For the 2025 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 4,196 students in St. Mary's County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Maryland.
Public Middle Schools in St. Mary's County School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Maryland public middle school average of 19%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maryland public middle school average of 71% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MD)
# Schools
27 Schools
385 Schools
# Students
17,223 Students
244,117 Students
# Teachers
1,065 Teachers
17,235 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
St. Mary's County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 25 school districts in Maryland (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#8 out of 25 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
36%
Graduation Rate
91%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
6%
% Hispanic
9%
21%
% Black
19%
39%
% White
60%
29%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,875 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,554. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,241 is less than the state median of $18,481. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$291 MM
$17,412 MM
Spending
$280 MM
$16,456 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,875
$19,554
Spending / Student
$16,241
$18,481
Best St. Mary's County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Chesapeake Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
20945 Great Mills Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-9585
Gr: K-8 | 540 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #22.
Leonardtown Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
24015 Point Lookout Rd
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-0230
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-0230
Gr: 6-8 | 954 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #33.
Esperanza Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
22790 Maple Rd
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-4016
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-4016
Gr: 6-8 | 842 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #44.
Margaret Brent Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
29675 Point Lookout Rd
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
(301) 884-4635
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
(301) 884-4635
Gr: 6-8 | 900 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #55.
Spring Ridge Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
19856 Three Notch Rd
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-4031
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(301) 863-4031
Gr: 6-8 | 960 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
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