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Eva Turner Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Eva Turner Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waldorf, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 465. The school is part of the Charles County Public Schools district, which is ranked 21 out of 25 in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eva Turner Elementary School consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics (11.5%) and MCAP English Language Arts (17.3%) are significantly lower than the Charles County Public Schools (16.9% and 43.8%) and Maryland state (26.5% and 50.8%) averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.0% to 33.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Eva Turner Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming academically. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School (39.5% and 43.7%) and Mary B. Neal Elementary School (27.8% and 44.9%) are significantly higher than Eva Turner Elementary School. Despite the lower academic performance, Eva Turner Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $21,506 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the spending at some of the nearby schools.

494

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,506

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (13% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Maryland avg38%

799^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

21^st 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
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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-34 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

Science8%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	12.7	799^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.6%		11	807^th of 859 public elementary schools	6.1%	8	19.7	2.9	12.1	11.5	21.1	12.7	18.2	17.3	7.6	$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%)	44.3	458^th of 865 public elementary schools	47.1%		37	472^nd of 859 public elementary schools	45.1%	14	30.0	30.7	23.2	27.8	46.0	53.0	36.6	44.9	22.9	$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%)	28.1	574^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.6%		24	595^th of 859 public elementary schools	30.7%	21	36.5	28.3	11.7	25.0	33.3	30.5	32.2	32.0	6.8	$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%)	14	775^th of 865 public elementary schools	10.4%		12.7	771^st of 859 public elementary schools	10.2%	4	15.7	13.1	7.8	12.4	24.3	24.1	14.5	21.4	6.2	$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%)	33.5	525^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.3%		15	726^th of 859 public elementary schools	15.5%	201	33.0	21.6	12.0	22.2	47.7	35.1	38.9	40.4	13.0	$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%)	17.5	725^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.2%		10	822^nd of 859 public elementary schools	4.3%	97	21.4	16.3	7.6	14.9	19.8	29.1	27.6	25.3	6.7	$18,854	$1,897	$16,958
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%)	51.2	397^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.1%		46.6	404^th of 859 public elementary schools	53.0%	7	55.7	38.8	23.4	39.5	50.0	53.8	28.7	43.7	20.0	$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%)	32.4	538^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.8%		35.4	488^th of 859 public elementary schools	43.2%	50	29.0	18.9	14.2	20.2	38.3	33.0	42.1	37.9	19.1	$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%)	20.8	675^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.0%		13	766^th of 859 public elementary schools	10.8%	91	24.5	9.2	6.7	13.9	30.0	40.2	21.6	30.1	11.7	$16,941	$745	$16,196
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%)	32.8	533^rd of 865 public elementary schools	38.4%		25.7	578^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.7%	45	37.6	25.2	15.3	26.0	33.0	40.2	29.7	34.3	17.4	$17,514	$905	$16,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Eva Turner Elementary School

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

Is Eva Turner Elementary School a good school?

Eva Turner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Eva Turner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended 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.

What district is Eva Turner Elementary School in?

Charles County Public Schools

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