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What advice would you give to incoming students at Leonardtown High?
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Enrollment
2,118
High
DISTRICT 1,780 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001356
Leonardtown High
23995 Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown, MD 20650 · (301) 475-0200 · St. Mary's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,118 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Maryland public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
22.1:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
465 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 542 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 536 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 492 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 548 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
81.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.6% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 13.3% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Leonardtown High
Leonardtown High's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardtown High this school | 2,118 | 22.0% | 49.3% |
| Broadneck High Annapolis | 2,143 | 17.7% | 53.9% |
| South River High Edgewater | 1,680 | 20.2% | 51.8% |
| Northern High Owings | 1,478 | 20.6% | 48.9% |
| Westminster High Westminster | 1,477 | 25.0% | 45.3% |
| Linganore High Frederick | 1,647 | 16.7% | 50.8% |
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 Leonardtown High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #31 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #32 of 206 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #29 of 206 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,118 | #23 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #210 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #135 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #184 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #52 of 131 |
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
2,118
+272 (+15%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 1,131
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 2,118 | 95.7 | 22.1:1 | 22% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 2,072 | 96.7 | 21.4:1 | 21% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 2,039 | 90.7 | 22.5:1 | 21% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 1,846 | 85 | 21.7:1 | 15% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 1,859 | 86.8 | 21.4:1 | 16% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 1,769 | 86 | 20.6:1 | 12% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 1,989 | 90 | 22.1:1 | 14% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 1,358 | 69 | 19.7:1 | 10% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 1,131 | 64 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leonardtown High.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,859 to 2,118); teachers up 10% (86.8 to 95.7).
About Leonardtown High
Leonardtown High is a public high-enrollment high school in Leonardtown, Maryland. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,118 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Across its 26 schools, St. Mary's County Public Schools enrolls 16,905 students. Leonardtown High is one of those schools.
About 72% of the student body at Leonardtown High is White. The remaining students are 10% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. St. Mary's County residents are about 71% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
Leonardtown High reported 95.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Maryland is 15.3:1. There are 465 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 22% of enrollment. That is lower than the 41% average for public schools in St. Mary's County.
Among Maryland public high schools, Leonardtown High outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Leonardtown High would be expected to post about 61.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.3%.
For St. Mary's County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $119,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,905, Leonardtown High among them.
Leonardtown High's closest public school neighbor is Leonardtown Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Leonardtown High, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Leonardtown High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Leonardtown High the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 15%.
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St. Mary's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,126
Census ACS
Median income
$119,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Chopticon HighHigh · 1,526 students
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Margaret Brent MiddleMiddle · 878 students
- Esperanza MiddleMiddle · 835 students
Other schools in Leonardtown
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Captain Walter Francis Duke ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Leonardtown ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Leonardtown Middle0.3 mi · 969
- Leonardtown Elementary2.4 mi · 509
- Evergreen Elementary School3.3 mi · 715
- Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary3.4 mi · 516
- Benjamin Banneker Elementary5.4 mi · 543
- Hollywood Elementary6.0 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Leonardtown HighHow large is Leonardtown High?
Leonardtown High enrolls approximately 2,118 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Leonardtown High serve?
Leonardtown High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Leonardtown High?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Leonardtown High.
What is the student diversity at Leonardtown High?
Student demographics at Leonardtown High are roughly 72% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Leonardtown High public or private?
Leonardtown High is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Mary's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.