calvert Elementary7.3 mi · 495
- Calvert Country School7.4 mi · 40
- Mill Creek Middle7.6 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About St Leonard ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at St Leonard Elementary?
St Leonard Elementary enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does St Leonard Elementary serve?
St Leonard Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St Leonard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St Leonard Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St Leonard Elementary?
At St Leonard Elementary, the student body is approximately 58% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is St Leonard Elementary public or private?
St Leonard Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calvert County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.