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What's the most underrated thing about Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240027010501
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School
2820 Jenifer School Ln, Waldorf, MD 20603 · (301) 932-9603 · Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
396 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
34.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 15.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School this school | 661 | 59.9% | 26.1% |
| J. C. Parks Elementary School Indian Head | 653 | 59.7% | 34.2% |
| C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School Waldorf | 598 | 60.5% | 53.9% |
| Woodholme Elementary Baltimore | 685 | 63.5% | 32.4% |
| Greencastle Elementary Silver Spring | 722 | 60.4% | 29.3% |
| William B. Wade Elementary School Waldorf | 651 | 57.1% | 38.5% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #695 of 853 | #19 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #609 of 853 ▲ 165 | #16 of 22 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #656 of 853 ▲ 65 | #17 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #132 of 898 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #719 of 857 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #476 of 857 | #14 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #411 of 885 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #161 of 294 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
661
+66 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 661 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 60% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 44.5 | 14.1:1 | 69% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 38.5 | 16.3:1 | 64% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 53% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 36.1 | 17.0:1 | 32% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 38% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (613 to 661); teachers up 14% (36.1 to 41).
About Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Waldorf, Maryland. There are 661 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 37% above the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Charles County Public Schools operates 38 schools. Combined enrollment is 28,162 students.
More than half of the students at Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School are Black (65%). Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% White. In Charles County overall, about 49% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School scores 53%.
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Charles County, the average is 50%.
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 26.1% actual against 38.8% predicted.
In the wider Charles County area, median household income comes to about $122,816, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Charles County counts 40 public schools with about 28,162 students.
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School's nearest public school is C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment increased by 11% across 4 years, from 595 in 2020-21 to 661 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 16.1:1 over the same years.
The Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
170,527
Census ACS
Median income
$122,816
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charles County Public Schools
- North Point High SchoolHigh · 1,960 students
- St. Charles High SchoolHigh · 1,617 students
- Thomas Stone High SchoolHigh · 1,230 students
- La Plata High SchoolHigh · 1,217 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Maurice J. McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
Other schools in Waldorf
- North Point High SchoolHigh · 1,960 students
- St. Charles High SchoolHigh · 1,617 students
- Thomas Stone High SchoolHigh · 1,230 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Theodore G. Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle SchoolMiddle · 920 students
Nearby schools
- C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School0.8 mi · 598
- William B. Wade Elementary School1.5 mi · 651
- Berry Elementary School2.0 mi · 726
- Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School2.0 mi · 497
- Mattawoman Middle School2.0 mi · 862
- Arthur Middleton Elementary School2.2 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary SchoolHow large is Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School?
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School serve?
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School?
At Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 65% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School public or private?
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charles County Public Schools.
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