Bladensburg Elementary

Bladensburg Elementary, a moderately sized elementary school in Bladensburg, Maryland, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools, enrolls 713 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% above the state mean of about 481.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Bladensburg Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bladensburg Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Bladensburg Elementary has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bladensburg Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.1%, the actual is 30.1%, a residual of +9.9 points.

In the broader community, census data for Prince George's County shows median household income runs about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Bladensburg Elementary is one.

International High School @ Langley Park is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bladensburg Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 24.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Bladensburg Elementary's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 799 (now 713). Black enrollment moved from 29% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.