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Charles County Public Schools

At a glance

20^thof 25 Maryland districts▲ 1

Better than 19% of Maryland districts

Elementary 24 Middle 9 High 8Grades PK, KG-12

5980 Radio Station Road
La Plata, MD 20646·(301) 932-6610·All Maryland district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 20% of districts

Schools

28,162

Students

Top rankedPiccowaxen Middle School106^th of 339 Maryland middle schools

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Biggest riser

Berry Elementary School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School 11.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Robert D. Stethem Educational Center

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Charles County Public Schools district in Maryland serves approximately 26,000 students across 38 schools, including 22 elementary, 9 middle, and 7 high schools, and is currently ranked 20th out of 25 districts in the state. The district faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics, where the average proficiency is just 17% compared to the state average of 27.1%, while English Language Arts proficiency is closer to the state average at 45.6%. Standout high schools include North Point High School, which leads with a 69.8% ELA proficiency and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among high schools at 20.6%, and La Plata High School, which boasts the district's highest graduation rate of 94.7%. At the middle school level, Piccowaxen Middle School stands out with a 69th percentile ranking and strong advanced coursework performance, while Mary H. Matula Elementary School is the top elementary performer with 38.5% math and 56.6% ELA proficiency.

Key metrics reveal a critical weakness in mathematics across all levels, with high school Algebra I proficiency ranging from 0% at Thomas Stone High School to just 5.8% at North Point. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, averaging 26.6% district-wide, and strongly correlates with lower academic performance; for example, Henry E. Lackey High School has a 42.5% chronic absenteeism rate. Spending per student varies widely from $15,169 to $24,648, but higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes, as seen with Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School spending the most but not outperforming lower-spending schools like Mary H. Matula.

Interesting findings include the "middle school dip" in math, where proficiency drops dramatically from strong elementary scores to a district average of 17% in middle school. Poverty is a major factor, but not destiny, as C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School achieves strong math and ELA scores despite a 60.54% free/reduced lunch rate. Additionally, Phoenix International School of the Arts, a magnet middle school, underperforms with a 34th percentile ranking and very low math proficiency, suggesting its specialized focus may not translate to academic gains.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)								MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (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 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 Geometry 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
Margaret J. Thornton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5860 Saint David Dr	White Plains	20695	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(301) 753-2083	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	30	225^th of 339 public middle schools	33.6%		20	279^th of 337 public middle schools	17.2%	54				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
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	661	41	16.1	59.9%	22 (3.3%)	428 (64.8%)	137 (20.7%)	25 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.8%)	20.4	676^th of 864 public elementary schools	21.8%		20.8	675^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.0%	1	22.7	10.8	5.0				12.4	30.7	37.3	29.6					32.9				15.0		$16,941	$745	$16,196
Billingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10069 Billingsley Rd	White Plains	20695	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2088	687	45	15.2	49.3%	39 (5.7%)	485 (70.6%)	91 (13.2%)	19 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	36.6	506^th of 864 public elementary schools	41.4%		32.8	533^rd of 865 public elementary schools	38.4%	27	31.4	26.9	14.8				23.8	37.2	51.9	33.9					41.3				24.8		$17,514	$905	$16,608
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	1,617	96	16.8	50.3%	95 (5.9%)	1,160 (71.7%)	222 (13.7%)	26 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (6.9%)	19.3	175^th of 227 public high schools	22.9%		25.6	149^th of 220 public high schools	32.3%	26							5.7							36.8	36.8	4.3	12.9				$16,666	$297	$16,369
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	626	40	15.6	48.6%	21 (3.4%)	474 (75.7%)	62 (9.9%)	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.9%)	33	546^th of 864 public elementary schools	36.8%		44.3	458^th of 865 public elementary schools	47.1%	88	32.0	16.8	22.9				23.8	38.1	38.6	33.3					36.6				26.4		$20,646	$947	$19,699
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	138^th of 339 public middle schools	59.3%		50.2	152^nd of 337 public middle schools	54.9%	14				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
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	876	52	16.8	41.0%	67 (7.6%)	595 (67.9%)	124 (14.2%)	33 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.2%)	36	515^th of 864 public elementary schools	40.4%		37.8	497^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.5%	18	31.0	22.0	20.9				24.6	41.5	41.5	38.1					40.4				25.9		$15,627	$730	$14,897
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	651	40	16.2	57.1%	33 (5.1%)	447 (68.7%)	81 (12.4%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.3%)	32.2	554^th of 864 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.4	538^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.8%	16	27.4	15.2	20.2				21.0	35.8	41.8	41.9					39.9				21.5		$17,227	$688	$16,539
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	269	24	11.2	56.1%	154 (57.2%)	69 (25.7%)	25 (9.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	53.8	378^th of 864 public elementary schools	56.3%		49.8	407^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.9%	29	48.6	37.2	28.9				37.4	54.3	41.9	46.7					47.2				30.4		$24,648	$1,867	$22,781
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	1,960	127	15.4	35.8%	183 (9.3%)	1,267 (64.6%)	235 (12.0%)	114 (5.8%)	8 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	141 (7.2%)	42.7	97^th of 227 public high schools	57.3%		45.5	85^th of 220 public high schools	61.4%	12							6.0							69.8	69.8	3.5	11.2				$17,647	$497	$17,150
Robert D. Stethem Educational Center	Public	5-12	7775 Marshall Corner Rd	Pomfret	20675	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 932-1003	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	9.6	216^th of 227 public high schools	4.8%					(n/a)					0.0	0.0	0.0					0.0	6.3	19.2	10.3	0.0				0.0	$7,455	$347	$7,108
F. B. Gwynn Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5998 Radio Station Rd	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-3884	0	32	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	0.0						0.0	18.2							13.3
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	726	45	16.1	52.9%	38 (5.2%)	461 (63.5%)	111 (15.3%)	36 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.7%)	54.8	365^th of 864 public elementary schools	57.8%		42.2	475^th of 865 public elementary schools	45.1%	110	42.7	27.3	24.5				30.9	58.5	47.5	50.5					51.8				39.6		$16,150	$679	$15,470
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%)	32.4	219^th of 339 public middle schools	35.4%		29.4	225^th of 337 public middle schools	33.2%	6				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
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	428	28	15.2	40.0%	295 (68.9%)	70 (16.4%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.4%)	59.8	331^st of 864 public elementary schools	61.7%		64.6	294^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.0%	37	41.7	28.8	30.4				33.7	55.0	53.8	52.2					53.6				43.5		$21,137	$1,349	$19,788
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	663	36	18.4	36.3%	340 (51.3%)	161 (24.3%)	79 (11.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.7%)	60.4	326^th of 864 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.3	276^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.1%	50	47.3	32.2	33.7				37.6	60.4	55.2	48.1					54.3				33.7		$17,623	$1,113	$16,510
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	1,230	85	14.4	56.4%	76 (6.2%)	781 (63.5%)	270 (22.0%)	23 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.0%)	18.2	177^th of 227 public high schools	22.0%		18.8	176^th of 220 public high schools	20.0%	1							0.6							38.9	38.9	0.0	3.2				$21,315	$1,293	$20,022
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	538	33	16.3	37.0%	232 (43.1%)	177 (32.9%)	63 (11.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.8%)	46.6	439^th of 864 public elementary schools	49.2%		52.1	387^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.3%	52	39.8	29.1	24.4				31.3	53.8	52.3	32.1					47.1				24.4		$17,319	$1,347	$15,972
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 339 public middle schools	68.7%		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
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 339 public middle schools	61.7%		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
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	1,163	74	15.7	40.9%	241 (20.7%)	618 (53.1%)	191 (16.4%)	19 (1.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.2%)	40.8	106^th of 227 public high schools	53.3%		40.2	106^th of 220 public high schools	51.8%								3.5							68.6	68.6	2.5	6.8				$18,227	$504	$17,723
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	195^th of 339 public middle schools	42.5%		30.6	220^th of 337 public middle schools	34.7%	25				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
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	415	30	13.8	50.1%	91 (21.9%)	183 (44.1%)	81 (19.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	34.9	530^th of 864 public elementary schools	38.7%		42.9	465^th of 865 public elementary schools	46.2%	65	37.3	26.2	6.6				23.2	39.7	44.3	39.3					41.1				21.3		$19,293	$765	$18,528
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	1,033	63	16.3	59.6%	224 (21.7%)	578 (56.0%)	118 (11.4%)	18 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	87 (8.4%)	29.5	145^th of 227 public high schools	36.1%		23.2	157^th of 220 public high schools	28.6%	12							5.3							52.2	52.2	2.5	16.4				$19,573	$634	$18,939
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	1,217	74	16.4	31.0%	641 (52.7%)	326 (26.8%)	114 (9.4%)	31 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (7.9%)	39.8	113^th of 227 public high schools	50.2%		44.7	88^th of 220 public high schools	60.0%	25							5.3							63.0	63.0	1.7	10.0				$17,385	$350	$17,034
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	212^th of 339 public middle schools	37.5%		32.5	212^th of 337 public middle schools	37.1%					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
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	520	39	13.3	39.0%	164 (31.5%)	211 (40.6%)	84 (16.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	51.9	397^th of 864 public elementary schools	54.1%		65.3	291^st of 865 public elementary schools	66.4%	106	33.3	38.3	27.0				32.7	43.9	48.8	49.4					47.4				37.1		$19,177	$874	$18,304
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	640	44	14.5	68.4%	31 (4.8%)	366 (57.2%)	186 (29.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	20.2	677^th of 864 public elementary schools	21.6%		17.5	725^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.2%	48	20.4	20.2	13.1				18.2	22.3	32.3	26.8					27.1				16.9		$18,854	$1,897	$16,958
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	653	39	16.7	59.7%	36 (5.5%)	406 (62.2%)	133 (20.4%)	19 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.3%)	34.4	534^th of 864 public elementary schools	38.2%		28.5	567^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.5%	33	29.4	22.3	15.7				22.8	41.6	51.5	34.8					43.0				17.0		$16,878	$1,955	$14,923
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	443	32	13.8	63.0%	71 (16.0%)	246 (55.5%)	72 (16.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.9%)	23.9	639^th of 864 public elementary schools	26.0%		17.9	717^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.1%	78	11.3	30.6	9.9				17.6	31.7	38.9	25.4					32.0				14.3		$21,006	$2,321	$18,685
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%)	34.6	208^th of 339 public middle schools	38.6%		37.2	195^th of 337 public middle schools	42.1%	13				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
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	344	28	12.2	51.7%	132 (38.4%)	109 (31.7%)	60 (17.4%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	40.3	475^th of 864 public elementary schools	45.0%		44.7	453^rd of 865 public elementary schools	47.6%	22	35.1	29.2	12.3				24.7	47.4	54.2	43.1					47.6				18.8		$23,360	$851	$22,509
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	494	34	14.5	68.2%	21 (4.3%)	351 (71.1%)	97 (19.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.0%)	11.4	803^rd of 864 public elementary schools	7.1%		12.7	799^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.6%	4	12.5	13.0	3.0				9.4	21.4	30.4	10.4					20.8				3.1		$21,506	$2,089	$19,417
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	497	34	14.6	77.9%	15 (3.0%)	325 (65.4%)	113 (22.7%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	11.1	811^th of 864 public elementary schools	6.1%		14	775^th of 865 public elementary schools	10.4%	36	14.6	5.5	7.1				9.2	24.7	17.8	13.1					18.5				12.0		$21,243	$2,706	$18,537
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	412	32	12.8	67.7%	12 (2.9%)	253 (61.4%)	108 (26.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	29.4	581^st of 864 public elementary schools	32.8%		28.1	574^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.6%	7	40.4	19.3	20.4				26.8	42.1	22.8	35.2					33.3				10.7		$21,532	$1,746	$19,786
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	241^st of 339 public middle schools	28.9%		23.3	256^th of 337 public middle schools	24.0%	15				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
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	774	49	15.7	48.8%	34 (4.4%)	456 (58.9%)	193 (24.9%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.4%)	23.5	641^st of 864 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.5	525^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.3%	116	27.4	24.6	8.3				20.5	30.1	41.1	25.0					31.7				11.7		$18,013	$1,948	$16,066
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	598	36	16.6	60.5%	13 (2.2%)	408 (68.2%)	104 (17.4%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.4%)	51.7	399^th of 864 public elementary schools	53.8%		51.2	397^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.1%	2	53.7	38.5	26.3				40.2	44.2	53.1	40.0					46.1				21.3		$19,356	$2,322	$17,035
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	3300 Middletown Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-8857	1,216	74	16.4	51.2%	38 (3.1%)	888 (73.0%)	141 (11.6%)	61 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (6.7%)	25.3	161^st of 227 public high schools	29.1%		24.2	154^th of 220 public high schools	30.0%	7							3.6							48.2	48.2	3.0	7.4				$17,638	$641	$16,997
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	610	42	14.5	40.5%	181 (29.7%)	260 (42.6%)	67 (11.0%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.6%)	63.9	290^th of 864 public elementary schools	66.4%		60	337^th of 865 public elementary schools	61.0%	47	45.1	46.5	26.3				38.5	56.0	63.6	50.9					56.6				37.7		$20,021	$1,284	$18,737

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prince George's County Public Schools	9.77 mi	203	22^nd
St. Mary's County Public Schools	11.2 mi	27	7^th
Calvert County Public Schools	18.5 mi	25	3^rd
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	25.37 mi	132	13^th
Montgomery County Public Schools	29.48 mi	214	8^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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