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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Prince George's County, Maryland

136 public elementary schools in Prince George's County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Heather Hills Elementary leads the list at 90.8%, against a median of 37.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

136

Prince George's County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

37.1%

BEST IN READING · PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Heather Hills Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	361	90.8%
2	Glenarden Woods Elementary	Lanham, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	516	86.9%
3	Yorktown Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	396	76.0%
4	Phyllis E. Williams Elementary	Seabrook, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	326	72.4%
5	Dora Kennedy French Immersion	Greenbelt, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	684	72.4%
6	Whitehall Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	485	70.7%
7	John Hanson Montessori	Oxon Hill, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	496	69.4%
8	Capitol Heights Elementary	Capitol Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	317	66.6%
9	Benjamin D. Foulois Academy	Morningside, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	540	65.0%
10	Tulip Grove Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	477	64.7%
11	Accokeek Academy	Accokeek, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	1,445	63.4%
12	Robert Goddard Montessori	Seabrook, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	464	62.8%
13	Longfields Elementary	Forestville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	256	61.7%
14	Imagine Andrews Public Charter	Andrews Afb, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	347	59.3%
15	Mattaponi Elementary	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	391	57.9%
16	Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS	Morningside, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	357	57.5%
17	Thomas G. Pullen	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	740	56.6%
18	Perrywood Elementary	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	529	56.3%
19	Barack Obama Elementary	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	629	56.2%
20	University Park Elementary	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	538	55.7%
21	Valley View Elementary	Oxon Hill, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	351	53.3%
22	Maya Angelou French Immersion	Temple Hills, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	363	52.7%
23	Vansville Elementary	Beltsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	677	52.6%
24	Cora L. Rice Elementary	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	516	50.9%
25	Bond Mill Elementary	Laurel, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	463	50.7%
26	Pointer Ridge Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	416	50.6%
27	Woodmore Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	402	49.9%
28	Greenbelt Elementary	Greenbelt, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	531	48.7%
29	Montpelier Elementary	Laurel, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	573	47.4%
30	Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	480	47.3%
31	Legends Public Charter School	Lanham, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	897	47.0%
32	Brandywine Elementary	Brandywine, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	572	46.6%
33	Patuxent Elementary	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	281	45.5%
34	Woodridge Elementary	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	299	45.5%
35	Beltsville Academy	Beltsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	1,113	45.2%
36	Hyattsville Elementary	Hyattsville, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	422	45.2%
37	Judith P. Hoyer Montessori	Landover, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	361	45.0%
38	Kenilworth Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	364	44.5%
39	Baden Elementary	Brandywine, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	184	44.4%
40	Francis T. Evans Elementary	Clinton, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	393	44.1%
41	J. Frank Dent Elementary	Fort Washington, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	243	43.8%
42	Gaywood Elementary	Lanham, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	525	43.4%
43	Cherokee Lane Elementary	Adelphi, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	863	43.0%
44	Robert R. Gray Elementary	Capital Heights, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	375	43.0%
45	Melwood Elementary	Upper Marlboro, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	531	42.6%
46	Indian Queen Elementary	Fort Washington, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	235	42.5%
47	Riverdale Elementary	Riverdale, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	586	42.5%
48	Rockledge Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	319	42.5%
49	Laurel Elementary	Laurel, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	472	42.3%
50	High Bridge Elementary	Bowie, MD	Prince George's County Public Schools	Elementary	394	42.0%

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