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Esperanza Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

22790 Maple Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653 · (301) 863-4016 · Part of St. Marys County Public Schools

California’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
835
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Esperanza Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for California kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where California kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Esperanza MiddleYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

22790 Maple Rd, Lexington Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6286
Grade 7258
Grade 8291
Enrollment over time
858’20
865’21
875’22
842’23
835’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 27%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 10%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Esperanza Middle from California families.

Other schools in St. Marys County Public Schools

The district →
Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · California
B+
715 students17:1
Park Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Park Hall
C
569 students15:1
Benjamin Banneker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loveville
B
543 students14:1
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leonardtown
B+
516 students15:1
Leonardtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leonardtown
B+
509 students17:1
Lettie Marshall Dent Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mechanicsville
B−
479 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; California’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.