Matthew Henson Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 701 students
General Smallwood Middle School
4990 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, MD 20640
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
500
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charles County Public Schools
Charles County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 221 Maryland middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maryland middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About General Smallwood Middle School
General Smallwood Middle School is a public middle school in Indian Head, Maryland, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Charles County Public Schools. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Charles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 500 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Maryland middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 221 Maryland middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 500 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Charles County Public Schools
- County
- Charles County
- NCES school ID
- 240027000589
Schools near General Smallwood Middle School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.