Leonardtown High School

Leonardtown High School is a comprehensive public high school in Leonardtown, Maryland, United States, for students in grades 9–12. It offers college preparatory programs and programs that prepare students for business and technical occupations. It serves the community in the central portion of St. Mary's County, Maryland, between the Potomac River and Patuxent River. The area is a mixture of rural and suburban communities. Many of the families are employed by NAS Patuxent River, government contractors, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St Mary's County government and others involved in the traditional agriculture and water related businesses.

Leonardtown High School
Seal of Leonardtown High School(Trademark of Leonardtown High School)
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United States
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TypePublic Secondary
MottoIt's a great day to be a raider![1]
Established1978
School districtSt. Mary's County Public Schools
PrincipalJames Copsey III
Grades9–12
Enrollment1846 (2022–2023)
CampusRural
Color(s)Blue and White
AthleticsSouthern Maryland Athletic Conference
MascotRaiders
RivalGreat Mills High School and Chopticon High School
Websiteschools.smcps.org/lhs
Picture of Leonardtown high school.

Leonardtown High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education. Leonardtown High School belongs to the St. Mary's County Public Schools system, and is associated with two other county high school rivals, Great Mills High School and Chopticon High School.

Leonardtown High School Athletics belongs to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference and competes in Division 4A in the state competitions force.


On May 24, 2024, the No. 6 seeded Leonardtown Raiders Varsity Baseball Team defeated the No. 1 seeded Walt Whitman Vikings 2-0 at Regency Furniture Stadium to claim the MPSSAA Class 4A Baseball State Championship.

On May 25, 2024 the Leonardtown softball team won the MPSSAA Class 4A Softball State Championship, beating Eleanor Roosevelt High School by a score of 14-0 at the University of Maryland.

According to Public School Review, as of 2022, Leonardtown High School is ranked #45 out of 1,343 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in Maryland.

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Kanagawa Prefectural Hibarigaoka High School in Japan became the sister school of Leonardtown High in October 1991, when the county board of education and representatives from Maryland formalized an agreement.[2]

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