Summary:
Zip code 20617 is home to a single elementary school, T. C. Martin Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 and is part of the Charles County Public Schools district in Maryland.
T. C. Martin Elementary School stands out as a strong performer within its district, consistently outperforming the district average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). For the 2025-2026 school year, the school's all-grades math proficiency rate of 31.3% is nearly double the district's 17%, while its ELA proficiency of 47.1% also exceeds the district's 45.6%. The school serves 538 students with a student-teacher ratio of 16.3 and spends $17,319 per student. A notable positive indicator is its chronic absenteeism rate of 18.5%, which is significantly lower than the district's 26.6%, suggesting strong student engagement and attendance.
Despite its relative success, the school faces challenges. Math proficiency declines sharply as students progress through grades, dropping from 39.8% in 3rd grade to 24.4% in 5th grade, indicating a need for targeted math support. The school's ELA performance (47.1%) is much closer to the state average (51.7%) than its math performance (31.3% vs. state 27.1%), highlighting math as the primary academic hurdle. While the school is a bright spot in a district ranked 20th out of 25 in Maryland, its state ranking has shown some volatility, moving from the 54th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026.
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