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Schools in Benedict

Benedict’s public schools

Charles County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benedict. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?12/37schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Maryland’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 8% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
MD 14.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
27,919 students on the public path
In brief

Benedict’s schools, in brief

School by school

12 of Benedict’s 37 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. La Plata High School places highest (better than 95%); Indian Head Elementary School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

22 elementary schools serve Benedict, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then eight middle schools and seven high schools: North Point High School, St. Charles High School, Thomas Stone High School, La Plata High School, Westlake High School, Maurice J. McDonough High School and Henry E. Lackey High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Benedict, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Benedict’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.
William A. Diggs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C+
876 students17:1Rate it →
Arthur Middleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
774 students16:1Rate it →
Berry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
726 students16:1Rate it →
Billingsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Plains
C−
687 students15:1Rate it →
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Plata
B
663 students18:1Rate it →
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
661 students16:1Rate it →
J. C. Parks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Head
C+
653 students17:1Rate it →
William B. Wade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
651 students16:1Rate it →
J. P. Ryon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
640 students15:1Rate it →
Mary B. Neal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
626 students16:1Rate it →
Mary H. Matula Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Plata
C+
610 students15:1Rate it →
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
598 students17:1Rate it →
T. C. Martin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bryantown
C+
538 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. James Craik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pomfret
B
520 students13:1Rate it →
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
497 students15:1Rate it →
Eva Turner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
494 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Head Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Head
D
443 students14:1Rate it →
Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newburg
C
428 students15:1Rate it →
Malcolm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
B−
415 students14:1Rate it →
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
412 students13:1Rate it →
Gale-Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marbury
C+
344 students12:1Rate it →
Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nanjemoy
C+
269 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Charles County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Charles County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 38 schools · 28,162 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$18,598MD $20,258 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 45.1% · 13876 students tested
Math17%
State average 24.6% · 12874 students tested

Benedict vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Benedict’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benedict—Charles County

Every school in Benedict

37 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Benedictin other towns
William A. Diggs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C+
876 students17:1Rate it →
Arthur Middleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
774 students16:1Rate it →
Berry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
726 students16:1Rate it →
Billingsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Plains
C−
687 students15:1Rate it →
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Plata
B
663 students18:1Rate it →
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
661 students16:1Rate it →
J. C. Parks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Head
C+
653 students17:1Rate it →
William B. Wade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
651 students16:1Rate it →
J. P. Ryon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
640 students15:1Rate it →
Mary B. Neal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
626 students16:1Rate it →
Mary H. Matula Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Plata
C+
610 students15:1Rate it →
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
598 students17:1Rate it →
T. C. Martin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bryantown
C+
538 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. James Craik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pomfret
B
520 students13:1Rate it →
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
497 students15:1Rate it →
Eva Turner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
494 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Head Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Head
D
443 students14:1Rate it →
Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newburg
C
428 students15:1Rate it →
Malcolm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
B−
415 students14:1Rate it →
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
412 students13:1Rate it →
Gale-Bailey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marbury
C+
344 students12:1Rate it →
Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nanjemoy
C+
269 students11:1Rate it →
Theodore G. Davis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waldorf
B−
999 students15:1Rate it →
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waldorf
C+
920 students17:1Rate it →
Mattawoman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waldorf
C+
862 students18:1Rate it →
John Hanson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waldorf
C+
727 students12:1Rate it →
Matthew Henson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Indian Head
B−
701 students18:1Rate it →
Milton M. Somers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · La Plata
B
671 students14:1Rate it →
Piccowaxen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newburg
B
578 students13:1Rate it →
General Smallwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Indian Head
C+
500 students14:1Rate it →
North Point High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waldorf
A
1,960 students15:1Rate it →
St. Charles High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waldorf
B+
1,617 students17:1Rate it →
Thomas Stone High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waldorf
B
1,230 students14:1Rate it →
La Plata High School
High · Grades 9–12 · La Plata
A+
1,217 students16:1Rate it →
Westlake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waldorf
A
1,216 students16:1Rate it →
Maurice J. McDonough High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pomfret
A−
1,163 students16:1Rate it →
Henry E. Lackey High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Indian Head
A−
1,033 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Benedict’s schools

Are Benedict’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benedict. Charles County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benedict. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 37 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Benedict in?

Charles County Public Schools.

Where do Benedict kids go to high school?

One of seven high schools, depending on your address: North Point High School, St. Charles High School, Thomas Stone High School, La Plata High School, Westlake High School, Maurice J. McDonough High School and Henry E. Lackey High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.