📍 22790 Maple Rd, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, 20653
Esperanza Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lexington Park, St. Mary's County. The school has 875 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Esperanza Middle enrolls 875 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 25% Black or African American and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 458 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 222 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 28 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 875 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Esperanza Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 29.
Esperanza Middle is one of 28 schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools, based in Leonardtown, Maryland. The district serves 16,905 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 875 students, Esperanza Middle is larger than the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small