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Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary

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Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary ranks 642 nd of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary is a public elementary school in Adelphi, Maryland, serving 782 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in the state.

Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Maryland elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.9% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 26.5% statewide and 13.1% in the district. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates also lag behind state and district averages. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 34.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same Prince George's County Public Schools district, such as Lewisdale Elementary, Cherokee Lane Elementary, and Langley Park-McCormick Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools district, such as Montgomery Knolls Elementary and Rolling Terrace Elementary, generally perform better academically and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility.

734

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,692

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2405 Tecumseh St
Adelphi, MD 20783-1658

(301) 408-7900

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buck Lodge Middle
High:	High Point High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

African American:

5.3%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

642^nd of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 136Elementary Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools

22^nd of 25Prince George's 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	23.0	642 of 865	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	711 of 859	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	762 of 855	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	784 of 862	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	779 of 802	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	768 of 853	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	797 of 857	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	776 of 847	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	738 of 845	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	772 of 859	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.9	689 of 867	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	634 of 847	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.5	544 of 857	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.0	471 of 853	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	511 of 855	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.5	691 of 850	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	637 of 838	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	72.6	211 of 818	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	145 of 804	82.0%	★★★★☆
2005	82.6	108 of 805	86.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.3	119 of 803	85.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	330 of 347	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.3	519 of 546	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.9	762 of 788	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-23 vs state

Mathematics20%-7 vs state

Science12%-13 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
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 Tecumseh St	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 408-7900	734	52	14.1	92.8%	7 (1.0%)	39 (5.3%)	670 (91.3%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	23	642^nd of 865 public elementary schools	25.8%		16	711^th of 859 public elementary schools	17.2%	69	30.2	19.8	7.7	19.9	24.0	34.3	26.5	28.0	12.3	$20,692	$2,097	$18,595
Adelphi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 25th Ave	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6250	505	36	13.9	88.9%	16 (3.2%)	87 (17.2%)	385 (76.2%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	24.7	618^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.6%		22.1	619^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.9%	1	28.8	28.8	8.5	22.3	26.8	35.1	25.8	29.4	6.9	$22,959	$2,486	$20,474
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8910 Riggs Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6200	458	39	11.7	95.9%	8 (1.7%)	9 (2.0%)	436 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	766^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.4%		9.4	828^th of 859 public elementary schools	3.6%	62	23.6	9.1	5.3	12.6	20.8	17.2	22.7	20.4	7.7	$27,476	$2,055	$25,421
Cherokee Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2617 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8415	863	64	13.5	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	110 (12.7%)	706 (81.8%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22.9	644^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.5%		21.3	634^th of 859 public elementary schools	26.2%	10	27.7	15.3	12.3	18.7	39.4	21.0	27.3	29.2	11.4	$21,603	$1,726	$19,877
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8201 15th Ave	Hyattsville	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8423	697	53	13.1	95.6%	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	679 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11.4	818^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.4%		7.7	840^th of 859 public elementary schools	2.2%	22	14.0	6.3	10.3	10.7	12.5	16.0	18.8	15.8	5.1	$21,114	$1,963	$19,151
New Hampshire Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8720 Carroll Ave	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1580	455	45	10.0	69.2%	28 (6.2%)	98 (21.5%)	321 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$26,632	$4,596	$22,036
Carole Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Hannon St	Takoma Park	20912	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-5660	544	42	12.9	92.5%	11 (2.0%)	14 (2.6%)	516 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7.5	855^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.2%		9.1	830^th of 859 public elementary schools	3.4%	25	5.3	1.4	0.0	2.4	17.9	11.1	12.3	14.1	4.9	$20,572	$1,883	$18,689
Montgomery Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	807 Daleview Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0840	477	45	10.7	56.4%	93 (19.5%)	120 (25.2%)	214 (44.9%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)								(n/a)										$26,251	$1,347	$24,904
Rolling Terrace Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	705 Bayfield St	Takoma Park	20912	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 740-1950	645	62	10.4	68.8%	33 (5.1%)	69 (10.7%)	526 (81.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	12.7	798^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.7%		11.6	793^rd of 859 public elementary schools	7.7%	5	19.4	10.8	13.3	14.9	11.2	16.7	14.1	13.8	6.1	$23,875	$3,516	$20,359
Lewisdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Banning Pl	Hyattsville	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8433	533	45	11.7	91.4%	8 (1.5%)	36 (6.8%)	484 (90.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	610^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.5%		16.9	693^rd of 859 public elementary schools	19.3%	83	20.5	12.7	12.3	15.3	22.0	43.1	30.4	31.3	20.0	$21,105	$1,930	$19,175

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buck Lodge Middle
High : High Point High

What is the racial makeup of Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary?

Students at Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary a good school?

Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary ranks 642^nd of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

How many students attend Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary.

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