La Plata High School
La Plata, MD · High School · Grades 9-12
La Plata High School is a high school in La Plata, MD with 1,222 students enrolled and a 62% proficiency rate. Part of Charles County Public Schools. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
La Plata High School is a high school located in La Plata, Maryland. The school serves 1,222 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 62% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 89% graduation rate.
25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools in Maryland.
How This School Compares
La Plata High School has 1,222 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Charles County Public Schools (746 students). Its 62% proficiency rate is 13 percentage points above the district average of 50%. Compared to the Maryland state average of 49%, the school performs 13 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
La Plata High School has 1,222 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 62% of students at La Plata High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
La Plata High School has a 89% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools in La Plata, Maryland. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.