General Smallwood Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Indian Head, Maryland
General Smallwood Middle School in Indian Head, Maryland enrolled 500 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Maryland middle-school median of 14.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
543 students in 2022-23, 501 students in 2023-24, 500 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.2 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 543 | 37.2 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 30.5 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 500 | 36.0 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Maryland middle schools
Among the 222 Maryland middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 229 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection General Smallwood Middle School enrolled 458 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 229 of the 458 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions65
- Chronically absent43.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.0% of students were Black, 28.6% White, 14.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black47.0%
- White28.6%
- Hispanic14.2%
- Two or more races9.6%
- Asian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at General Smallwood Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30% | 38% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 17% (2021-22) | 27.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Indian Head
2 public middle schools in Indian Head report 2024-25 enrollment; General Smallwood Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Henson Middle School | 701 | 18.4 | 37.8% |
| General Smallwood Middle School | 500 | 13.9 | 52.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about General Smallwood Middle School
- Matthew Henson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 701 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Theodore G. Davis Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.9 miles away: 999 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
- Compare General Smallwood Middle School with Matthew Henson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Charles County Public Schools spends per student$17,415 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,415
- The largest public schools in MarylandGeneral Smallwood Middle School is the number 191 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#191 of 224
- Maryland schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.13.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about General Smallwood Middle School
How many students attend General Smallwood Middle School?
500 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 543 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Indian Head, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at General Smallwood Middle School?
13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is General Smallwood Middle School a Title I school?
General Smallwood Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at General Smallwood Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at General Smallwood Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is General Smallwood Middle School in?
Charles County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240027000589 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.