Lettie Marshall Dent Elem

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Regular School · Mechanicsville, MD

Lettie Marshall Dent Elem is a regular school school in Mechanicsville, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 479 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

479

Teachers (FTE)

27.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	385	80%
Two or more races	32	7%
Black or African American	30	6%
Hispanic/Latino	28	6%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	479	244M / 235F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -2.2pp	22.2%	255
Reading Proficiency	22.0% -13.2pp	35.2%	255
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	74

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.36 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	479	100%

Contact & Location

37840 New Market Turner Rd

Mechanicsville, MD 20659

Phone: (301)472-4500

District

St. Mary's County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,473

District enrollment: 17,493

Other Schools in District

Benjamin Banneker Elementary Elementary
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary Elementary
Chesapeake Charter School Elementary
Dynard Elementary Elementary
Evergreen Elementary School Elementary
George Washington Carver Elementary Elementary
Green Holly Elementary School Elementary
Greenview Knolls Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 20659) → CensusDepth.com
Maryland population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Maryland teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

240060001399

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD