Milton M. Somers Middle School

Milton M. Somers Middle School, a mid-tier middle school in La Plata, Maryland, overseen by Charles County Public Schools, instructs 671 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Charles County Public Schools comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 28,162 students; Milton M. Somers Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Milton M. Somers Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Charles County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Milton M. Somers Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Charles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $122,816, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Milton M. Somers Middle School is one of 40 public schools in Charles County (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students).

The closest other public school is Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Milton M. Somers Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Milton M. Somers Middle School has edged down 32%, going from 986 students in 2018 to 671 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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