📍 37840 New Market Turner Rd, Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County, 20659
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County. The school has 499 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 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem enrolls 499 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 6.6% Black or African American and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 411 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 499 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 29.
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem 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 499 students, Lettie Marshall Dent Elem is smaller than the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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