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Enrollment
628
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001464
Benjamin Stoddert Middle
2501 Olson St, Temple Hills, MD 20748 · (301) 702-7500 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Maryland public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
595 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 188 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 34% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
30.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Benjamin Stoddert Middle
Benjamin Stoddert Middle's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle this school | 628 | 94.7% | 20.6% |
| G. James Gholson Middle Landover | 603 | 95.2% | 17.8% |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle Temple Hills | 707 | 93.5% | 19.9% |
| Mace's Lane Middle School Cambridge | 490 | 87.8% | 15.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Beltsville | 605 | 88.6% | 26.1% |
| Drew-Freeman Middle District Heights | 1,022 | 96.6% | 16.9% |
Matched among Maryland middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Benjamin Stoddert Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #198 of 223 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #218 of 223 no change | #20 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #195 of 223 ▼ 9 | #18 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #165 of 230 | #23 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #104 of 225 | #7 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #163 of 225 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #11 of 227 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #81 of 95 | #13 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
628
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 95% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 83% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 85% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 80% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 79% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 76% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 67% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 60% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 45 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Stoddert Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (614 to 628); teachers down 4% (46 to 44).
About Benjamin Stoddert Middle
Benjamin Stoddert Middle is a small middle school in Temple Hills, Maryland, administered by Prince George's County Public Schools. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 628 students.
Benjamin Stoddert Middle falls under Prince George's County Public Schools, which has 199 schools enrolling 132,693 students.
Benjamin Stoddert Middle's enrollment is 66% Black. Other groups make up 31% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Benjamin Stoddert Middle comes in at 47%.
Dividing enrollment by its 44 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. Middle schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 14.3:1. Eligible students account for 95% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.
allk12 grades Benjamin Stoddert Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Benjamin Stoddert Middle is +2.5 points: 20.6% actual, 18.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Prince George's County this way: median household income is about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 203 public schools in Prince George's County, with a combined enrollment of about 132,693.
The next-closest public school is Imagine Lincoln PCS, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 28.9% on proficiency, and Benjamin Stoddert Middle is below that at 20.6%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 614 students in 2020-21 and 628 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.1:1 to 14.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Temple Hills
- Crossland HighHigh · 1,094 students
- Thurgood Marshall MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Panorama ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Hillcrest Heights ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Allenwood ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Imagine Lincoln PCSElementary · 371 students
Other Benjamin Stoddert Middle schools
One other US public school is named Benjamin Stoddert Middle. Benjamin Stoddert Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle SchoolWaldorf, MD · 920 students
Nearby schools
- Imagine Lincoln PCS0.1 mi · 371
- Hillcrest Heights Elementary0.7 mi · 388
- Maya Angelou French Immersion1.2 mi · 363
- Panorama Elementary1.2 mi · 554
- Overlook Elementary1.3 mi · 255
- Barnaby Manor Elementary1.3 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Stoddert MiddleHow large is Benjamin Stoddert Middle?
Benjamin Stoddert Middle enrolls approximately 628 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Benjamin Stoddert Middle serve?
Benjamin Stoddert Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Stoddert Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin Stoddert Middle is approximately 14.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Benjamin Stoddert Middle?
Student demographics at Benjamin Stoddert Middle are roughly 0% White, 31% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Benjamin Stoddert Middle in?
Benjamin Stoddert Middle is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.