📍 300 Willow Lane, La Plata, Charles County, 20646
Milton M. Somers Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Plata, Charles County. The school has 666 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 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Milton M. Somers Middle School enrolls 666 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 26% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 342 | 51% |
| White | 171 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 25 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 666 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Milton M. Somers Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Milton M. Somers 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 666 students, Milton M. Somers Middle School is close to 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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