General Smallwood Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 500 students
Matthew Henson Middle School
3535 Livingston Rd, Indian Head, MD 20640
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
701
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charles County Public Schools
Charles County
Schola Grade C · 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 Matthew Henson Middle School
Matthew Henson 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 rural area near a town in Charles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 701 students were enrolled, with about 18.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Maryland middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (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)
- 701 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Charles County Public Schools
- County
- Charles County
- NCES school ID
- 240027000599
Schools near Matthew Henson Middle School
All 5 schools in Indian Head →
Theodore G. Davis Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 999 students
Mattawoman Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 862 students
Sandburg Middle
Magnet · Grades 7–8 · 1,401 students
Milton M. Somers Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 671 students
Phoenix International School of the Arts
Charter · Grades 6–8 · 243 students
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.