Adelphi Elementary

Adelphi Elementary is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in Adelphi, Maryland, run under Prince George's County Public Schools, with 505 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Adelphi Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Adelphi Elementary lists that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 17% Black, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, Adelphi Elementary reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Adelphi Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.6%; this one delivers 28.3%.

Across the wider county, Prince George's County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adelphi Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Adelphi Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Adelphi Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 21.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adelphi Elementary has edged down 34%, going from 764 students in 2018 to 505 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 21% to 17% over that span.

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