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Mary B. Neal Elementary School

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Mary B. Neal Elementary School ranks 547 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Mary B. Neal Elementary School in Waldorf, MD, is a public school serving 626 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Charles County Public Schools district, where nearly half of the student body (48.56%) is economically disadvantaged. This school stands out for its consistent strength in mathematics, with a 23.8% proficiency rate that significantly outpaces the district average of 17.0%—a pattern seen over the last four years. Additionally, Mary B. Neal shines in 5th-grade science, achieving a 26.4% proficiency rate that is the highest among all nine comparable schools in the immediate area, including nearby C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School and Billingsley Elementary School.

However, the school faces a clear challenge in English Language Arts (ELA), where its 36.6% proficiency rate falls 9 percentage points below the district average of 45.6%, a gap that has persisted for years. This contrasts with its math success and highlights an area needing focused improvement. On a positive note, Mary B. Neal has relatively lower chronic absenteeism at 24.2%, compared to the district average of 26.6% and much higher rates at neighboring schools like J. P. Ryon Elementary School (32.7%) and Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School (35.2%), suggesting better student engagement. The school also shows effectiveness with its low socio-economic status students, who ranked in the 64th percentile statewide in 2020-2021, indicating that programs are helping mitigate challenges associated with poverty.

A critical area of concern is support for special education students, who ranked in the 7th percentile statewide, earning a 0-star rating—the lowest-performing subgroup by far. Meanwhile, the nearby C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School serves as a benchmark, achieving higher math (40.2%) and ELA (46.1%) proficiency despite a higher rate of economic disadvantage (60.54%), suggesting effective strategies that could be studied. Mary B. Neal’s state ranking has recently dropped to the 37th percentile, its lowest in a decade, and while per-student spending has risen to $20,646, this has not yet translated into improved outcomes, prompting a need to evaluate resource allocation.

626

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,646

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

Maryland avg39%

547^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	33.0	547 of 865	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

Mathematics24%-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 (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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th 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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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					0.0	18.2					13.3

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 547^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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