📍 27180 Point Lookout Rd, Loveville, St. Mary's County, 20656
Benjamin Banneker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Loveville, St. Mary's County. The school has 590 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Banneker Elementary enrolls 590 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Black or African American and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 426 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 590 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Banneker Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 29.
Benjamin Banneker Elementary is one of 28 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools, based in Leonardtown, Maryland. The district serves 16,905 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 590 students, Benjamin Banneker Elementary is close to the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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