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J. P. Ryon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

678^th

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of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

J. P. Ryon Elementary School in Waldorf, MD, is a public school serving 640 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Charles County Public Schools district, which faces district-wide challenges.

The most significant challenge at J. P. Ryon is its exceptionally high chronic absenteeism rate, which has remained above 30% for four consecutive years and reached 32.7% in the 2024-2025 school year. This rate is dramatically higher than nearby schools like Billingsley Elementary School (18.5%) and Berry Elementary School (22.7%), placing J. P. Ryon among the most attendance-challenged schools in the area. This absenteeism directly impacts academic performance, with only 27.1% of students proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2025-2026 school year—nearly 25 percentage points below the state average and far behind Berry's 51.8% proficiency. Math proficiency has improved from 8.4% to 18.2% over recent years, but the school still lags behind most neighbors. Despite these struggles, J. P. Ryon has shown a notable strength in serving English Language Learners, ranking in the 60th percentile for this subgroup in 2020-2021, suggesting effective supports for this population.

Interestingly, J. P. Ryon spends more per student ($18,854) than several higher-performing nearby schools, such as Berry ($16,150) and Billingsley ($17,514), indicating that funding alone is not the solution. The school's state ranking has improved from the 4th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026, showing a positive trend from a very low base. However, the comparison with Berry—just 4.2 miles away—demonstrates that the challenges at J. P. Ryon are not inevitable, as Berry achieves dramatically better outcomes with a similar enrollment and lower poverty rate. Addressing chronic absenteeism appears to be the most critical lever for improvement at J. P. Ryon.

640

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,854

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12140 Vivian Adams Dr
Waldorf, MD 20601

(301) 645-3090

District: Charles County Public Schools

Students who attend J. P. Ryon Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.2%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg31%

Maryland avg39%

678^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th 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	20.2	678 of 865	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	725 of 865	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	822 of 859	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	806 of 855	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	717 of 862	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	677 of 802	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	704 of 853	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	627 of 857	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	580 of 847	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	547 of 845	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	500 of 859	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	501 of 867	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.8	631 of 847	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.9	408 of 857	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.4	558 of 853	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.6	559 of 855	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.0	624 of 850	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.2	537 of 838	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.4	329 of 818	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	387 of 804	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.3	292 of 805	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.9	289 of 803	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	426 of 504	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	46 of 115	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.9	548 of 796	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	232 of 347	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.3	386 of 546	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	10.9	772 of 788	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)60th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2021)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2021)31st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)29th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2021)15th percentile~ school

Male (2021)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

Science17%-16 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 J. P. Ryon Elementary School

Is J. P. Ryon Elementary School a good school?

J. P. Ryon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend J. P. Ryon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended J. P. Ryon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of J. P. Ryon Elementary School?

Students at J. P. Ryon Elementary School are 57% African American, 29% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of J. P. Ryon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J. P. Ryon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is J. P. Ryon Elementary School in?

Charles County Public Schools

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