Summary:
In zip code 20656, located in Loveville, Maryland, there is a single elementary school, Benjamin Banneker Elementary, serving grades PK through 5 with 543 students as part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools district.
Benjamin Banneker Elementary stands out as a strong performer in 5th Grade Science, where 39.5% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, exceeding both the district average of 38.1% and the state average of 32.4%. The school also shows consistent strength in English Language Arts, with an all-grades proficiency rate of 50.8% for two consecutive years, matching the state average. In Mathematics, the school outperforms the state average (26.5%) with a 37.5% proficiency rate in the 2024-2025 school year, though it trails the district average of 35%. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1 and spends $21,411 per student, yet its state percentile rank has declined slightly from the 62nd to the 58th percentile over three years, earning a 3-star rating.
An interesting finding is that while the school's math scores have improved—rising from 32% to 37.5% proficiency—its state rank has fallen, suggesting other schools are improving faster. Chronic absenteeism stands at 25.9%, slightly better than the district's 27.3% but still high, with over a quarter of students missing significant school. The free and reduced lunch rate is 36.65%, indicating moderate economic diversity. Overall, Benjamin Banneker Elementary provides solid academic foundations in ELA and Science, with room for growth in math, and its high per-student spending warrants further exploration into how resources translate into outcomes.
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