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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)						MCAP English Language Arts (2026)						MCAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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 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 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School	0.0mi	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 865 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
Dynard Elementary	10.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	23510 Bushwood Rd	Chaptico	20621	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 769-4804	422	24	17.2	39.6%	324 (76.8%)	37 (8.8%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.5%)	67.6	271^st of 865 public elementary schools	68.7%		70.6	250^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.1%	21	37.1	44.8	44.7			42.4	50.8	58.2	60.5			56.9	39.5		$17,408	$1,004	$16,404
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School	11.2mi	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 865 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
White Marsh Elementary	11.6mi	Public	K-5	29090 Thompson Corner Rd	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 472-4600	220	15	14.3	35.5%	149 (67.7%)	23 (10.5%)	25 (11.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	88	110^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.3%		93.2	58^th of 865 public elementary schools	93.3%	52	80.6	62.8	46.7			62.1	83.3	62.8	64.4			69.4	54.3		$20,517	$969	$19,548
Mechanicsville Elementary	12.0mi	Public	K-5	28585 Three Notch Rd	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 472-4800	273	17	15.9	36.6%	222 (81.3%)	13 (4.8%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	62.4	298^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.5%		69.5	259^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.1%	39	37.8	54.8	34.4			41.4	56.8	61.9	45.9			53.6	32.8		$18,653	$1,096	$17,557
Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary	12.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	37840 New Market Turner Rd	Mechanicsville	20659	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 472-4500	479	27	17.6	38.4%	385 (80.4%)	30 (6.3%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	56.3	356^th of 865 public elementary schools	58.8%		42.4	470^th of 865 public elementary schools	45.7%	114	52.5	30.0	32.1			37.1	62.7	44.3	45.7			50.0	32.1		$17,427	$945	$16,483
F. B. Gwynn Educational Center	13.0mi	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
Mary H. Matula Elementary School	13.0mi	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%)	64	290^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.5%		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
T. C. Martin Elementary School	13.5mi	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 865 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
Margaret J. Thornton Elementary School	14.2mi	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 ()	34.1	535^th of 865 public elementary schools	38.2%					(n/a)	39.4	16.3	15.3			24.6	49.6	40.6	32.4			41.6	14.3

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