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Allenwood Elementary

6300 Harley Ln, Temple Hills, MD 20748 · (301) 702-3930 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Maryland public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats 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

Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
326 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K195%
Kindergarten6217%
Grade 16718%
Grade 25816%
Grade 36417%
Grade 44312%
Grade 55816%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (58).

Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
82%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
19352%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
15843%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19553%
Female
17547%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
39.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.9%25.0%
2023-2433.6%25.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% 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 Allenwood Elementary

Allenwood Elementary's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Allenwood Elementary this school37187.9%31.0%
Valley View Elementary
Oxon Hill
35185.8%43.0%
Seabrook Elementary
Seabrook
36590.7%37.3%
Samuel Chase Elementary
Temple Hills
35589.3%22.9%
Columbia Park Elementary
Landover
42992.3%23.8%
Robert R. Gray Elementary
Capital Heights
37592.5%33.0%
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 Allenwood Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MarylandIn Prince George's County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#622 of 853#63 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#661 of 853
▼ 55
#68 of 136
▼ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.9%#568 of 853
▲ 39
#60 of 136
▲ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
371#649 of 898#90 of 145
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.8:1#68 of 857#12 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.5%#458 of 857#44 of 141
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.9%#113 of 885#86 of 144
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.9%#393 of 551#82 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 2024-25
Enrollment
371
+49 (+15%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537134.310.8:188% (326)
2023-2433327.512.1:174% (248)
2022-2332524.513.3:181% (264)
2020-213222512.9:172% (232)
2017-1840325.615.7:175% (301)
2015-163882316.9:168% (263)
2010-114552220.7:156% (257)
2000-014532220.6:136% (165)
1990-914132020.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allenwood Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (403 to 371); teachers up 34% (25.6 to 34.3).

About Allenwood Elementary

Allenwood Elementary is a small elementary school in Temple Hills, Maryland. The school reports 371 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.

Prince George's County Public Schools (199 schools, 132,693 students) runs Allenwood Elementary.

Hispanic students are the majority at Allenwood Elementary, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups make up 43% Black and 2% White. Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

With 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Allenwood Elementary was 10.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 10.8:1 here. Allenwood Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%. Public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.

The allk12 Grade for Allenwood Elementary is B-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

After adjusting for student poverty, Allenwood Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.0%; the prediction is 22.2%.

Census estimates describe Prince George's County this way: the median household income is $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Allenwood Elementary, Prince George's County has 202 other public schools.

The nearest public school is Thurgood Marshall Middle, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Allenwood Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Allenwood Elementary grew 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 322 to 371 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.

Community posts for Allenwood Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Prince George's County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Allenwood Elementary
District
Prince George's County Public Schools
Address
6300 Harley Ln, Temple Hills, MD 20748
Phone
(301) 702-3930
County
Prince George's County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
371
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
326 (88%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
240051000966
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
Other schools in Temple Hills
Other Allenwood Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Allenwood Elementary. Allenwood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Allenwood Elementary
How many students attend Allenwood Elementary?
Allenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Allenwood Elementary serve?
Allenwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Allenwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Allenwood Elementary is approximately 10.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allenwood Elementary?
At Allenwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 52% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Allenwood Elementary public or private?
Allenwood 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.
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