Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School (Charles County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Maryland - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School is a Elementary in La Plata, MD. It currently serves 605 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Charles County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Charles County Public Schools School District and all schools in Maryland.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:605
Number of Teachers: 37
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.47

Location Info

Location: 400 Willow Ln, La Plata, MD 20646
Mailing Address: 400 Willow Ln, La Plata, MD 20646-3916
Phone: (301)934-4687
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 100
Grade 2 87
Grade 3 92
Grade 4 98
Grade 5 94
Kindergarten 89
Pre-Kindergarten 45
Gender/Sex of Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 297 49.09
Female 308 50.91
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.33
Asian 8 1.32
Black or African American 129 21.32
Hispanic/Latino 61 10.08
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.17
Two or more races 67 11.07
White 337 55.70
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.34
Asian 2 0.67
Black or African American 67 22.56
Hispanic/Latino 33 11.11
Two or more races 31 10.44
White 163 54.88
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.33
Asian 6 1.95
Black or African American 62 20.13
Hispanic/Latino 28 9.09
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.33
Two or more races 36 11.69
White 174 56.49

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.00
Black or African American 22 22.00
Hispanic/Latino 14 14.00
Two or more races 17 17.00
White 44 44.00
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.15
Black or African American 20 22.99
Hispanic/Latino 8 9.20
Two or more races 9 10.35
White 49 56.32
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.26
Black or African American 15 16.30
Hispanic/Latino 8 8.70
Two or more races 9 9.78
White 57 61.96
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 20 20.41
Hispanic/Latino 5 5.10
Two or more races 7 7.14
White 66 67.35
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.06
Black or African American 20 21.28
Hispanic/Latino 8 8.51
Two or more races 10 10.64
White 55 58.51
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 21 23.60
Hispanic/Latino 12 13.48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.12
Two or more races 9 10.11
White 46 51.69
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.22
Asian 1 2.22
Black or African American 11 24.44
Hispanic/Latino 6 13.33
Two or more races 6 13.33
White 20 44.44