Summary:
In zip code 20676, which covers the Port Republic area of Maryland, there is one elementary school, Mutual Elementary, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade with a total enrollment of 374 students.
Mutual Elementary is a standout school within the highly-rated Calvert County Public Schools district, which is ranked 3rd out of 25 districts in Maryland and holds a 5-star rating. The school consistently outperforms both district and state averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grades. For the 2025-2026 school year, 50.5% of students were proficient in Math (compared to 37.9% district and 27.1% state), and 71.9% were proficient in ELA (compared to 66.6% district and 51.7% state). Its state ranking has also shown a strong upward trajectory, improving from the 74th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 83rd percentile in 2025-2026. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (15.8%) than the district average (17.3%) and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
While the school excels overall, one notable finding is a dip in 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency, where the rate drops to 40.7%, which is below the district average of 48.9% for that grade. This is the only instance where the school underperforms the district, suggesting a potential curriculum challenge or cohort effect. With 32.35% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, the school serves a population with a lower-than-average level of economic disadvantage. The per-student spending of $21,572 is notably high, reflecting the district's strong investment in education and likely contributing to the school's strong performance and low student-teacher ratio.
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