Mary H. Matula Elementary School

Mary H. Matula Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in La Plata, Maryland, run under Charles County Public Schools, caters to 610 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% larger than the state mean of about 481.

Charles County Public Schools runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 28,162 students. Mary H. Matula Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mary H. Matula Elementary School logs that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 30% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Charles County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mary H. Matula Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Charles County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $122,816 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Charles County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,162 students), Mary H. Matula Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

La Plata High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mary H. Matula Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mary H. Matula Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary H. Matula Elementary School has decreased 22%, going from 781 students in 2018 to 610 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 50% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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