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Best Middle Schools in Charles County, MD

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Schools

6,201

Students

Top rankedPiccowaxen Middle School106^th of 342 Maryland middle schools

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Biggest riser

Phoenix International School of the Arts up 51 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

John Hanson Middle School 12.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	920	54	17.0	59.8%	34 (3.7%)	595 (64.7%)	209 (22.7%)	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	26.5	244^th of 342 public middle schools	28.7%		23.3	256^th of 337 public middle schools	24.0%	12	8.1	7.2	4.2	10.5	37.5	39.0	33.1	36.3	43.0		12.8	$15,552	$545	$15,007
Glymont 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	500	36	13.8	59.8%	143 (28.6%)	235 (47.0%)	71 (14.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.6%)	34.5	211^th of 342 public middle schools	38.3%		37.2	195^th of 337 public middle schools	42.1%	16	13.0	11.3	2.2	16.6	43.2	42.9	40.5	42.1	65.2		17.7	$20,543	$602	$19,940
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	727	59	12.3	56.8%	73 (10.0%)	435 (59.8%)	130 (17.9%)	13 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.2%)	33.2	215^th of 342 public middle schools	37.1%		32.5	212^th of 337 public middle schools	37.1%	3	18.3	10.2	0.0	13.1	42.5	45.4	33.9	40.6	26.0		13.0	$17,563	$771	$16,792
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	701	38	18.4	48.5%	81 (11.6%)	440 (62.8%)	98 (14.0%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	38.8	198^th of 342 public middle schools	42.1%		30.6	220^th of 337 public middle schools	34.7%	22	13.5	11.4	0.7	10.8	52.5	51.4	37.8	47.2	16.7		16.3	$17,015	$518	$16,497
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	671	49	13.6	43.2%	189 (28.2%)	331 (49.3%)	72 (10.7%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.4%)	57.4	130^th of 342 public middle schools	62.0%		58.5	126^th of 337 public middle schools	62.6%	4	21.3	20.1	4.9	17.3	61.2	56.7	49.0	55.5	14.8		27.9	$19,744	$706	$19,038
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	578	43	13.4	33.2%	345 (59.7%)	114 (19.7%)	49 (8.5%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.7%)	66.6	106^th of 342 public middle schools	69.0%		62.7	116^th of 337 public middle schools	65.6%	10	25.9	23.6	0.0	20.8	62.0	59.9	59.5	60.4	20.6	76.9	37.7	$18,498	$398	$18,100
Mattawoman Middle School	Public	6-8	10145 Berry Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-7708	862	49	17.5	54.2%	31 (3.6%)	614 (71.2%)	117 (13.6%)	41 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	32.3	222^nd of 342 public middle schools	35.1%		29.4	225^th of 337 public middle schools	33.2%	3	9.3	12.0	1.8	11.1	32.0	47.8	43.1	41.1	23.3		14.8	$15,536	$760	$14,776
Theodore G. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	2495 Davis Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2082	999	65	15.3	46.7%	49 (4.9%)	696 (69.7%)	115 (11.5%)	56 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (7.7%)	55.2	139^th of 342 public middle schools	59.4%		50.2	152^nd of 337 public middle schools	54.9%	13	19.9	21.1	6.0	21.1	55.7	54.5	59.7	56.6	54.2		19.1	$15,169	$672	$14,496
Phoenix International School of the Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	95 Catalpa Dr	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(301) 202-4159	243	15	16.2	42.0%	10 (4.1%)	191 (78.6%)	18 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.1%)	29.9	228^th of 342 public middle schools	33.3%		20	279^th of 337 public middle schools	17.2%	51	3.4	7.5	0.0	4.4	43.7	42.5	41.3	42.5	7.7		16.3	$18,265	$418	$17,847

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