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What's something Matthew Henson Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
701
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027000599
Matthew Henson Middle School
3535 Livingston Rd, Indian Head, MD 20640 · (301) 375-8550 · Charles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Maryland public middle schools
- CTest 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
18.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
340 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 | 241 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%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
43.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
17.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 17.8% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% 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 Matthew Henson Middle School
Matthew Henson Middle School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson Middle School this school | 701 | 48.5% | 28.8% |
| Sudbrook Magnet Middle Baltimore | 821 | 43.7% | 32.9% |
| John Hanson Middle School Waldorf | 727 | 56.8% | 23.2% |
| Samuel Ogle Middle Bowie | 806 | 55.3% | 35.5% |
| Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf | 862 | 54.2% | 25.6% |
| Gwynn Park Middle Brandywine | 702 | 56.1% | 23.9% |
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 Matthew Henson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #152 of 223 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #150 of 223 ▼ 16 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #143 of 223 ▲ 23 | #4 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #139 of 230 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #223 of 225 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #132 of 225 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #124 of 227 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #74 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
701
-83 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 701 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 49% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 37.5 | 18.0:1 | 45% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 42.5 | 16.7:1 | 43% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 784 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 36% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 46.4 | 16.3:1 | 27% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 31% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 29% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 732 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 12% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matthew Henson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (754 to 701); teachers down 18% (46.4 to 38).
About Matthew Henson Middle School
Matthew Henson Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Indian Head, Maryland. It reported 701 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Charles County Public Schools serves 28,162 students across 38 schools.
The largest group at Matthew Henson Middle School is Black students, at 63%. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Charles County residents are about 49% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Matthew Henson Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.4:1. Middle schools in Maryland average 14.3:1, 4.2 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at Matthew Henson Middle School. The average for public schools in Charles County is similar, at 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Matthew Henson Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Maryland public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Matthew Henson Middle School is -16.7 points, in the bottom 10% of Maryland. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.8%, and the predicted rate is 45.5%.
In the surrounding county, Charles County, median household income comes to about $122,816, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 40, with about 28,162 students.
J. C. Parks Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Matthew Henson Middle School, there are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Matthew Henson Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Matthew Henson Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Matthew Henson Middle School had a net loss of 83 students, or 11%. By 2024-25, the school had 18.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2020-21.
The Matthew Henson Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- J. C. Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- General Smallwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Indian Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- J. C. Parks Elementary School0.1 mi · 653
- General Smallwood Middle School3.2 mi · 500
- Henry E. Lackey High School3.6 mi · 1,033
- Dr. James Craik Elementary School4.0 mi · 520
- Maurice J. McDonough High School4.6 mi · 1,163
- Indian Head Elementary School5.0 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Matthew Henson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Matthew Henson Middle School?
Matthew Henson Middle School enrolls approximately 701 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Matthew Henson Middle School serve?
Matthew Henson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matthew Henson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matthew Henson Middle School is approximately 18.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Matthew Henson Middle School?
At Matthew Henson Middle School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 14% Hispanic, 63% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Matthew Henson Middle School in?
Matthew Henson Middle School is part of Charles County Public Schools.
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