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The highest-poverty public schools in Charles County, Maryland

38 public schools in Charles County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School leads the list at 77.9%, against a median of 50.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charles County, Maryland

Top % FRL

77.9%

Median % FRL

50.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	497	77.9%
2	J. P. Ryon Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	640	68.4%
3	Eva Turner Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	494	68.2%
4	Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	412	67.7%
5	Indian Head Elementary School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	443	63.0%
6	C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	598	60.5%
7	Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	661	59.9%
8	General Smallwood Middle School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	500	59.8%
9	Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	920	59.8%
10	J. C. Parks Elementary School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	653	59.7%
11	Henry E. Lackey High School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	High	1,033	59.6%
12	William B. Wade Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	651	57.1%
13	John Hanson Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	727	56.8%
14	Thomas Stone High School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	High	1,230	56.4%
15	Mt Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School	Nanjemoy, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	269	56.1%
16	Mattawoman Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	862	54.2%
17	Berry Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	726	52.9%
18	Gale-Bailey Elementary School	Marbury, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	344	51.7%
19	Westlake High School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	High	1,216	51.2%
20	St. Charles High School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	High	1,617	50.3%
21	Malcolm Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	415	50.1%
22	Billingsley Elementary School	White Plains, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	687	49.3%
23	Arthur Middleton Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	774	48.8%
24	Mary B. Neal Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	626	48.6%
25	Matthew Henson Middle School	Indian Head, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	701	48.5%
26	Theodore G. Davis Middle School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	999	46.7%
27	Milton M. Somers Middle School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	671	43.2%
28	Phoenix International School of the Arts	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	243	42.0%
29	William A. Diggs Elementary School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	876	41.0%
30	Maurice J. McDonough High School	Pomfret, MD	Charles County Public Schools	High	1,163	40.9%
31	Mary H. Matula Elementary School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	610	40.5%
32	Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School	Newburg, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	428	40.0%
33	Dr. James Craik Elementary School	Pomfret, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	520	39.0%
34	T. C. Martin Elementary School	Bryantown, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	538	37.0%
35	Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Elementary	663	36.3%
36	North Point High School	Waldorf, MD	Charles County Public Schools	High	1,960	35.8%
37	Piccowaxen Middle School	Newburg, MD	Charles County Public Schools	Middle	578	33.2%
38	La Plata High School	La Plata, MD	Charles County Public Schools	High	1,217	31.0%

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