Lettie Marshall Dent Elem (St. Mary's County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Maryland - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Lettie Marshall Dent Elem is a Elementary in Mechanicsville, MD. It currently serves 477 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools School District and all schools in Maryland.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:477

Number of Teachers: 28

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.80

Location Info

Location: 37840 New Market Turner Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659

Mailing Address: 37840 New Market Turner Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659-3049

Phone: (301)472-4500

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	63
Grade 2	75
Grade 3	79
Grade 4	81
Grade 5	73
Kindergarten	72
Pre-Kindergarten	34

Gender/Sex of Lettie Marshall Dent Elem Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	251	52.62
Female	226	47.38

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Lettie Marshall Dent Elem Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.42
Asian	6	1.26
Black or African American	32	6.71
Hispanic/Latino	26	5.45
Two or more races	25	5.24
White	386	80.92

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.80
Asian	2	0.80
Black or African American	14	5.58
Hispanic/Latino	13	5.18
Two or more races	10	3.98
White	210	83.67

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	1.77
Black or African American	18	7.97
Hispanic/Latino	13	5.75
Two or more races	15	6.64
White	176	77.88

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	6.35
Hispanic/Latino	4	6.35
Two or more races	3	4.76
White	52	82.54

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.33
Asian	1	1.33
Black or African American	5	6.67
Hispanic/Latino	4	5.33
Two or more races	2	2.67
White	62	82.67

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.27
Black or African American	4	5.06
Hispanic/Latino	3	3.80
Two or more races	4	5.06
White	67	84.81

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.24
Asian	1	1.24
Black or African American	7	8.64
Hispanic/Latino	4	4.94
Two or more races	6	7.41
White	62	76.54

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.74
Black or African American	6	8.22
Two or more races	1	1.37
White	64	87.67

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.39
Black or African American	3	4.17
Hispanic/Latino	7	9.72
Two or more races	5	6.94
White	56	77.78

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	8.82
Hispanic/Latino	4	11.77
Two or more races	4	11.77
White	23	67.65