Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School, a mid-sized K-5 school in Waldorf, Maryland, one of the schools within Charles County Public Schools, educates 497 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School is one of 38 schools operated by Charles County Public Schools, a district that teaches 28,162 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School shows that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 49% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Charles County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Charles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $122,816, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Charles County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), of which Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Arthur Middleton Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.4%.

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School has increased 17%, going from 424 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 11% to 3% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.