📍 24015 Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, 20650
Leonardtown Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County. The school has 969 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leonardtown Middle enrolls 969 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.9% Black or African American and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 728 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 969 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Leonardtown Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 29.
Leonardtown 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 969 students, Leonardtown 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: Rural - Fringe