Maurice J. McDonough High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Pomfret, Maryland
Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret, Maryland enrolled 1,163 students in 2024-25 with 74.0 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Maryland high-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Maryland: 85.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
1,087 students in 2022-23, 1,130 students in 2023-24, 1,163 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.0 to 74.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,087 | 64.0 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,130 | 69.5 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,163 | 74.0 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Maryland high schools
Among the 216 Maryland high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
19 AP courses and one counselor per 340 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Maurice J. McDonough High School enrolled 1,021 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 78 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses19
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 340 of the 1,021 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions78
- Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.3% of students were Black, 20.8% White, 16.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black53.3%
- White20.8%
- Hispanic16.5%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Maurice J. McDonough High School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 | 51% | 38% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
91% of the 256 students in Maurice J. McDonough High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.8% across Maryland. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 91% | 90% | 85.8% |
| Students in the class | 256 | 2,224 | 67,829 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Maurice J. McDonough High School
- La Plata High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 4.6 miles away: 1,217 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Henry E. Lackey High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.3 miles away: 1,033 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Compare Maurice J. McDonough High School with La Plata High 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 MarylandMaurice J. McDonough High School is the number 117 by size of 230 Maryland high schools open in 2024-25.#117 of 230
- Maryland schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 16.3 for high schools.15.7:1
- 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 Maurice J. McDonough High School
How many students attend Maurice J. McDonough High School?
1,163 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,087 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pomfret, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Maurice J. McDonough High School?
15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for high schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Maurice J. McDonough High School a Title I school?
Maurice J. McDonough High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Maurice J. McDonough High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Maurice J. McDonough High School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 is the graduation rate at Maurice J. McDonough High School?
91% of the 256 students in Maurice J. McDonough High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.8% across Maryland. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Maurice J. McDonough High School in?
Charles County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240027000600 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.