Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School

Mechanicsville, MD 20659

Phone: (301) 472-4500
District: St. Mary's County Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 644 students

Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School, located in Mechanicsville, Maryland, serves grades PK-5 in the St. Mary's County Public Schools district. It is among the few public schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School is a public school in the St. Mary's County Public Schools district located in Mechanicsville, MD. As of 2014, the students are 89.1% White, non-Hispanic; 3.6% Multiracial; 3.3% Hispanic; 3.1% Black, non-Hispanic; 0.6% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.3% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 23.8% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 89.1% 67.2% 40.9%
Multiracial 3.6% 5.2% 4.1%
Hispanic 3.3% 5.9% 13.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 3.1% 18.5% 34.9%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander — 2.7% 6.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 23.8% — —
English learners — 1.1% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Bowen Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Brandywine MD 8.5 mi
2 Oak Tree Landing Condominium/Townhouse Prince Frederick MD 11.4 mi
3 Leonard's Grant Neighborhood/Subdivision Leonardtown MD 13.1 mi
4 Clark's Rest Neighborhood/Subdivision Leonardtown MD 13.4 mi
5 Holly Station Townhomes Apartment Complex Waldorf MD 13.8 mi
6 Forrest Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Hollywood MD 14.9 mi
7 Estates of Joy Chapel Neighborhood/Subdivision Hollywood MD 15.2 mi
8 Wildewood Neighborhood/Subdivision California MD 17.1 mi
9 Primrose Park in Wildwood Neighborhood/Subdivision California MD 17.6 mi
10 Richfield Station Neighborhood/Subdivision Chesapeake Beach MD 18.8 mi
11 Beverly Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision California MD 19 mi
12 Chesapeake Ranch Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Lusby MD 20.4 mi
13 Hunting Quarter Neighborhood/Subdivision Callaway MD 20.7 mi
14 Cecil's Mill Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Mills MD 21.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Calvert County Prince Frederick MD 10.9 mi
2 La Plata La Plata MD 10.9 mi
3 Leonardtown Area Leonardtown MD 14.1 mi
4 Calvert County Owings MD 16.5 mi
5 Calvert County Dunkirk MD 18.1 mi
6 City of California Area California MD 18.3 mi
7 Navy Recreation Center (NRC) Solomons Solomons MD 18.6 mi
8 Calvert Marine Museum & River Boat Tour Solomons MD 19.1 mi
9 Solomon's Island Solomons MD 19.6 mi
10 Lusby Area Lusby MD 19.7 mi
11 Callaway Callaway MD 21.1 mi
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