📍 6025 Radio Station Rd, La Plata, Charles County, 20646
Mary H. Matula Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Plata, Charles County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mary H. Matula Elementary School enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 38% White and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 218 | 40% |
| White | 210 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8% |
| Asian | 24 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 551 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 175 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mary H. Matula Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Mary H. Matula Elementary School is one of 39 schools in Charles County Public Schools, based in La Plata, Maryland. The district serves 28,162 students district-wide and employs 1,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 551 students, Mary H. Matula Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 722 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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