Allenwood Elementary

As a tight-knit elementary-level community in Temple Hills, Maryland, Allenwood Elementary teaches 371 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 481.

Allenwood Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that caters to 132,693 students overall.

Demographically, Allenwood Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 43% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Allenwood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

Around the school, 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. Allenwood Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Thurgood Marshall Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Allenwood Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Allenwood Elementary has edged down 8%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 371 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 68% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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