Esperanza Middle

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Regular School · Lexington Park, MD

Esperanza Middle is a regular school school in Lexington Park, Maryland, serving grades 06–08 with 835 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

835

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	404	48%
Black or African American	227	27%
Two or more races	86	10%
Hispanic/Latino	80	10%
Asian	33	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	835	426M / 409F

English Language Learners: 11 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -4.2pp	22.2%	816
Reading Proficiency	41.0% +5.8pp	35.2%	826
Science Proficiency	37.0%	—	255

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.26 grade levels

Math

+0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	835	100%

Contact & Location

22790 Maple Rd

Lexington Park, MD 20653

Phone: (301)863-4016

District

St. Mary's County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,473

District enrollment: 17,493

Other Schools in District

Benjamin Banneker Elementary Elementary
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary Elementary
Chesapeake Charter School Elementary
Dynard Elementary Elementary
Evergreen Elementary School Elementary
George Washington Carver Elementary Elementary
Green Holly Elementary School Elementary
Greenview Knolls Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 20653) → CensusDepth.com
Maryland population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Maryland teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

240060001220

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD