Summary:
Zip code 20634 in Great Mills, Maryland, is home to two elementary schools serving grades PK-5 within the St. Mary's County Public Schools district, a district ranked 7th out of 25 in Maryland.
Greenview Knolls Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the area, ranking in the 45th percentile statewide compared to George Washington Carver Elementary's 26th percentile. Greenview Knolls achieves significantly better academic results, with 26.9% of students proficient in Math and 46.9% in English Language Arts (ELA), versus Carver's 12.7% and 33.5%, respectively. Notably, Greenview Knolls' ELA proficiency is close to the state average, while Carver's Math proficiency dropped sharply from the previous year. Both schools have similar per-student spending (around $24,000) and student-teacher ratios (about 12:1), yet their outcomes differ dramatically, pointing to other influential factors.
A critical difference is chronic absenteeism: 32.8% of students at George Washington Carver Elementary miss 10% or more of school days, far exceeding the district average of 27.3% and Greenview Knolls' 25.1%. This high absenteeism rate is a strong predictor of lower academic performance. Additionally, Carver serves a more economically disadvantaged population, with 76.3% of students receiving free/reduced lunch compared to 57.14% at Greenview Knolls. While Greenview Knolls outperforms Carver in most areas, it struggles with 5th-grade Science, where only 14.6% are proficient—less than half the state average. For parents, these insights highlight that while both schools share similar resources, Greenview Knolls offers stronger overall academics, while Carver faces significant challenges related to attendance and poverty that impact student success.
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