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Schools in Callaway

Callaway’s public schools

St. Marys County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Callaway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?18/25schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Maryland’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 10% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
MD 14.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
16,366 students on the public path
In brief

Callaway’s schools, in brief

School by school

18 of Callaway’s 25 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Leonardtown High places highest (better than 96%); George Washington Carver Elementary lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

18 elementary schools serve Callaway, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Leonardtown High, Great Mills High and Chopticon High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Callaway, with each school’s own grade.

18 schools teach K in Callaway’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B+, so check the specific school.
Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · California
B+
715 students17:1Rate it →
Park Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Park Hall
C
569 students15:1Rate it →
Benjamin Banneker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loveville
B
543 students14:1Rate it →
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leonardtown
B+
516 students15:1Rate it →
Leonardtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leonardtown
B+
509 students17:1Rate it →
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B−
479 students18:1Rate it →
Green Holly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington Park
C
478 students12:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Great Mills
D
460 students12:1Rate it →
Piney Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tall Timbers
C+
435 students16:1Rate it →
Dynard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chaptico
B−
422 students17:1Rate it →
Hollywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hollywood
B
414 students16:1Rate it →
Lexington Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington Park
B+
383 students12:1Rate it →
Greenview Knolls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Great Mills
C
294 students12:1Rate it →
Oakville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B+
291 students15:1Rate it →
Mechanicsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
C
273 students16:1Rate it →
Town Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington Park
B−
220 students13:1Rate it →
White Marsh Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B
220 students14:1Rate it →
Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridge
B−
209 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Marys County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.1% · 8815 students tested
Math33%
State average 24.6% · 8717 students tested

Callaway vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Callaway’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Callaway—St. Marys County

Every school in Callaway

27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Callawayin other towns
Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · California
B+
715 students17:1Rate it →
Park Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Park Hall
C
569 students15:1Rate it →
Benjamin Banneker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loveville
B
543 students14:1Rate it →
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leonardtown
B+
516 students15:1Rate it →
Leonardtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leonardtown
B+
509 students17:1Rate it →
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B−
479 students18:1Rate it →
Green Holly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington Park
C
478 students12:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Great Mills
D
460 students12:1Rate it →
Piney Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tall Timbers
C+
435 students16:1Rate it →
Dynard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chaptico
B−
422 students17:1Rate it →
Hollywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hollywood
B
414 students16:1Rate it →
Lexington Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington Park
B+
383 students12:1Rate it →
Greenview Knolls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Great Mills
C
294 students12:1Rate it →
Oakville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B+
291 students15:1Rate it →
Mechanicsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
C
273 students16:1Rate it →
Town Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington Park
B−
220 students13:1Rate it →
White Marsh Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B
220 students14:1Rate it →
Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridge
B−
209 students13:1Rate it →
Leonardtown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leonardtown
B+
969 students17:1Rate it →
Spring Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington Park
B
913 students15:1Rate it →
Margaret Brent Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mechanicsville
B
878 students16:1Rate it →
Esperanza Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington Park
B+
835 students16:1Rate it →
Leonardtown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Leonardtown
A+
2,118 students22:1Rate it →
Great Mills High
High · Grades 9–12 · Great Mills
A
1,697 students19:1Rate it →
Chopticon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Morganza
A
1,526 students19:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Callaway’s schools

Are Callaway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Callaway. St. Marys County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Callaway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 18 of its 25 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Callaway in?

St. Marys County Public Schools.

Where do Callaway kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Leonardtown High, Great Mills High and Chopticon High.

Are there private schools in Callaway?

Yes: The Kings Christian Academy (grades PK–12, 345 students) and Little Flower School (grades PK–8, 153 students).

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What Callaway families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.