Mechanicsville Elementary

Located at 28585 Three Notch Rd, in Mechanicsville, Maryland, Mechanicsville Elementary is a compact elementary-level community that instructs 273 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under St. Mary's County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Mechanicsville Elementary sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Mechanicsville Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the resource side, On paper, Mechanicsville Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% 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, Mechanicsville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

In the area at large, 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%. Across St. Mary's County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,905 students), Mechanicsville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: White Marsh Elementary, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mechanicsville Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Mechanicsville Elementary's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 273).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.