📍 4990 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, Charles County, 20640
General Smallwood Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indian Head, Charles County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
General Smallwood Middle School enrolls 543 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 32% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 253 | 47% |
| White | 176 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 543 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 275 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
General Smallwood Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
General Smallwood Middle School is one of 39 schools in Charles County Public Schools, based in La Plata, Maryland. The district serves 28,162 students district-wide and employs 1,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 543 students, General Smallwood Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 722 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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