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Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary Primary School
37840 New Market Turner Rd
Mechanicsville MD, 20659, Saint Marys County
Phone: 301-472-4500
Ranking:
(291 out of 1,074, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: St. Marys County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 644 | 633 | 631 | 614 | 615 | 596 | 597 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 76 | 11.8% | 80 | 12.6% | 87 | 13.8% | 82 | 13.4% | 74 | 12.0% | 71 | 11.9% | 75 | 12.6% |
Kindergarten: | 93 | 14.4% | 84 | 13.3% | 88 | 13.9% | 92 | 15.0% | 87 | 14.1% | 95 | 15.9% | 96 | 16.1% |
Grade 1: | 87 | 13.5% | 93 | 14.7% | 99 | 15.7% | 79 | 12.9% | 92 | 15.0% | 97 | 16.3% | 76 | 12.7% |
Grade 2: | 88 | 13.7% | 99 | 15.6% | 80 | 12.7% | 99 | 16.1% | 98 | 15.9% | 82 | 13.8% | 80 | 13.4% |
Grade 3: | 107 | 16.6% | 88 | 13.9% | 101 | 16.0% | 94 | 15.3% | 86 | 14.0% | 77 | 12.9% | 95 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 14.1% | 96 | 15.2% | 92 | 14.6% | 85 | 13.8% | 84 | 13.7% | 87 | 14.6% | 83 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 102 | 15.8% | 93 | 14.7% | 84 | 13.3% | 83 | 13.5% | 94 | 15.3% | 87 | 14.6% | 92 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 318 | 49.4% | 319 | 50.4% | 325 | 51.5% | 316 | 51.5% | 327 | 53.2% | 313 | 52.5% | 315 | 52.8% |
Female: | 326 | 50.6% | 314 | 49.6% | 306 | 48.5% | 298 | 48.5% | 280 | 45.5% | 275 | 46.1% | 278 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 23 | 3.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 34 | 5.5% | 13 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.5% |
Black: | 20 | 3.1% | 28 | 4.4% | 29 | 4.6% | 35 | 5.7% | 90 | 14.6% | 34 | 5.7% | 34 | 5.7% |
White: | 574 | 89.1% | 564 | 89.1% | 564 | 89.4% | 562 | 91.5% | 464 | 75.4% | 540 | 90.6% | 537 | 89.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 134 | 20.8% | 131 | 20.7% | 119 | 18.9% | 124 | 20.2% | 91 | 14.8% | 74 | 12.4% | 58 | 9.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.0% | 24 | 3.8% | 27 | 4.3% | 26 | 4.2% | 20 | 3.3% | 26 | 4.4% | 34 | 5.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.82 | 19.30 | 20.45 | 17.62 | 17.72 | 17.80 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSA | ||||||
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 76.1% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 79.2% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 85.1% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 82.6% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 87.5% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.6% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 90.8% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90.8% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.6% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 86.7% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 71.4% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 75.9% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 80.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 83.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 86.0% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 88.8% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 87.1% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 85.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 87.5% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 84.1% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 76.0% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 77.4% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.7% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91.4% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 91.8% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.9% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 91.6% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 94.0% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 92.3% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 93.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.4% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 82.4% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 82.7% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 91.1% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 88.6% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.1% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 91.0% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91.2% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.3% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 67.1% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 74.7% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 76.2% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 82.6% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 86.0% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 85.1% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.2% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 85.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 91.4% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.3% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.0% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 80.1% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 80.7% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.0% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.0% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 91.8% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 90.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 92.5% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 89.3% | N/A |
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* Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.