Grace Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 202 students
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School
400 Willow Ln, La Plata, MD 20646
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
663
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 852 Maryland elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maryland elementary 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 Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School is a public elementary school in La Plata, Maryland, serving grades Pre-K–5. 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, 663 students were enrolled, with about 18.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Maryland elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 852 Maryland elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 663 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
- 240027000609
Schools near Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School
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Dr. James Craik Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 520 students
Mary B. Neal Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 626 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.