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Benjamin Banneker Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
27180 Point Lookout Rd
Loveville, MD 20656
Phone
(301) 475-0260
District
St. Mary's County Public Schools
County
ST. MARY'S COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
590
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.0% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Benjamin Banneker Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
38%
39%
41%
35%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
33%
44%
40%
27%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
29%
36%
36%
42%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 83 14.1%
Kindergarten 74 12.5%
Grade 1 92 15.6%
Grade 2 81 13.7%
Grade 3 87 14.7%
Grade 4 69 11.7%
Grade 5 104 17.6%
Total 590 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.0% 66.5% 35.2%
Black 15.4% 21.3% 34.2%
Hispanic 3.7% 9.0% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 2.7% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.9% 40.2% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 39.7% 36.7% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 3.5% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 113,814 6,164,660
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 317.4 629
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,211 2,318,124
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.8% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.9% 42.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.3% 30.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.8% 13.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.3% 10.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.1% 7.3%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,917 $155,983,000 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $798 $13,964,000 5.0%
Staff $926 $16,199,000 5.8%
General Administration $73 $1,277,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,014 $17,744,000 6.3%
Operation $1,565 $27,370,000 9.8%
Transportation $926 $16,207,000 5.8%
Other $248 $4,341,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,551 $97,102,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,522 $26,629,000 9.5%
Total Expenditures $15,990 $279,714,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,551 $9,390,931,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $828 $736,660,000 4.5%
Staff $800 $712,286,000 4.3%
General Administration $116 $103,436,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,092 $972,050,000 5.9%
Operation $1,442 $1,283,316,000 7.8%
Transportation $691 $614,844,000 3.7%
Other $439 $391,069,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,408 $4,813,661,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,533 $2,254,097,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $18,492 $16,458,689,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%