St. Mary of the Mills School

What St. Mary of the Mills School does

St. Mary of the Mills School is a Catholic K-8 educational institution located at 106 St. Mary's Place in Laurel, Maryland, operating under the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Office. The school serves children from kindergarten through 8th grade across four Maryland counties — Prince George's, Howard, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel — with capacity for up to 500 students across two classes per grade. It is the first STEM Certified School in the Archdiocese of Washington, featuring a dedicated Makers Space and STEM Lab integrated with a STREAM curriculum, and holds SACS-CASI accreditation through AdvancED.

The school's product offering combines core Catholic education (daily religious instruction, sacrament preparation) with standard K-8 academics (religion, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies), enrichment areas (Spanish, art, music, PE, technology, library sciences), and STEM programming including Maryland MESA competition participation aligned to Next Generation Science Standards. Supplemental offerings include CYO Athletics (K-8), a Student Government Association, an Extended School Program for before/after care, and a Summer Enrichment Program. Technology infrastructure consists of off-the-shelf K-12 platforms: FACTS for tuition management and student information, RenWeb for online applications and enrollment, Google Classroom for learning management, and IXL for academic practice.

The revenue model is subscription-recurring tuition billed annually at $10,600 for the 2026-2027 school year (2026-2027), with payment plans administered through FACTS on monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual cadences. Pricing is tiered by parish affiliation and family size: a Catholic Family Grant of $2,150 is available to baptized-Catholic students from active ADW parishes, and sibling grants of $750-$1,400 per student apply for families with two or more enrolled children. Additional tuition grants support Active Duty Military families, St. Mary's Religious Education students, and kindergarten students transitioning from Pallotti Early Learning Center. Go-to-market is sales-led through the Director of Admissions (Ms. Jasmy Rivera) via school tours, open house events, and the RenWeb inquiry platform, with financial aid accessibility supported by the Archdiocese of Washington and Maryland BOOST Scholarship Program.

Name

St. Mary of the Mills School

Legal name

St. Mary of the Mills School

Website

https://stmaryofthemills.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Mary of the Mills School is a Catholic K-8 institution in Laurel, Maryland, serving up to 500 students from four Maryland counties with the first STEM Certified program in the Archdiocese of Washington, funded by $10,600 annual tuition and ADW/BOOST financial aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• Catholic K-8 education
• STEM certified curriculum
• Religious instruction programs
• Primary education services
• Student enrichment activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Annual tuition-based revenue model with tiered pricing based on Catholic parish membership status and sibling enrollment. Multiple payment options including annual, semi-annual, quarterly, and monthly billing through FACTS system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

St. Mary of the Mills School provides Catholic K-8 education (Kindergarten through 8th grade) following the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Office curriculum standards, with daily religious instruction, sacrament preparation, and a STEM Certified academic program. The school also offers ancillary programs including CYO sports, Student Government, an Extended School Program for before/after care, and a Summer Enrichment Program, all delivered to families in the Laurel, Maryland area.

Product overview

St. Mary of the Mills School is a Catholic K-8 educational institution that is the first STEM Certified School in the Archdiocese of Washington. The school offers a comprehensive educational program comprising core Catholic education with daily religious instruction, the Maryland MESA STEM competition program, CYO sports (K-8), Student Government Association, an Extended School Program for before/after care, and a Summer Enrichment Program. The curriculum follows Archdiocese of Washington standards and includes language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, computer education, music, art, physical education, Spanish, and guidance. The school serves students from Prince George's, Howard, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel Counties in Maryland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catholic K-8 Education
• STEM Certified Program
• Maryland MESA Program
• CYO Sports Program
• Student Government Association
• Extended School Program (ESP)
• Summer Enrichment Program
• Academic Curriculum (Grades 1-8)
• Early Childhood Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Class sizes limited to 25 for kindergarten, 30 for grades 1-8 ensuring individualized attention
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Mary of the Mills operates under the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Office, following their curriculum standards, accreditation requirements, and policy guidelines. The school participates in ADW-wide academic standards, standardized testing programs, and financial aid systems.
• Maryland MESAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Mary of the Mills participates in Maryland MESA program which sponsors regional and statewide STEM events and competitions aligned to Next Generation Science Standards. Students participate in MESA Day competitions and qualify for MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition.
• Maryland BOOST Scholarship ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProud partner with Maryland BOOST (Bring Our Students to the Top) Scholarship Program providing tuition assistance to eligible Maryland students.
• 1st Place SpiritwearminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party spiritwear vendor providing SMS-branded apparel and merchandise for purchase throughout the school year.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Holy Redeemer School: ADW Catholic K-8 school in Kensington, MD. Comparable parish-based K-8 with overlapping Montgomery County feeder area and similar academic/enrichment programs including CYO sports.
• Resurrection-St. Paul School: Catholic K-8 school in Bowie, MD, within Prince George's County. Competes for PG County Catholic families who might otherwise consider St. Mary of the Mills; similar ADW-aligned curriculum and tuition scale.
• Our Lady of Lourdes School: ADW Catholic K-8 school in Bethesda, MD. Comparable Catholic parish school competing for the same Bethesda/Montgomery County families and offering similar parish-based tuition grants and CYO sports.
• St. Bartholomew School: ADW Catholic K-8 school in Bethesda, MD. Closest direct competitor given geographic overlap into Montgomery County feeder families and comparable Catholic/STEM/academic positioning.
• St. Francis International School: ADW Catholic K-8 school in Silver Spring, MD. Direct competitor for the same four-county feeder area, offering parallel Catholic faith-based curriculum, financial aid, and extracurriculars.
• St. Peter School: ADW Catholic K-8 school in Olney, MD serving northeast Montgomery County. Directly comparable Catholic parish-affiliated K-8 with similar tuition structure, parish-grant system, and MESA/athletic extracurriculars.

Broad incumbents

• Georgetown Day School: Large, well-established independent K-12 school in Washington, D.C. Competes for the same DC-metro families seeking private school education with strong STEM/academics, though at a much larger scale and higher tuition.
• Norwood School: Independent, non-Catholic private K-8 school in Bethesda, MD. Competes for the same high-income Montgomery County families seeking premium private K-8 education but at a higher tuition point and without faith-based mission.

Others

• FACTS (FIS): Student information system and tuition management vendor used by SMS. Indirectly comparable as a key technology/infrastructure provider across the Catholic K-8 market; included because the FACTS/RenWeb stack shapes admissions and tuition efficiency across SMS's peer set.

Regional players

• St. Mary's Catholic School (Annapolis): Catholic K-8 school in Anne Arundel County, one of SMS's four feeder counties. Regionally comparable Catholic K-8 alternative for Anne Arundel families who might otherwise consider St. Mary of the Mills.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-mary-of-the-mills-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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