Baden Elementary

Located at 13601 Baden-Westwood Rd, in Brandywine, Maryland, Baden Elementary is a rural-scale elementary campus that caters to 184 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 132,693 students. Baden Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Baden Elementary logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% multiracial. Compared to Prince George's County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Baden Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.8%; Baden Elementary posts 42.1%, +19.4 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Prince George's County indicate the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Baden Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Malcolm Elementary School, around 3.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Baden Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

Baden Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Baden Elementary has edged down 29%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 184 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 29% to 14% over that span.

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