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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001697
Barack Obama Elementary
12700 Brooke Ln, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 · (301) 574-4020 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
342 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
56.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 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 up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
629
-118 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
90%
was 93%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Barack Obama Elementary
Barack Obama Elementary, a medium-sized K-5 school in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, caters to 629 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 481.
Barack Obama Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that serves 132,693 students overall.
On demographics, Barack Obama Elementary shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Barack Obama Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Barack Obama Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.
With demographic context factored in, Barack Obama Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 34.8%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put 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 Barack Obama Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Barack Obama Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.8%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 747 students in 2018 compared to 629 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Barack Obama Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 Upper Marlboro
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighHigh · 2,291 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCombined · 1,503 students
- Frederick Douglass HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Largo HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Kettering MiddleMiddle · 874 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High0.1 mi · 2,291
- Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS3.1 mi · 480
- Arrowhead Elementary3.4 mi · 378
- Perrywood Elementary3.4 mi · 529
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter3.4 mi · 1,503
- Frederick Douglass High3.6 mi · 1,183
Frequently asked questions
About Barack Obama ElementaryHow large is Barack Obama Elementary?
Barack Obama Elementary enrolls approximately 629 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Barack Obama Elementary serve?
Barack Obama Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Barack Obama Elementary?
Student demographics at Barack Obama Elementary are roughly 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Barack Obama Elementary in?
Barack Obama Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.