Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001103
Mattaponi Elementary
11701 Duley Station Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 · (301) 599-2442 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
205 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
57.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 45.3% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Mattaponi Elementary
Mattaponi Elementary's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattaponi Elementary this school | 391 | 52.4% | 55.6% |
| Woodmore Elementary Bowie | 402 | 56.5% | 51.8% |
| Randallstown Elementary Randallstown | 322 | 57.8% | 45.9% |
| Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS Upper Marlboro | 480 | 51.7% | 31.4% |
| Excel Academy Public Charter Fort Washington | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
| Perrywood Elementary Upper Marlboro | 529 | 56.9% | 48.4% |
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 Mattaponi Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #267 of 853 | #10 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #209 of 853 ▲ 134 | #8 of 136 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #324 of 853 ▼ 96 | #15 of 136 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #613 of 898 | #85 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #531 of 857 | #113 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #725 of 857 | #118 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #502 of 885 | #126 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #182 of 294 | #23 of 39 |
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
391
+39 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 391 | 26.7 | 14.6:1 | 52% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 24.2 | 15.2:1 | 53% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 24.6 | 15.3:1 | 50% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 39% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 24.9 | 14.7:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 28% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 35 | 21.9:1 | 20% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 21 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mattaponi Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (367 to 391); teachers up 7% (24.9 to 26.7).
About Mattaponi Elementary
Mattaponi Elementary serves students in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 391 students.
Prince George's County Public Schools serves 132,693 students across 199 schools.
Mattaponi Elementary enrolls a student body that is 83% Black. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Prince George's County's population at about 59%. Mattaponi Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 26.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County is 27 points.
allk12 grades Mattaponi Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Mattaponi Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.6% is 12.5 points above the 43.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince George's County show that median household income is about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mattaponi Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County, which together enroll about 132,693 students.
Rosaryville Elementary is located about 1.1 miles from Mattaponi Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 55.6% is above the 32.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Mattaponi Elementary saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Upper Marlboro
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighHigh · 2,291 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCombined · 1,503 students
- Frederick Douglass HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Largo HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Kettering MiddleMiddle · 874 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Rosaryville Elementary1.1 mi · 517
- Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter1.7 mi · 140
- Marlton Elementary1.9 mi · 309
- Frederick Douglass High2.6 mi · 1,183
- James Madison Middle3.4 mi · 800
- Melwood Elementary3.4 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Mattaponi ElementaryHow many students attend Mattaponi Elementary?
Mattaponi Elementary enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mattaponi Elementary serve?
Mattaponi Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mattaponi Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Mattaponi Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mattaponi Elementary?
Student demographics at Mattaponi Elementary are roughly 3% White, 9% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mattaponi Elementary public or private?
Mattaponi Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.