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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000965
Adelphi Elementary
9000 25th Ave, Adelphi, MD 20783 · (301) 431-6250 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
449 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
39%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
28.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.9% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 21.7% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Adelphi Elementary
Adelphi Elementary's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi Elementary this school | 505 | 88.9% | 28.3% |
| Thomas S. Stone Elementary Mt Rainier | 580 | 89.1% | 23.1% |
| Gaywood Elementary Lanham | 525 | 90.5% | 30.1% |
| James McHenry Elementary Lanham | 610 | 91.6% | 20.1% |
| Hillcrest Elementary Frederick | 581 | 91.0% | 28.7% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary Hyattsville | 631 | 89.5% | 23.9% |
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 Adelphi Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #667 of 853 | #74 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #555 of 853 ▲ 118 | #38 of 136 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #733 of 853 ▼ 72 | #100 of 136 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #373 of 898 | #47 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #433 of 857 | #93 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #639 of 857 | #98 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #104 of 885 | #84 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #43 of 551 | #7 of 99 |
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
505
-197 (-28%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 505 | 36.3 | 13.9:1 | 89% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 39.3 | 12.1:1 | 88% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 43.3 | 15.8:1 | 89% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 48 | 14.6:1 | 85% (596) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 54.2 | 14.1:1 | 89% (682) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 91% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 81% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 77% (498) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 30 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adelphi Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (764 to 505); teachers down 33% (54.2 to 36.3).
About Adelphi Elementary
In Adelphi, Maryland, part of Prince George's County, Adelphi Elementary is an elementary school. It reported 505 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Prince George's County Public Schools counts 199 schools and 132,693 students, including Adelphi Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Adelphi Elementary is Hispanic: 76%. Other groups include 17% Black and 3% White. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Adelphi Elementary is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Adelphi Elementary has 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. At Adelphi Elementary, 89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, lower than here.
Adelphi Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 21.6%.
In Prince George's County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 203 public schools and about 132,693 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Adelphi Elementary is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Adelphi Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 702 (2020-21) to 505 (2024-25).
The Adelphi Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Adelphi
- Buck Lodge MiddleMiddle · 1,200 students
- Sonia Sotomayor Middle at AdelphiMiddle · 1,077 students
- Cherokee Lane ElementaryElementary · 863 students
- Mary Harris Mother Jones ElemElementary · 734 students
- Cool Spring ElementaryElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem0.4 mi · 734
- Buck Lodge Middle0.4 mi · 1,200
- Cherokee Lane Elementary0.5 mi · 863
- Cool Spring Elementary0.6 mi · 458
- Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi0.6 mi · 1,077
- Langley Park-McCormick Elementary1.2 mi · 697
Frequently asked questions
About Adelphi ElementaryHow many students attend Adelphi Elementary?
Adelphi Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-05.
Is Adelphi Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adelphi Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Adelphi Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Adelphi Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adelphi Elementary?
At Adelphi Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Adelphi Elementary public or private?
Adelphi 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.