Arrowhead Elementary

Arrowhead Elementary operates as an intimate elementary campus in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 378 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 481.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Arrowhead Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arrowhead Elementary records that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 3% White. Compared to Prince George's County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Arrowhead Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Arrowhead Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Arrowhead Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Arrowhead Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.6%; this one delivers 21.3%.

Across the wider county, Prince George's County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Arrowhead Elementary is one.

H Winship Wheatley E C C is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 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 Arrowhead Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arrowhead Elementary has declined 7%, going from 408 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 69% to 56%.

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