Best Public Schools in Great Mills, MD

Summary:

The city of Great Mills, Maryland is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools and 1 high school. The schools in this area show varying levels of academic performance, with Greenview Knolls Elementary and Great Mills High emerging as standout performers, while George Washington Carver Elementary lags behind.

Greenview Knolls Elementary has the highest overall performance on MCAP tests, with 36.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 23.8% in math, outpacing the St. Mary's County Public Schools and state averages. Great Mills High also stands out, with 83.7% of students proficient or better in Algebra II, significantly higher than the county and state.

However, the data reveals significant performance gaps between the schools and the county/state averages, particularly for George Washington Carver Elementary, which has only 25.1% of students proficient or better in ELA. Factors such as student-teacher ratio, racial diversity, and free/reduced lunch rates may be influencing the academic performance of the schools in Great Mills, and further investigation would be needed to determine the exact relationships and causal factors.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)					MCAP Algebra II (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Greenview Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45711 Military Ln	Great Mills	20634	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 863-4095	322	25	13.0	53.7%	103 (32.0%)	123 (38.2%)	30 (9.3%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.1%)	34.5	492^nd of 859 public elementary schools	42.7%		44.8	411^th of 855 public elementary schools	51.9%	81	27.1	26.1	19.7	23.8	37.5	42.6	31.8		36.6		22.1	$18,905	$2,598	$16,308
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	46155 Carver School Blvd	Great Mills	20653	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 863-4076	490	39	12.5	78.8%	68 (13.9%)	241 (49.2%)	127 (25.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.0%)	17.2	688^th of 859 public elementary schools	19.9%		13.4	757^th of 855 public elementary schools	11.5%	69	26.9	6.2		12.4	31.3	28.1	16.2		25.1		7.0	$20,103	$3,898	$16,205
Great Mills High	Public	9-12	21130 Great Mills Rd	Great Mills	20634	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 863-4001	1,748	91	19.2	55.9%	601 (34.4%)	655 (37.5%)	243 (13.9%)	58 (3.3%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	183 (10.5%)	50.9	54^th of 146 public high schools	63.0%					(n/a)				8.4				50.5	50.5	83.7		$15,880	$1,768	$14,111

Cities Near Great Mills

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lexington Park	1.03 mi	6	109^th
Park Hall	3.26 mi	1	181^st
California	4.74 mi	1	46^th
Hollywood	6.07 mi	1	81^st
Leonardtown	6.41 mi	5	69^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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