📍 20945 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, 20653
Chesapeake Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington Park, St. Mary's County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chesapeake Charter School enrolls 519 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 13% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 340 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 519 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Chesapeake Charter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 29.
Chesapeake Charter School 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 519 students, Chesapeake Charter School is close to the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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