Best Public Schools in Charles County, Maryland & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCAP Mathematics (2023)							MCAP English Language Arts (2023)								MCAP Algebra I (2023)	MCAP Algebra II (2023)	MCAP Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mary H. Matula Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6025 Radio Station Rd	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-5412	537	41	13.1	30.4%	231 (43.0%)	191 (35.6%)	44 (8.2%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	65	272^nd of 855 public elementary schools	68.2%		62.3	304^th of 862 public elementary schools	64.7%	32	43.8	40.7	33.3				38.6	56.8	52.3	56.0					55.0			42.2		$17,420	$602	$16,817
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	3300 Middletown Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-8857	1,188	74	16.0	39.1%	63 (5.3%)	904 (76.1%)	111 (9.3%)	39 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.6%)	21.8	115^th of 127 public high schools	9.4%		20.3	179^th of 225 public high schools	20.4%	64														34.3	34.3		5.9			$15,729	$465	$15,264
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Lancaster Circle	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-9053	591	39	15.2	46.2%	18 (3.0%)	427 (72.3%)	82 (13.9%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.4%)	45.1	408^th of 855 public elementary schools	52.3%		50.7	394^th of 862 public elementary schools	54.3%	14	44.4	45.8	27.0				38.9	44.3	45.8	27.8					39.1			19.1		$15,316	$1,229	$14,087
Arthur Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 Copley Ave	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-3338	600	39	15.5	48.2%	42 (7.0%)	340 (56.7%)	135 (22.5%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (10.3%)	25.4	586^th of 855 public elementary schools	31.5%		29	580^th of 862 public elementary schools	32.7%	6	32.3	15.9					16.8	44.0	28.3	22.9					31.0			17.9		$14,977	$682	$14,295
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Public	6-8	2040 Saint Thomas Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-1334	840	49	17.1	51.9%	43 (5.1%)	601 (71.5%)	113 (13.5%)	22 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.9%)	25.6	228^th of 322 public middle schools	29.2%		32.9	218^th of 333 public middle schools	34.5%	10				7.0	11.4		10.3				37.2	29.4	36.6		34.4	41.8			13.0	$13,198	$488	$12,710
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 University Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-1330	379	31	12.0	66.2%	22 (5.8%)	237 (62.5%)	85 (22.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	25.8	579^th of 855 public elementary schools	32.3%		28.8	583^rd of 862 public elementary schools	32.4%	4	52.5	15.0	6.8				23.6	40.0	30.0	15.1					27.5			16.7		$17,824	$1,403	$16,421
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Stone Ave	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-3686	555	35	15.6	75.5%	30 (5.4%)	388 (69.9%)	92 (16.6%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	13	764^th of 855 public elementary schools	10.6%		14	781^st of 862 public elementary schools	9.4%	17	14.1	17.9	5.1				11.7	30.4	27.6	8.2					20.7			6.9		$15,299	$1,395	$13,905
Eva Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Bannister Cir	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-4828	434	29	14.9	59.2%	28 (6.5%)	318 (73.3%)	72 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	15.6	726^th of 855 public elementary schools	15.1%		15.4	762^nd of 862 public elementary schools	11.6%	36	29.7	7.4					13.8	36.5	11.8	7.1					18.7			9.3		$16,810	$1,096	$15,714
General Smallwood Middle School	Public	6-8	4990 Indian Head Hwy	Indian Head	20640	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 743-5422	457	39	11.6	56.0%	142 (31.1%)	232 (50.8%)	38 (8.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)	31.2	199^th of 322 public middle schools	38.2%		37.6	203^rd of 333 public middle schools	39.0%	4				9.0	12.6		12.4				31.0	33.5	37.2		34.2	48.3			24.4	$18,419	$521	$17,897
Indian Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Indian Head Hwy	Indian Head	20640	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 743-5454	419	32	12.9	65.4%	81 (19.3%)	227 (54.2%)	50 (11.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.6%)	22.1	628^th of 855 public elementary schools	26.5%		20.2	693^rd of 862 public elementary schools	19.6%	65	13.3	19.1	13.4				15.4	16.4	41.2	27.9					28.9			21.5		$16,804	$1,494	$15,310
J. P. Ryon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Vivian Adams Dr	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-3090	602	44	13.8	65.9%	47 (7.8%)	359 (59.6%)	133 (22.1%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	10.3	806^th of 855 public elementary schools	5.7%		18.6	717^th of 862 public elementary schools	16.8%	89	8.9	11.9	6.4				9.0	19.8	18.0	7.5					14.9			14.8		$14,932	$1,154	$13,778
John Hanson Middle School	Public	6-8	3165 John Hanson Dr	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-4520	857	55	15.4	54.7%	119 (13.9%)	499 (58.2%)	154 (18.0%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.6%)	20.1	260^th of 322 public middle schools	19.3%		28.9	236^th of 333 public middle schools	29.1%	24				5.9	7.3		6.5				32.2	30.5	26.1		29.7	15.0			14.2	$14,237	$527	$13,710
Milton M. Somers Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Willow Lane	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-4663	969	60	16.0	29.2%	340 (35.1%)	397 (41.0%)	111 (11.5%)	29 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (8.8%)	49.4	130^th of 322 public middle schools	59.6%		61.8	118^th of 333 public middle schools	64.6%	12				24.3	18.0	5.4	21.7				55.4	47.9	45.1		49.0	50.0			22.2	$13,121	$415	$12,706
Thomas Stone High School	Public	9-12	3785 Leonardtown Rd	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-2601	1,175	84	14.0	52.5%	137 (11.7%)	723 (61.5%)	211 (18.0%)	23 (2.0%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	71 (6.0%)								(n/a)														32.1	32.1					$17,701	$775	$16,926
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Willow Ln	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-4687	606	37	16.3	24.8%	366 (60.4%)	116 (19.1%)	56 (9.2%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.6%)	52	358^th of 855 public elementary schools	58.1%		59.4	328^th of 862 public elementary schools	61.9%	30	39.0	30.5	25.6				31.3	34.7	51.0	50.4					45.7			43.3		$15,001	$585	$14,415
Mattawoman Middle School	Public	6-8	10145 Berry Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-7708	962	52	18.6	45.6%	27 (2.8%)	700 (72.8%)	116 (12.1%)	50 (5.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.7%)	26.3	223^rd of 322 public middle schools	30.7%		37.6	202^nd of 333 public middle schools	39.3%	21				5.3	7.3		8.8				34.1	37.7	38.5		36.8	42.1			15.3	$13,133	$466	$12,667
Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10155 Berry Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 638-2330	707	44	16.1	39.2%	55 (7.8%)	440 (62.2%)	88 (12.4%)	49 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.2%)	34.2	517^th of 855 public elementary schools	39.5%		46.1	425^th of 862 public elementary schools	50.7%	92	21.7	17.1	17.6				18.7	45.6	42.6	36.6					41.4			29.8		$13,902	$544	$13,358
North Point High School	Public	9-12	2500 Davis Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-1759	1,865	125	14.9	24.7%	252 (13.5%)	1,197 (64.2%)	165 (8.8%)	105 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	134 (7.2%)	58.8	32^nd of 127 public high schools	74.8%		49.6	71^st of 225 public high schools	68.4%	39							7.6							62.6	62.6		12.4			$15,665	$501	$15,164
William B. Wade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Smallwood Dr W	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 932-4304	603	38	15.7	42.1%	60 (10.0%)	359 (59.5%)	69 (11.4%)	38 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.8%)	30.1	543^rd of 855 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.2	453^rd of 862 public elementary schools	47.4%	90	27.0	24.5	11.5				21.2	37.4	43.1	28.8					36.4			24.5		$14,135	$553	$13,583
William A. Diggs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Davis Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2081	788	47	16.8	27.9%	71 (9.0%)	546 (69.3%)	73 (9.3%)	37 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.4%)	39.1	466^th of 855 public elementary schools	45.5%		41.1	477^th of 862 public elementary schools	44.7%	11	32.3	16.3	14.9				20.6	42.5	47.9	44.8					45.2			31.0		$13,045	$539	$12,506
Theodore G. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	2495 Davis Road	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2082	845	57	14.9	34.4%	66 (7.8%)	563 (66.6%)	97 (11.5%)	43 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (8.2%)	45.2	147^th of 322 public middle schools	54.3%		71.5	86^th of 333 public middle schools	74.2%	61				18.3	15.3	11.0	21.3				47.3	43.6	54.3		48.6	79.0			17.4	$14,536	$484	$14,053
Mary B. Neal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12105 St. George's Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 638-2617	645	42	15.1	37.4%	36 (5.6%)	484 (75.0%)	56 (8.7%)	27 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	44.6	415^th of 855 public elementary schools	51.5%		35.4	531^st of 862 public elementary schools	38.4%	116	49.5	14.9	16.7				26.6	57.0	33.0	45.0					44.9			33.9		$14,250	$537	$13,713
Billingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10069 Billingsley Road	White Plains	20695	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2088	651	38	16.9	35.5%	59 (9.1%)	436 (67.0%)	70 (10.8%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.8%)	23.1	617^th of 855 public elementary schools	27.8%		25.4	625^th of 862 public elementary schools	27.5%	8	31.7	16.8	6.1				17.6	37.6	35.8	22.4					31.8			16.2		$13,621	$556	$13,064
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 Jenifer School Ln	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 932-9603	586	39	15.1	53.2%	23 (3.9%)	390 (66.6%)	108 (18.4%)	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	16.9	700^th of 855 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.6	686^th of 862 public elementary schools	20.4%	14	17.3	10.3	7.3				11.7	25.5	31.8	23.2					26.7			19.1		$15,207	$861	$14,347
St. Charles High School	Public	9-12	5305 Piney Church Rd	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2090	1,498	89	16.8	41.1%	134 (8.9%)	1,093 (73.0%)	120 (8.0%)	31 (2.1%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	107 (7.1%)	23.5	114^th of 127 public high schools	10.2%		26.5	155^th of 225 public high schools	31.1%	41														35.8	35.8		5.6			$14,777	$461	$14,316
Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12872 Rock Point Rd	Newburg	20664	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-4091	378	26	14.3	36.2%	268 (70.9%)	59 (15.6%)	17 (4.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.4%)	48.6	374^th of 855 public elementary schools	56.3%		52.3	380^th of 862 public elementary schools	55.9%	6	60.9	34.7	21.8				38.2	45.3	44.9	26.9					37.7			38.0		$17,825	$727	$17,098
Piccowaxen Middle School	Public	6-8	12834 Rock Point Rd	Newburg	20664	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-1977	453	31	14.5	26.3%	313 (69.1%)	57 (12.6%)	33 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	66.5	87^th of 322 public middle schools	73.0%		74.3	81^st of 333 public middle schools	75.7%	6				17.7	26.3		22.6				55.5	60.9	55.4		57.3	41.5			32.5	$18,300	$479	$17,821
T. C. Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 Olivers Shop Rd	Bryantown	20617	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 274-3182	539	33	16.4	29.1%	266 (49.4%)	151 (28.0%)	47 (8.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	44.2	421^st of 855 public elementary schools	50.8%		46.1	426^th of 862 public elementary schools	50.6%	5	39.3	29.2	23.5				30.7	58.9	49.1	26.7					45.4			22.7		$15,977	$581	$15,396
La Plata High School	Public	9-12	6035 Radio Station Rd	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-1100	1,227	67	18.3	21.2%	706 (57.5%)	287 (23.4%)	89 (7.3%)	34 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	103 (8.4%)	46.5	67^th of 127 public high schools	47.2%		36.6	122^nd of 225 public high schools	45.8%	55														54.9	54.9		7.0			$14,057	$413	$13,644
Henry E. Lackey High School	Public	9-12	3000 Chicamuxen Rd	Indian Head	20640	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 743-5431	1,019	67	15.1	43.6%	249 (24.4%)	577 (56.6%)	87 (8.5%)	23 (2.3%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	72 (7.1%)								(n/a)														34.9	34.9					$16,334	$602	$15,731
Malcolm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14760 Poplar Hill Rd	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-2691	416	30	13.9	36.3%	117 (28.1%)	176 (42.3%)	64 (15.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (12.0%)	38.2	474^th of 855 public elementary schools	44.6%		46.4	423^rd of 862 public elementary schools	50.9%	51	33.3	28.6	9.2				23.9	46.0	46.8	27.7					40.5			33.3		$15,876	$565	$15,311
Matthew Henson Middle School	Public	6-8	3535 Livingston Rd	Indian Head	20640	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 375-8550	763	49	15.7	38.0%	66 (8.7%)	504 (66.1%)	99 (13.0%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (9.0%)	28.4	213^th of 322 public middle schools	33.9%		45.2	174^th of 333 public middle schools	47.7%	39				8.2	16.1		11.6				32.6	40.0	29.8		33.9	32.3			14.8	$13,697	$464	$13,234
Maurice J. McDonough High School	Public	9-12	7165 Marshall Corner Rd	Pomfret	20675	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-2944	1,017	62	16.4	28.6%	280 (27.5%)	524 (51.5%)	124 (12.2%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.9%)								(n/a)														44.9	44.9					$15,545	$550	$14,995
Dr. James Craik Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Marshall Corner Rd	Pomfret	20675	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-4270	490	36	13.6	28.4%	187 (38.2%)	185 (37.8%)	55 (11.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	67.5	256^th of 855 public elementary schools	70.1%		69.1	265^th of 862 public elementary schools	69.3%	9	42.6	41.9	34.6				39.6	50.0	68.6	59.8					60.2			39.5		$15,182	$575	$14,607
J. C. Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Livingston Rd	Indian Head	20640	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 375-7444	607	37	16.2	43.8%	47 (7.7%)	390 (64.3%)	88 (14.5%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.7%)	34.8	512^th of 855 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.3	505^th of 862 public elementary schools	41.4%	7	41.2	29.5	8.3				25.1	44.4	43.8	28.9					38.5			22.1		$14,250	$592	$13,658
Gale-Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4740 Pisgah Marbury Rd	Marbury	20658	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 743-5491	342	29	11.6	40.1%	150 (43.9%)	113 (33.0%)	31 (9.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.9%)	41.2	444^th of 855 public elementary schools	48.1%		49.6	403^rd of 862 public elementary schools	53.2%	41	46.8	25.5	9.1				26.8	54.8	45.1	33.3					44.1			25.4		$20,428	$755	$19,673
Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9275 Ironsides Rd	Nanjemoy	20662	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 246-4383	265	23	11.3	46.0%	170 (64.2%)	66 (24.9%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	44.4	417^th of 855 public elementary schools	51.2%		52.2	381^st of 862 public elementary schools	55.8%	36	39.5	35.9	17.4				30.1	50.0	51.3	30.4					43.1			30.4		$25,652	$2,019	$23,633

Best Public Schools in Charles County, MD

Dr. James Craik Elementary School

Piccowaxen Middle School

Mary H. Matula Elementary School

North Point High School

Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School

Milton M. Somers Middle School

Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School

La Plata High School

Theodore G. Davis Middle School

C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School

Mary B. Neal Elementary School

Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School

T. C. Martin Elementary School

Gale-Bailey Elementary School

William A. Diggs Elementary School

Malcolm Elementary School

J. C. Parks Elementary School

Berry Elementary School

General Smallwood Middle School

William B. Wade Elementary School

Matthew Henson Middle School

Mattawoman Middle School

Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary

Benjamin Stoddert Middle School

Arthur Middleton Elementary School

St. Charles High School

Billingsley Elementary School

Indian Head Elementary School

Westlake High School

John Hanson Middle School

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School

Eva Turner Elementary School

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School

J. P. Ryon Elementary School

Henry E. Lackey High School

Maurice J. McDonough High School

Thomas Stone High School

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