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La Plata High School
A+

La Plata High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6035 Radio Station Rd, La Plata, MD 20646 · (301) 934-1100 · Part of Charles County Public Schools

La Plata’s School Grade C better than 32% of Maryland school districts

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Photo: Joshua Kinard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,217
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about La Plata High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Milton M. Somers Middle School671 students
9–12La Plata High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6035 Radio Station Rd, La Plata

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9320
Grade 10310
Grade 11271
Grade 12316
Enrollment over time
1,174’20
1,227’21
1,222’22
1,217’23
1,217’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Black 27%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%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 La Plata High School from La Plata families.

Other schools in Charles County Public Schools

The district →
William A. Diggs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C+
876 students17:1
Arthur Middleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
774 students16:1
Berry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
C
726 students16:1
Billingsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Plains
C−
687 students15:1
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Plata
B
663 students18:1
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldorf
D
661 students16:1

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; La Plata’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.