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Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School in Waldorf, MD, is a public school serving 497 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Charles County Public Schools district, and it faces significant challenges with academic performance and attendance.

Academic proficiency at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd is critically low. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 9.2% of students were proficient in math and 18.5% in English Language Arts. These rates are dramatically lower than the district averages (17% and 45.6%) and far below nearby schools like Berry Elementary School, which achieved 30.9% math proficiency, and C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School at 40.2%. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 35.2%, the highest among its neighbors and nearly double the rate at Billingsley Elementary School (18.5%). This strong link between high absenteeism and low test scores suggests that improving attendance is a critical step for the school.

Despite spending more per student ($21,243) than any nearby school, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd has seen a steep and sustained decline since the 2018-2019 school year, when it was an average-performing school. Interestingly, the school has a notable strength: it ranked in the 78th percentile for Hispanic students in 2020-2021, indicating effective support for that group. However, the overall struggles are not simply a neighborhood issue, as Arthur Middleton Elementary School, located less than a mile away, achieves significantly higher proficiency rates (20.5% math, 31.7% ELA) with a similar student population. This points to school-level factors like leadership and instruction as key areas for improvement.

497

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,243

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

820 Stone Ave
Waldorf, MD 20602-2844

(301) 645-3686

District: Charles County Public Schools

Students who attend Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John Hanson Middle School
High:	Thomas Stone High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.4%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (14% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg31%

Maryland avg39%

812^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 22Elementary Schools in the Charles County Public Schools

20^th of 24Charles 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	11.1	812 of 865	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	775 of 865	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	771 of 859	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	764 of 855	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	781 of 862	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	533 of 802	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	427 of 853	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	504 of 857	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.6	621 of 847	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	530 of 845	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	469 of 859	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.2	663 of 867	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	599 of 847	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	669 of 857	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	769 of 853	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	706 of 855	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	789 of 850	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.7	812 of 838	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	74.6	191 of 818	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	202 of 804	74.9%	★★★★☆
2005	72.2	223 of 805	72.3%	★★★★☆
2004	58.3	400 of 803	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	350 of 504	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	507 of 796	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	56.8	77 of 347	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.6	594 of 788	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)78th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2021)36th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2021)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)25th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-33 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-18 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Stone Ave	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-3686	497	34	14.6	77.9%	15 (3.0%)	325 (65.4%)	113 (22.7%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	11.1	812^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.1%		14	775^th of 865 public elementary schools	10.4%	37	14.6	5.5	7.1	9.2	24.7	17.8	13.1	18.5	12.0	$21,243	$2,706	$18,537
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	642^nd of 865 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.5	525^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.3%	117	27.4	24.6	8.3	20.5	30.1	41.1	25.0	31.7	11.7	$18,013	$1,948	$16,066
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	804^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.1%		12.7	799^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.6%	5	12.5	13.0	3.0	9.4	21.4	30.4	10.4	20.8	3.1	$21,506	$2,089	$19,417
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	582^nd of 865 public elementary schools	32.7%		28.1	574^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.6%	8	40.4	19.3	20.4	26.8	42.1	22.8	35.2	33.3	10.7	$21,532	$1,746	$19,786
J. P. Ryon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Vivian Adams Dr	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-3090	640	44	14.5	68.4%	31 (4.8%)	366 (57.2%)	186 (29.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	20.2	678^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.6%		17.5	725^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.2%	47	20.4	20.2	13.1	18.2	22.3	32.3	26.8	27.1	16.9	$18,854	$1,897	$16,958
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	547^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.8%		44.3	458^th of 865 public elementary schools	47.1%	89	32.0	16.8	22.9	23.8	38.1	38.6	33.3	36.6	26.4	$20,646	$947	$19,699
C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Lancaster Circle	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 645-9053	598	36	16.6	60.5%	13 (2.2%)	408 (68.2%)	104 (17.4%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.4%)	51.7	399^th of 865 public elementary schools	53.9%		51.2	397^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.1%	2	53.7	38.5	26.3	40.2	44.2	53.1	40.0	46.1	21.3	$19,356	$2,322	$17,035
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 Jenifer School Ln	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 932-9603	661	41	16.1	59.9%	22 (3.3%)	428 (64.8%)	137 (20.7%)	25 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.8%)	20.4	677^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.8	675^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.0%	2	22.7	10.8	5.0	12.4	30.7	37.3	29.6	32.9	15.0	$16,941	$745	$16,196
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	555^th of 865 public elementary schools	35.8%		32.4	538^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.8%	17	27.4	15.2	20.2	21.0	35.8	41.8	41.9	39.9	21.5	$17,227	$688	$16,539
Billingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10069 Billingsley Rd	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 865 public elementary schools	41.5%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School

What district is Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School in?

Charles County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School?

Students at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School are 65% African American, 23% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Hanson Middle School
High : Thomas Stone High School

Is Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School a good school?

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School.

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