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Mary B. Neal Elementary School

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Mary B. Neal Elementary School ranks 458 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Mary B. Neal Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waldorf, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 589. The school is part of the Charles County Public Schools district, which is ranked 21 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mary B. Neal Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle range of Maryland elementary schools, with mixed performance on MCAP tests compared to district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates are generally lower in mathematics and science, but closer to the district average in English Language Arts. Interestingly, the school's ranking for its African American student subgroup is higher than its overall ranking, suggesting relatively stronger performance for this group. However, the school's ranking for special education students is very low, indicating this subgroup may need additional support.

One significant concern for the school is its persistently high chronic absenteeism rates, which range from 27.0% to 30.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school has also increased its per-student spending and decreased its student-teacher ratio, suggesting efforts to improve the educational experience and support for students. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Charles County Public Schools district, Mary B. Neal Elementary School generally performs in the middle to lower range, with some schools, such as C. Paul Barnhart Elementary, outperforming it on MCAP tests.

626

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,646

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12105 St. George's Dr
Waldorf, MD 20602

(301) 638-2617

District: Charles County Public Schools

Students who attend Mary B. Neal Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Milton M. Somers Middle School
High:	St. Charles High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.7%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

Maryland avg38%

458^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	44.3	458 of 865	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	472 of 859	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	415 of 855	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	531 of 862	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	471 of 802	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	391 of 853	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	467 of 857	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	440 of 847	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	473 of 845	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	425 of 859	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	401 of 867	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.5	432 of 847	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	488 of 857	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	641 of 853	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	713 of 855	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	661 of 850	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	245 of 504	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	482 of 796	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	197 of 546	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.8	467 of 788	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	23.2	126 of 136	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2021)51st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2021)41st percentile~ school

Female (2021)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)7th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

Science23%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 1, 2017

This is a great school. The principal Mrs.Brown has been awesome and the teachers overall are approachable and care about the students. Parents see for yourself and dont base your decision off of a few bad reviews. I was weary as well but im glad I gave them a chance. My daughter loves it. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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				7.7
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 Mary B. Neal Elementary School

How many students attend Mary B. Neal Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Mary B. Neal Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mary B. Neal Elementary School?

Students at Mary B. Neal Elementary School are 76% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% White.

What district is Mary B. Neal Elementary School in?

Charles County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Mary B. Neal Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary B. Neal Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milton M. Somers Middle School
High : St. Charles High School

Is Mary B. Neal Elementary School a good school?

Mary B. Neal Elementary School ranks 458^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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