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Enrollment
999
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027001647
Theodore G. Davis Middle School
2495 Davis Road, Waldorf, MD 20603 · (301) 753-2082 · Charles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Maryland public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
467 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 | 305 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 342 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%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
51.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 21.1% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Theodore G. Davis Middle School
Theodore G. Davis Middle School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore G. Davis Middle School this school | 999 | 46.7% | 38.3% |
| Sudbrook Magnet Middle Baltimore | 821 | 43.7% | 32.9% |
| Benjamin Tasker Middle Bowie | 1,058 | 53.8% | 38.9% |
| Mattawoman Middle School Waldorf | 862 | 54.2% | 25.6% |
| MacArthur Middle Fort Meade | 992 | 54.2% | 26.2% |
| Deer Park Middle Magnet School Randallstown | 1,127 | 55.7% | 27.8% |
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 Theodore G. Davis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #100 of 223 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #101 of 223 ▲ 15 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #103 of 223 ▼ 24 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 999 | #42 of 230 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #141 of 225 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #156 of 225 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #132 of 227 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #28 of 95 | 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
999
+114 (+13%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 1,136
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 999 | 65 | 15.4:1 | 47% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 1,068 | 58 | 18.4:1 | 45% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 1,043 | 53.8 | 19.4:1 | 44% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 885 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 38% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 55.1 | 15.5:1 | 23% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 829 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 28% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 1,136 | 58 | 19.6:1 | 20% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theodore G. Davis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (852 to 999); teachers up 18% (55.1 to 65).
About Theodore G. Davis Middle School
In Waldorf, Maryland, part of Charles County, Theodore G. Davis Middle School is a middle school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 999 students. Against the 764-student average for middle schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 31% higher.
A total of 38 schools make up Charles County Public Schools, with 28,162 students enrolled.
At Theodore G. Davis Middle School, Black students make up 70% of the student body. Next come 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% White. The county population is about 49% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Theodore G. Davis Middle School employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in Charles County.
allk12 grades Theodore G. Davis Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Theodore G. Davis Middle School, the prediction is 46.6% and the result is 38.3%.
Among Charles County residents, the median household income is $122,816, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Theodore G. Davis Middle School is one of 40 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is North Point High School, about 0.2 miles away. Theodore G. Davis Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Theodore G. Davis Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 38.3% versus a 37.0% average.
Theodore G. Davis Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment is up 13% from 2020-21, when Theodore G. Davis Middle School had 885 students, to 2024-25, when it had 999.
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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 Waldorf
- North Point High SchoolHigh · 1,960 students
- St. Charles High SchoolHigh · 1,617 students
- Thomas Stone High SchoolHigh · 1,230 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
- William A. Diggs Elementary SchoolElementary · 876 students
Nearby schools
- North Point High School0.2 mi · 1,960
- William A. Diggs Elementary School0.6 mi · 876
- Mattawoman Middle School1.0 mi · 862
- Berry Elementary School1.0 mi · 726
- Westlake High School1.6 mi · 1,216
- William B. Wade Elementary School2.5 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Theodore G. Davis Middle SchoolHow many students attend Theodore G. Davis Middle School?
Theodore G. Davis Middle School enrolls approximately 999 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Theodore G. Davis Middle School serve?
Theodore G. Davis Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Theodore G. Davis Middle School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Theodore G. Davis Middle School.
How diverse is Theodore G. Davis Middle School?
Theodore G. Davis Middle School reports a student body of 5% White, 12% Hispanic, 70% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Theodore G. Davis Middle School?
Theodore G. Davis Middle School is overseen by Charles County Public Schools in Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.