Best Public Schools in White Plains, MD

Summary:

The city of White Plains, Maryland has only one school in the data set - Billingsley Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 677 students. The school is part of the Charles County Public Schools district, which is ranked 20 out of 25 in the state of Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Billingsley Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by MCAP test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across multiple subject areas and grade levels. For example, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 5.3% for 5th grade to 32.3% for 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 28.8% to 40%. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 22.8% for 5th grade to 50% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.2% to 49.3%. The school's proficiency rate in 5th grade Science was also significantly lower than the state average.

Billingsley Elementary School also faces socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students (42.39%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $13,621, and the student-teacher ratio is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio. Despite these challenges, Billingsley Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting that the school may require targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)				MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Billingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10069 Billingsley Road	White Plains	20695	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2088	677	43	15.7	42.4%	60 (8.9%)	458 (67.7%)	78 (11.5%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.4%)	25.7	578^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.7%		23.1	617^th of 855 public elementary schools	27.8%	39	32.3	21.0	5.3	18.9	31.3	50.0	22.8	34.4	7.0	$16,693	$843	$15,850

Cities Near White Plains

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waldorf	1.82 mi	21	213^th
La Plata	3.1 mi	6	130^th
Pomfret	4.19 mi	3	85^th
Indian Head	6.55 mi	5	202^nd
Accokeek	6.7 mi	1	108^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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