Matthew Henson Middle School

As a mid-sized middle-grades school in Indian Head, Maryland, Matthew Henson Middle School teaches 701 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Charles County Public Schools.

Charles County Public Schools runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 28,162 students. Matthew Henson Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Matthew Henson Middle School logs that Black students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 49% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Matthew Henson Middle School shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Matthew Henson Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.5%; actual is 28.8%, a gap of -16.7 points.

In the broader community, Charles County reports that median household income runs about $122,816, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Charles County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), of which Matthew Henson Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: J. C. Parks Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Matthew Henson Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Matthew Henson Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Matthew Henson Middle School has decreased 7%, going from 754 students in 2018 to 701 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Matthew Henson Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.