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Eva Turner Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

804^th

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of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Eva Turner Elementary School in Waldorf, MD, is a public school serving 494 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Charles County Public Schools district, where over 68% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Eva Turner faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates that are among the lowest in the area. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 9.4% of students were proficient in math and 20.8% in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 17% and 45.6%, respectively. This places the school in the bottom 10% of Maryland elementary schools for three consecutive years. A particularly concerning trend is a sharp decline in 5th grade performance, where math proficiency drops to just 3% and English Language Arts to 10.4%, suggesting a potential issue with curriculum or support at that grade level. In contrast, nearby C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School achieves proficiency rates of 40.2% in math and 46.1% in ELA, while Billingsley Elementary School posts rates of 36.5% and 44.5%, respectively.

Chronic absenteeism is a major issue at Eva Turner, with a rate of 33.8% in 2024-2025—significantly higher than the district average of 26.6% and nearly double that of Billingsley (18.5%). This pattern strongly correlates with low academic outcomes, as the two schools with the highest absenteeism rates also have the lowest test scores. Additionally, Eva Turner spends $21,506 per student, the highest among comparable schools, yet achieves the lowest results. For context, Billingsley spends $17,514 per student and achieves far better outcomes, raising questions about how resources are being used. The school’s state ranking has also declined from the 29th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating that current interventions are not reversing the trend.

494

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,506

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1000 Bannister Cir
Waldorf, MD 20602-1643

(301) 645-4828

District: Charles County Public Schools

Students who attend Eva Turner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Stoddert Middle School
High:	St. Charles High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.1%

Hispanic:

19.6%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (13% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg31%

Maryland avg39%

804^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	11.4	804 of 865	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	799 of 865	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	807 of 859	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	726 of 855	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	762 of 862	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	764 of 802	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	604 of 853	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	608 of 857	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	642 of 847	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	660 of 845	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	666 of 859	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	798 of 867	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	812 of 847	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	792 of 857	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	44.5	523 of 853	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.8	704 of 855	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	720 of 850	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.4	592 of 838	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	74.1	200 of 818	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.6	252 of 804	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.9	375 of 805	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.6	526 of 803	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.3	486 of 504	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	746 of 796	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.4	488 of 546	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.9	763 of 788	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)6th percentile~ school

African American (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2021)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-18 vs state

Science3%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 14, 2015

Why are we forced to send our children to the worst ranked school in Charles County just because of the location of our house? Sending your child to this school is a disservice to them, and they should have the option to attend a different school. This would automatically drop attendance by 50% and maybe then the Maryland School Board would do something about the horrific level of education and the rampant racism without consequences. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Very Poor! Eva Turner has been by far the worse school that my child has ever attended. He will not be attending this school next year. The communication from the staff from the principal down does not exist. I have even contact the county school board and never received a response. I am very disappointment with this elementary school and the lack of communication and involvrmrnt that they have been willing to show. Very sad!! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Eva Turner Elementary School is designated a Title I School and as such receives additional funding to meet the needs of its student population. This is my daughter's second year at the school. I was initially concerned that this was the school zoned for our neighborhood. However, I'm pleased to say that the teachers that she has had thus far seem to genuinely care about their students and their success. Nevertheless, if your student is advanced or has special needs, you as the parent will have to make sure that they are identified and be proactive in getting them the differentiated instruction needed. The principal is outstanding and really does make herself available to parents when they need to meet with her and she always returns phone calls promptly. While there are some enrichment activities available for K-2nd grade, unfortunately, gifted education services are not available at this school until 3rd grade. Therefore, if your student enters first grade but is academically at the third grade level, this may be a problem as there is no documented procedure in place for these situations, or parents are not made aware of them. Overall, I would say that Turner is an average school in Charles County, MD and the test scores could be improved by a proactive approach to identifying advanced children and focusing on them just as much as they do the children that are not yet proficient. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Margaret J. Thornton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5860 Saint David Dr	White Plains	20695	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(301) 753-2083	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	34.1	535^th of 865 public elementary schools	38.2%					(n/a)	39.4	16.3	15.3	24.6	49.6	40.6	32.4	41.6	14.3
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eva Turner Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Eva Turner Elementary School?

Students at Eva Turner Elementary School are 71% African American, 20% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Eva Turner Elementary School a good school?

Eva Turner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Eva Turner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eva Turner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Stoddert Middle School
High : St. Charles High School

How many students attend Eva Turner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Eva Turner Elementary School.

What district is Eva Turner Elementary School in?

Charles County Public Schools

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