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Enrollment
1,113
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000978
Beltsville Academy
4300 Wicomico Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705 · (301) 572-0630 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,113 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,046 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (126).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
45.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 21.4% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Beltsville Academy
Beltsville Academy's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beltsville Academy this school | 1,113 | 94.0% | 31.9% |
| Cherokee Lane Elementary Adelphi | 863 | 90.3% | 34.3% |
| Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem Adelphi | 734 | 92.8% | 24.1% |
| Bladensburg Elementary Bladensburg | 713 | 91.4% | 30.1% |
| Port Towns Elementary Bladensburg | 747 | 92.9% | 13.8% |
| Waverley Elementary Frederick | 965 | 87.4% | 29.5% |
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 Beltsville Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #606 of 853 | #55 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #588 of 853 ▲ 90 | #50 of 136 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #490 of 853 ▲ 155 | #35 of 136 ▲ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,113 | #7 of 898 | #3 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #378 of 857 | #84 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #675 of 857 | #103 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #22 of 885 | #16 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #281 of 294 | #37 of 39 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,113
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,113 | 82 | 13.6:1 | 94% (1,046) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 77 | 14.4:1 | 79% (875) |
| 2022-23 | 1,102 | 86 | 12.8:1 | 76% (838) |
| 2020-21 | 1,143 | 87 | 13.1:1 | 70% (800) |
| 2017-18 | 1,104 | 85.6 | 12.9:1 | 70% (772) |
| 2015-16 | 1,090 | 77 | 14.2:1 | 71% (779) |
| 2010-11 | 1,028 | 70 | 14.7:1 | 61% (628) |
| 2000-01 | 1,078 | 50 | 21.6:1 | 27% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 39 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beltsville Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,104 to 1,113); teachers down 4% (85.6 to 82).
About Beltsville Academy
Beltsville Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Beltsville, Maryland. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 1,113 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 131% larger than the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Within Prince George's County Public Schools, Beltsville Academy is one of 199 schools. The district enrolls 132,693 students.
At Beltsville Academy, 80% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 5% White, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Prince George's County is roughly 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Beltsville Academy is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Beltsville Academy reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Beltsville Academy, 94% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 15 points above the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County.
Beltsville Academy holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Maryland public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Beltsville Academy is 13.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 31.9%. Predicted: 18.6%.
The school is in Prince George's County, where the median household earns about $101,798 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Beltsville Academy shares Prince George's County with 202 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, James E. Duckworth, is about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Beltsville Academy places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Beltsville Academy is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,113, from 1,143 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Beltsville Academy can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Beltsville
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Calverton ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Vansville ElementaryElementary · 677 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 605 students
- Frances R Fuchs E C CElementary · 364 students
- James E. DuckworthCombined · 99 students
Nearby schools
- James E. Duckworth1.1 mi · 99
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle1.2 mi · 605
- High Point High1.4 mi · 3,012
- Frances R Fuchs E C C1.4 mi · 364
- Calverton Elementary1.5 mi · 767
- Hollywood Elementary1.6 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Beltsville AcademyHow many students attend Beltsville Academy?
Beltsville Academy enrolls approximately 1,113 students in grades PK-08.
Is Beltsville Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beltsville Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Beltsville Academy have?
Beltsville Academy employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Beltsville Academy?
Student demographics at Beltsville Academy are roughly 5% White, 80% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Beltsville Academy in?
Beltsville Academy is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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