St. Mary's County Public Schools

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St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS) is a school district that serves St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA, at the confluence of the Potomac River, Patuxent River, and Chesapeake Bay. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent River, government contractors, St. Mary's College of Maryland, county government, and others involved in the traditional agriculture and water related businesses. It has an approximate enrollment of almost 17,000 students. SMCPS operates 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, and Alternative Learning Center, and a Vocational Training Center, serving students in Grades Pre-K through 12th grade. The school system is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education.

The current Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Michael Martirano, who assumed duties on July 1, 2005, succeeding the previous Superindent, Dr. Patricia Richardson, who stepped down in December 2004, to assume teaching duties at the University of Maryland, College Park.

[edit] Elementary Schools

Benjamin Banneker Elementary School - Loveville, MD

Dynard Elementary School - Chaptico, MD

George Washington Carver Elementary School - Lexington Park, MD

Green Holly Elementary School - Lexington Park, MD

Greenview Knolls Elementary School - Great Mills, MD

Hollywood Elementary School - Hollywood, MD

Leonardtown Elementary School - Leonardtown, MD

Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School - Mechanicsville, MD

Lexington Park Elementary School - Lexington Park, MD

Mechanicsville Elementary School - Mechanicsville, MD

Oakville Elementary School - Mechanicsville, MD

Park Hall Elementary School- Park Hall, MD

Piney Point Elementary School - Tall Timbers, MD

Ridge Elementary School - Ridge, MD

Town Creek Elementary School - Lexington Park, MD

White Marsh Elementary School - Mechanicsville, MD

[edit] Middle Schools

Esperanza Middle School - Lexington Park, MD

Leonardtown Middle School - Leonardtown, MD

Margaret Brent Middle School - Helen, MD

Spring Ridge Middle School - Lexington Park, MD

[edit] High Schools

Chopticon High School - Morganza, MD

Leonardtown High School - Leonardtown, MD

Great Mills High School - Great Mills, MD

Alternative Learning Center - Leonardtown, MD

Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center - Leonardtown, MD