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Charles County Public Schools Schools
Charles County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland, based in Charles County (La Plata). SchoolGrade grades 37 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Charles County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Charles County Public Schools
37 of 37 schools in Charles County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 6D: 25F: 2
Best schools in Charles County Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ La Plata High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ North Point High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Maurice J Mcdonough High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Westlake High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Walter J Mitchell Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Piccowaxen Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Dr James Craik Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Milton M Somers Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- C- St Charles High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Henry E Lackey High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Charles County Public Schools
High schools (7)
- C- Henry E Lackey High School, Indian Head
- B+ La Plata High School, La Plata
- B- Maurice J Mcdonough High School, Pomfret
- B+ North Point High School, Waldorf
- C- St Charles High School, Waldorf
- D+ Thomas Stone High School, Waldorf
- B- Westlake High School, Waldorf
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- D- Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Waldorf
- D- General Smallwood Middle School, Indian Head
- D John Hanson Middle School, Waldorf
- D Mattawoman Middle School, Waldorf
- D Matthew Henson Middle School, Indian Head
- C- Milton M Somers Middle School, La Plata
- C- Piccowaxen Middle School, Newburg
- D Theodore G Davis Middle School, Waldorf
Elementary and primary schools (22)
- D- Arthur Middleton Elementary School, Waldorf
- D Berry Elementary School, Waldorf
- D- Billingsley Elementary School, White Plains
- D+ C Paul Barnhart Elementary School, Waldorf
- D- Daniel Of St Thomas Jenifer Elementary School, Waldorf
- D- Dr Gustavus Brown Elementary, Waldorf
- C- Dr James Craik Elementary School, Pomfret
- D- Dr Samuel A Mudd Elementary School, Waldorf
- D+ Dr Thomas L Higdon Elementary School, Newburg
- F Eva Turner Elementary School, Waldorf
- D Gale Bailey Elementary School, Marbury
- F Indian Head Elementary School, Indian Head
- D J C Parks Elementary School, Indian Head
- D- J P Ryon Elementary School, Waldorf
- D+ Malcolm Elementary School, Waldorf
- D+ Mary B Neal Elementary School, Waldorf
- D+ Mary H Matula Elementary School, La Plata
- D+ Mt Hopenanjemoy Elementary School, Nanjemoy
- D+ T C Martin Elementary School, Bryantown
- C Walter J Mitchell Elementary School, La Plata
- D+ William A Diggs Elementary School, Waldorf
- D William B Wade Elementary School, Waldorf
Where Charles County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (9)
- Waldorf (20)
- Indian Head (5)
- La Plata (4)
- Newburg (2)
- Pomfret (2)
- Bryantown (1)
- Marbury (1)
- Nanjemoy (1)
- White Plains (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maryland
- County: Charles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 27,765 students with 1,838 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,853 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2400270
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Prince George's County Public Schools (196 schools, 26 mi)
- Calvert County Public Schools (24 schools, 26 mi)
- St. Mary's County Public Schools (26 schools, 31 mi)
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools (123 schools, 43 mi)
- Montgomery County Public Schools (206 schools, 47 mi)
- Talbot County Public Schools (8 schools, 49 mi)
- Dorchester County Public Schools (11 schools, 51 mi)
- Howard County Public Schools (76 schools, 54 mi)
Questions about Charles County Public Schools
How many schools are in Charles County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 37 public schools in Charles County Public Schools, across 9 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Charles County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Waldorf, Indian Head, La Plata, Newburg, Pomfret and 4 more.
How good are the schools in Charles County Public Schools?
Across the 37 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.9%. 32% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Charles County Public Schools?
27,765 students were enrolled in Charles County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Charles County Public Schools?
Charles County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Charles County, with its district office in La Plata. Its boundary covers about 458 sq mi.