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Mechanicsville Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
28585 Three Notch Rd
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Phone
(301) 472-4800
District
ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
ST. MARY'S COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
292
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.5% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Mechanicsville Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
12%
19%
18%
24%
5%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
14%
22%
14%
23%
14%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

30 20 10 0
12%
24%
11%
25%
13%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 42 14.4%
Grade 1 60 20.5%
Grade 2 45 15.4%
Grade 3 50 17.1%
Grade 4 52 17.8%
Grade 5 43 14.7%
Total 292 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.8% 68.1% 36.1%
Black 5.6% 20.3% 34.6%
Hispanic 7.1% 8.5% 21.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 2.6% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.7% 30.5% 41.9%
Free lunch eligible 24.3% 27.4% 38.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 3.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 113,209 6,164,660
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 309.4 629
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,236 2,318,124
Single Parent Households With Children 9.9% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.7% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.0% 42.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.8% 30.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.2% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.9% 13.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 10.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.3% 7.3%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,245 $149,094,335 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $744 $13,453,752 4.9%
Staff $833 $15,063,139 5.5%
General Administration $88 $1,591,304 0.6%
School Administration $965 $17,450,095 6.3%
Operation $1,503 $27,178,749 9.9%
Transportation $988 $17,866,004 6.5%
Other $245 $4,430,335 1.6%
Total Support $5,366 $97,033,378 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,631 $29,493,373 10.7%
Total Expenditures $15,242 $275,621,086 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,089 $8,893,760,913 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $689,472,554 4.2%
Staff $887 $781,921,411 4.8%
General Administration $119 $104,696,346 0.6%
School Administration $1,008 $888,778,182 5.4%
Operation $1,423 $1,254,791,912 7.7%
Transportation $813 $716,690,511 4.4%
Other $430 $378,963,684 2.3%
Total Support $5,463 $4,815,319,623 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,976 $2,622,936,455 16.1%
Total Expenditures $18,527 $16,331,910,990 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%