White Marsh Elementary

White Marsh Elementary is a K-5 school of compact scale in Mechanicsville, Maryland, operated by St. Mary's County Public Schools, teacheing 220 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

White Marsh Elementary is one of 26 schools operated by St. Mary's County Public Schools, a district that serves 16,905 students overall.

On the student-mix side, White Marsh Elementary records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with St. Mary's County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, White Marsh Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), White Marsh Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.2%; actual is 71.7%, +18.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (St. Mary's County) logs that median household earnings sit near $119,446, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 White Marsh Elementary is one.

Lettie Marshall Dent Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, White Marsh Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at White Marsh Elementary has fell 18%, going from 269 students in 2018 to 220 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 82% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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