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Enrollment
1,033
High
DISTRICT 1,348 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000597
Henry E. Lackey High School
3000 Chicamuxen Rd, Indian Head, MD 20640 · (301) 743-5431 · Charles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,033 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Maryland public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
616 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 306 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 248 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 227 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 252 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%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
43.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Henry E. Lackey High School
Henry E. Lackey High School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry E. Lackey High School this school | 1,033 | 59.6% | 25.9% |
| Joppatowne High Joppa | 882 | 65.5% | 24.9% |
| Loch Raven High Baltimore | 780 | 56.8% | 26.4% |
| Chesapeake High Baltimore | 1,052 | 67.2% | 26.6% |
| Edgewood High Edgewood | 1,440 | 59.4% | 31.6% |
| Wicomico High Salisbury | 1,304 | 66.4% | 23.6% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 Henry E. Lackey High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #156 of 203 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #166 of 206 ▼ 11 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #154 of 206 ▼ 2 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,033 | #143 of 234 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #105 of 210 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #81 of 211 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #73 of 212 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #126 of 131 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,033
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,178
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,033 | 63 | 16.4:1 | 60% (616) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 65.5 | 16.2:1 | 55% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 1,042 | 69.8 | 14.9:1 | 50% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 1,024 | 71 | 14.4:1 | 46% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 1,025 | 67 | 15.3:1 | 34% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 992 | 71 | 14.0:1 | 41% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 1,292 | 81 | 15.9:1 | 33% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 1,139 | 67 | 17.0:1 | 26% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 1,178 | 75 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry E. Lackey High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,025 to 1,033); teachers down 6% (67 to 63).
About Henry E. Lackey High School
Henry E. Lackey High School is a medium-sized high school in Indian Head, Maryland, one of the schools in Charles County Public Schools. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,033 students.
Enrollment across the 38 schools in Charles County Public Schools totals 28,162 students.
Black students are the majority at Henry E. Lackey High School, with 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Henry E. Lackey High School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1 at Henry E. Lackey High School, with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 60%. Among public schools in Charles County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Henry E. Lackey High School is C-. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Henry E. Lackey High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.9% is 13.1 points below the 38.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Charles County (population about 170,527), the median household income is $122,816, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 40 public schools in Charles County, enrolling about 28,162 students in all.
General Smallwood Middle School is the public school closest to Henry E. Lackey High School, about 1.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Henry E. Lackey High School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Henry E. Lackey High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,024 in 2020-21 and 1,033 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
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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
- Matthew Henson Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- General Smallwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Indian Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- General Smallwood Middle School1.7 mi · 500
- Gale-Bailey Elementary School1.8 mi · 344
- Indian Head Elementary School2.6 mi · 443
- Matthew Henson Middle School3.6 mi · 701
- J. C. Parks Elementary School3.7 mi · 653
- Maurice J. McDonough High School5.3 mi · 1,163
Frequently asked questions
About Henry E. Lackey High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry E. Lackey High School?
Henry E. Lackey High School enrolls approximately 1,033 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Henry E. Lackey High School serve?
Henry E. Lackey High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry E. Lackey High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Henry E. Lackey High School is approximately 16.4:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Henry E. Lackey High School?
Student demographics at Henry E. Lackey High School are roughly 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 56% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Henry E. Lackey High School in?
Henry E. Lackey High School is part of Charles County Public Schools.
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