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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000589
General Smallwood Middle School
4990 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, MD 20640 · (301) 743-5422 · Charles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Maryland public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
299 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 160 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 30% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
38.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 12.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 General Smallwood Middle School
General Smallwood Middle School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Smallwood Middle School this school | 500 | 59.8% | 24.3% |
| Elkton Middle Elkton | 538 | 61.2% | 18.4% |
| Pocomoke Middle Pocomoke City | 465 | 71.6% | 56.5% |
| Lake Elkhorn Middle Columbia | 569 | 49.0% | 29.9% |
| Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School Westover | 389 | 72.8% | 22.0% |
| John Hanson Middle School Waldorf | 727 | 56.8% | 23.2% |
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 General Smallwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #177 of 223 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #188 of 223 ▼ 20 | #8 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #176 of 223 no change | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #195 of 230 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #88 of 225 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #79 of 225 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #78 of 227 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #91 of 123 | N/A |
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
500
0 (0%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 60% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 30.5 | 16.4:1 | 62% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 37.2 | 14.6:1 | 57% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 56% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 41.2 | 12.8:1 | 41% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 50% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 44% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 41% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for General Smallwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (525 to 500); teachers down 13% (41.2 to 36).
About General Smallwood Middle School
This page covers General Smallwood Middle School, a small middle-grades school in Indian Head, Maryland. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 500 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Maryland enroll around 764, and this school is 35% below that mark.
General Smallwood Middle School is part of a district of 38 schools: Charles County Public Schools, with 28,162 students.
At General Smallwood Middle School, Black students make up the biggest share, 47%. Other groups include 29% White, 14% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Charles County residents are about 49% Black, a similar share. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at General Smallwood Middle School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. The average ratio among middle schools in Maryland is similar, at 14.3:1. Roughly 60% of students at General Smallwood Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Charles County is 10 points.
General Smallwood Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Maryland public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations places General Smallwood Middle School in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.5 points below it (24.3% actual, 38.8% predicted).
Charles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $122,816, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 40 public schools in the county, enrolling about 28,162, General Smallwood Middle School among them.
Henry E. Lackey High School is about 1.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. General Smallwood Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Local comparison: General Smallwood Middle School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 24.3% versus a 39.2% average.
In the federal locale system, General Smallwood Middle School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 500 in 2020-21 to 500 in 2024-25, a change of zero students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.9:1 to 13.9:1.
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Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
170,527
Census ACS
Median income
$122,816
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charles County Public Schools
- North Point High SchoolHigh · 1,960 students
- St. Charles High SchoolHigh · 1,617 students
- Thomas Stone High SchoolHigh · 1,230 students
- La Plata High SchoolHigh · 1,217 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Maurice J. McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
Other schools in Indian Head
- Henry E. Lackey High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Matthew Henson Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Indian Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Henry E. Lackey High School1.7 mi · 1,033
- Indian Head Elementary School1.8 mi · 443
- Gale-Bailey Elementary School3.0 mi · 344
- Matthew Henson Middle School3.2 mi · 701
- J. C. Parks Elementary School3.3 mi · 653
- Dr. James Craik Elementary School6.1 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About General Smallwood Middle SchoolHow large is General Smallwood Middle School?
General Smallwood Middle School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does General Smallwood Middle School serve?
General Smallwood Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at General Smallwood Middle School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at General Smallwood Middle School.
What is the student diversity at General Smallwood Middle School?
Student demographics at General Smallwood Middle School are roughly 29% White, 14% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is General Smallwood Middle School in?
General Smallwood Middle School is part of Charles County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.