Summary:
Zip code 20656 (Loveville, MD) is home to a single school, Benjamin Banneker Elementary, a public school serving grades PK through 5 with 543 students in the St. Mary's County Public Schools district.
Benjamin Banneker Elementary is a consistent performer, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the last three years and ranking in the 58th to 62nd percentile statewide. The school's standout strength is 5th Grade Science, where 39.5% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, outperforming both the district (38.1%) and the state (32.4%). In Mathematics, the school showed a strong recovery, with 37.5% of students proficient in 2024-2025—above the district and state—though it dipped to 32% in 2025-2026, still above the state average of 27.1%. However, English Language Arts (ELA) is the school's biggest challenge, with only 50.8% of students proficient, significantly lagging behind the district's 58.5% and remaining flat for two consecutive years. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1 and high per-pupil spending of $21,411, yet this investment has not translated into top-tier performance, particularly in ELA. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 25.9%, slightly better than the district average of 27.3%, and likely impacts foundational learning.
For parents, Benjamin Banneker Elementary offers a stable, above-average education with notable strengths in science and math, but the school's ELA scores and high chronic absenteeism rate are areas to watch. The school's high spending and favorable class sizes suggest resources are available, but the gap in literacy performance compared to the district indicates a need for targeted instructional focus. Overall, this is a solid school with clear areas of excellence and specific challenges that parents should consider when evaluating the educational environment in Loveville.
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