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Oakville Elementary

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Oakville Elementary ranks 154 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Oakville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mechanicsville, Maryland, serving 307 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 6 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakville Elementary consistently outperforms the St. Mary's County and Maryland state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades is 54.9%, compared to 35% for St. Mary's County and 26.5% for Maryland. In ELA, Oakville Elementary's proficiency rate for all grades is 60.8%, compared to 57.3% for St. Mary's County and 50.8% for Maryland. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 55.6% is also significantly higher than the St. Mary's County (33.7%) and Maryland (25.6%) averages. However, Oakville Elementary has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 19.1% to 30.7% over the past few years.

When comparing Oakville Elementary to nearby schools, it consistently outperforms schools like Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary and Mechanicsville Elementary in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency. However, White Marsh Elementary and Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary are the top-performing schools in the district, with test scores that rival or exceed Oakville Elementary's performance. Additionally, Mutual Elementary, a school in the neighboring Calvert County Public Schools district, also demonstrates strong academic performance, particularly in ELA, and has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Oakville Elementary.

291

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,098

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26410 Three Notch Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659

(301) 373-4365

District: St. Mary's County Public Schools

Students who attend Oakville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leonardtown Middle
High:	Chopticon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

African American:

10.3%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (57% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg45%

Maryland avg38%

154^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 19Elementary Schools in the St. Mary's County Public Schools

6^th of 25St. Mary's County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	154 of 865	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	267 of 859	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.7	158 of 855	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	182 of 862	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	227 of 802	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	157 of 853	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	261 of 857	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	244 of 847	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	45.0	433 of 845	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.3	342 of 859	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.5	283 of 867	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.9	281 of 847	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	228 of 857	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	51.9	463 of 853	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.2	299 of 855	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.0	239 of 850	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.4	258 of 838	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.6	600 of 818	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	573 of 804	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.6	462 of 805	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.3	467 of 803	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.1	242 of 796	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	54.6	249 of 788	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	52.0	225 of 528	57.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2021)70th percentile~ school

Male (2021)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)57th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+10 vs state

Science56%+30 vs state

Mathematics55%+28 vs state

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Schools Near Oakville Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26410 Three Notch Road	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 373-4365	291	20	14.6	43.0%	210 (72.2%)	30 (10.3%)	20 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	82.7	154^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.2%		66.4	267^th of 859 public elementary schools	68.9%	113	66.7	49.0	52.2	54.9	62.9	55.1	65.2	60.8	55.6	$19,098	$1,070	$18,028
Benjamin Banneker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27180 Point Lookout Rd	Loveville	20656	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 475-0260	543	40	13.7	36.6%	416 (76.6%)	55 (10.1%)	25 (4.6%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.6%)	59.1	344^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.2%		56	329^th of 859 public elementary schools	61.7%	15	39.3	33.3	39.8	37.5	52.8	46.0	53.7	50.8	31.0	$21,411	$1,540	$19,871
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23595 Hayden Farm Lane	Leonardtown	20650	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 309-4658	516	35	14.9	19.8%	372 (72.1%)	46 (8.9%)	31 (6.0%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.1%)	87.3	108^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.5%		83.5	138^th of 859 public elementary schools	83.9%	30	64.8	51.6	60.7	58.9	68.2	65.6	71.1	68.3	47.2	$18,118	$1,079	$17,038
Leonardtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22885 Duke St	Leonardtown	20650	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 475-0250	509	31	16.5	32.4%	336 (66.0%)	68 (13.4%)	33 (6.5%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	72	239^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.4%		75	196^th of 859 public elementary schools	77.2%	43	42.5	35.1	51.4	42.3	58.8	56.4	63.9	59.3	50.0	$17,850	$1,475	$16,374
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44345 Joy Chapel Rd	Hollywood	20636	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 373-4350	414	26	15.6	32.1%	263 (63.5%)	43 (10.4%)	43 (10.4%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (12.1%)	81.6	163^rd of 865 public elementary schools	81.2%		69.6	244^th of 859 public elementary schools	71.6%	81	66.2	48.4	48.1	53.9	67.7	67.2	55.8	63.1	40.3	$19,331	$1,351	$17,980
Mechanicsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28585 Three Notch Rd	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 472-4800	273	17	15.9	36.6%	222 (81.3%)	13 (4.8%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	69.5	259^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.1%		54.1	338^th of 859 public elementary schools	60.7%	79	56.1	41.3	34.8	43.3	56.1	54.0	58.7	56.0	37.0	$18,653	$1,096	$17,557
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	43765 Wildewood Parkway	California	20619	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 863-4060	715	42	16.9	23.5%	445 (62.2%)	92 (12.9%)	81 (11.3%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.0%)	81.1	170^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.3%		80.5	161^st of 859 public elementary schools	81.3%	9	55.3	55.7	54.7	55.2	62.1	62.6	64.1	62.9	37.2	$14,965	$949	$14,016
Mutual Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Ball Rd	Port Republic	20676	Calvert County	Calvert County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 550-9650	374	26	14.3	32.4%	263 (70.3%)	57 (15.2%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)	78.4	197^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.2%		72	226^th of 859 public elementary schools	73.7%	29	55.4	47.7	37.5	46.5	69.6	61.5	68.8	66.5	37.5	$21,572	$1,807	$19,765
Dynard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23510 Bushwood Rd	Chaptico	20621	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 769-4804	422	24	17.2	39.6%	324 (76.8%)	37 (8.8%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.5%)	70.6	250^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.1%		60.8	302^nd of 859 public elementary schools	64.8%	52	47.0	43.8	43.4	44.7	51.5	60.3	51.3	54.4	42.1	$17,408	$1,004	$16,404
Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	37840 New Market Turner Rd	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 472-4500	479	27	17.6	38.4%	385 (80.4%)	30 (6.3%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	42.4	470^th of 865 public elementary schools	45.7%		46.8	401^st of 859 public elementary schools	53.3%	69	33.3	33.8	20.7	29.1	44.4	48.8	37.8	43.6	17.1	$17,427	$945	$16,483

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakville Elementary

What district is Oakville Elementary in?

St. Mary's County Public Schools

Is Oakville Elementary a good school?

Oakville Elementary ranks 154^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oakville Elementary?

Students at Oakville Elementary are 72% White, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Oakville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leonardtown Middle
High : Chopticon High

How many students attend Oakville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Oakville Elementary.

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