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Mary H. Matula Elementary School

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Mary H. Matula Elementary School ranks 290 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Mary H. Matula Elementary School in La Plata, MD, is a mid-sized elementary school serving 610 students in grades PK-5 within the Charles County Public Schools district.

Matula Elementary stands out as a strong academic performer, consistently earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the district average. In mathematics, 38.5% of students are proficient, which is more than double the district average of 17% and well above the state average of 27.1%. In English Language Arts, 56.6% of students are proficient, surpassing both the district (45.6%) and state (51.7%) averages. This success is particularly notable when compared to nearby schools like Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School (9.2% math proficiency) and Eva Turner Elementary School (9.4% math proficiency). Matula’s closest academic peers are Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School (37.6% math, 54.3% ELA) and Dr. James Craik Elementary School (32.7% math, 47.4% ELA). The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (22.3%) compared to the district average (26.6%) and far lower than struggling schools like Dr. Samuel A. Mudd (35.2%).

While Matula spends a high $20,021 per student, this alone doesn't guarantee success—Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary spends even more ($21,532) but achieves lower scores (26.8% math, 33.3% ELA). This suggests Matula uses its resources effectively. The school’s primary challenge is ensuring all students share in its success, as subgroup data shows that special education students and those from low-income households have not achieved at the same high levels. Overall, Matula Elementary is a stable, high-performing school that proves strong results are possible even within a district ranked in the bottom 20% statewide.

610

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,021

Per pupil spending ?

40.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6025 Radio Station Rd
La Plata, MD 20646

(301) 934-5412

District: Charles County Public Schools

Students who attend Mary H. Matula Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Milton M. Somers Middle School
High:	La Plata High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.6%

White:

29.7%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (46% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charles County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg31%

Maryland avg39%

290^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 22Elementary Schools in the Charles County Public Schools

20^th of 25Charles County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	290 of 864	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	337 of 865	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	284 of 859	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	272 of 855	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	304 of 862	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	401 of 802	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	410 of 853	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	331 of 857	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.9	273 of 847	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.0	363 of 845	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.6	328 of 859	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.6	465 of 867	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.8	345 of 847	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	396 of 857	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	377 of 853	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.1	564 of 855	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	513 of 850	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.5	442 of 838	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.8	572 of 818	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.5	516 of 804	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.7	540 of 805	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.5	554 of 803	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.0	311 of 504	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	43.2	339 of 796	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	407 of 546	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	484 of 788	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	108 of 136	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	331 of 528	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2021)57th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)39th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2021)38th percentile-12 vs school

White (2021)37th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)25th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2021)21st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Mathematics38%+11 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Mary H. Matula Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6025 Radio Station Rd	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-5412	610	42	14.5	40.5%	181 (29.7%)	260 (42.6%)	67 (11.0%)	25 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.6%)	63.9	290^th of 864 public elementary schools	66.4%		60	337^th of 865 public elementary schools	61.0%	47	45.1	46.5	26.3	38.5	56.0	63.6	50.9	56.6	37.7	$20,021	$1,284	$18,737
F. B. Gwynn Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5998 Radio Station Rd	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-3884	0	32	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	18.2			13.3
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Willow Ln	La Plata	20646	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-4687	663	36	18.4	36.3%	340 (51.3%)	161 (24.3%)	79 (11.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.7%)	60.4	326^th of 864 public elementary schools	62.3%		67.3	276^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.1%	50	47.3	32.2	33.7	37.6	60.4	55.2	48.1	54.3	33.7	$17,623	$1,113	$16,510
Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 University Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-1330	412	32	12.8	67.7%	12 (2.9%)	253 (61.4%)	108 (26.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	29.4	581^st of 864 public elementary schools	32.8%		28.1	574^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.6%	7	40.4	19.3	20.4	26.8	42.1	22.8	35.2	33.3	10.7	$21,532	$1,746	$19,786
Mary B. Neal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12105 St. George's Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 638-2617	626	40	15.6	48.6%	21 (3.4%)	474 (75.7%)	62 (9.9%)	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.9%)	33	546^th of 864 public elementary schools	36.8%		44.3	458^th of 865 public elementary schools	47.1%	88	32.0	16.8	22.9	23.8	38.1	38.6	33.3	36.6	26.4	$20,646	$947	$19,699
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	687	45	15.2	49.3%	39 (5.7%)	485 (70.6%)	91 (13.2%)	19 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.7%)	36.6	506^th of 864 public elementary schools	41.4%		32.8	533^rd of 865 public elementary schools	38.4%	27	31.4	26.9	14.8	23.8	37.2	51.9	33.9	41.3	24.8	$17,514	$905	$16,608
Arthur Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 Copley Ave	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-3338	774	49	15.7	48.8%	34 (4.4%)	456 (58.9%)	193 (24.9%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.4%)	23.5	641^st of 864 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.5	525^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.3%	116	27.4	24.6	8.3	20.5	30.1	41.1	25.0	31.7	11.7	$18,013	$1,948	$16,066
Dr. James Craik Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Marshall Corner Rd	Pomfret	20675	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 934-4270	520	39	13.3	39.0%	164 (31.5%)	211 (40.6%)	84 (16.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	51.9	397^th of 864 public elementary schools	54.1%		65.3	291^st of 865 public elementary schools	66.4%	106	33.3	38.3	27.0	32.7	43.9	48.8	49.4	47.4	37.1	$19,177	$874	$18,304
Eva Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Bannister Cir	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-4828	494	34	14.5	68.2%	21 (4.3%)	351 (71.1%)	97 (19.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.0%)	11.4	803^rd of 864 public elementary schools	7.1%		12.7	799^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.6%	4	12.5	13.0	3.0	9.4	21.4	30.4	10.4	20.8	3.1	$21,506	$2,089	$19,417
William B. Wade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Smallwood Dr W	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 932-4304	651	40	16.2	57.1%	33 (5.1%)	447 (68.7%)	81 (12.4%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.3%)	32.2	554^th of 864 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.4	538^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.8%	16	27.4	15.2	20.2	21.0	35.8	41.8	41.9	39.9	21.5	$17,227	$688	$16,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary H. Matula Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Mary H. Matula Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary H. Matula Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milton M. Somers Middle School
High : La Plata High School

How many students attend Mary H. Matula Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Mary H. Matula Elementary School.

Is Mary H. Matula Elementary School a good school?

Mary H. Matula Elementary School ranks 290^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mary H. Matula Elementary School?

Students at Mary H. Matula Elementary School are 43% African American, 30% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is Mary H. Matula Elementary School in?

Charles County Public Schools

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