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Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waldorf, Maryland, serving 625 students in grades PK-5. 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.

The school faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower test scores compared to state and district averages, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.9% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 16.9% in the district and 26.5% statewide. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with female students outperforming male students on the MCAP tests.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Billingsley Elementary, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary, and William B. Wade Elementary, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary is underperforming, with lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism rates, and a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's declining performance over the years, as well as the district's own low ranking and 1-star rating, suggest that there may be systemic challenges within the Charles County Public Schools system that are impacting the school's performance.

661

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,941

Per pupil spending ?

59.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2820 Jenifer School Ln
Waldorf, MD 20603

(301) 932-9603

District: Charles County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.8%

Hispanic:

20.7%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2018 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

Maryland avg38%

675^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2018

From bottom 35% (2018) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	20.8	675 of 865	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	766 of 859	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	700 of 855	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	686 of 862	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	698 of 802	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	556 of 853	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	556 of 857	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	380 of 504	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	595 of 796	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.0	182 of 347	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	755 of 788	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)48th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2021)25th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2021)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 vs state

Science12%-14 vs state

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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
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
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
Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10155 Berry Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 638-2330	726	45	16.1	52.9%	38 (5.2%)	461 (63.5%)	111 (15.3%)	36 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.7%)	42.2	475^th of 865 public elementary schools	45.1%		26.8	566^th of 859 public elementary schools	34.1%	91	31.2	28.2	15.3	24.4	52.0	48.1	39.4	46.2	21.2	$16,150	$679	$15,470
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
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
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
William A. Diggs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Davis Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2081	876	52	16.8	41.0%	67 (7.6%)	595 (67.9%)	124 (14.2%)	33 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.2%)	37.8	497^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.5%		48.9	384^th of 859 public elementary schools	55.3%	113	25.2	24.3	22.9	24.1	36.7	45.9	41.4	41.4	20.0	$15,627	$730	$14,897

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School

How many students attend Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School.

Is Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School a good school?

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School?

Students at Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School are 65% African American, 21% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% White.

What district is Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School in?

Charles County Public Schools

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