Mattaponi Elementary

Mattaponi Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, educates 391 students, covering grades K through 5.

Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 132,693 students. Mattaponi Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mattaponi Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (83%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Mattaponi Elementary logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Mattaponi Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) logs that median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mattaponi Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

The closest other public school is Rosaryville Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mattaponi Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 32.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mattaponi Elementary's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 367 (now 391). Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 9% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Mattaponi Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.