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Bond Mill Elementary

16001 Sherwood Ave, Laurel, MD 20707 · (301) 497-3600 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
243 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
64
Grade 1
73
Grade 2
72
Grade 3
91
Grade 4
78
Grade 5
85
Student demographics
White
7416%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31%
Hispanic
13730%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 24%
Black
19843%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 32%
Asian
266%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7%
Two+
266%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
22048%
Female
24352%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
50.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +19.7pp since 2023
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
463
-91 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.9:1
% White
16%
was 16%
% Hispanic
30%
was 17%
% Black
43%
was 51%
% Asian
6%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Bond Mill Elementary

Bond Mill Elementary is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Laurel, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools, serveing 463 students in grades K through 5.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Bond Mill Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bond Mill Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 30% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully less Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bond Mill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.2%, the actual is 37.8%, a residual of -5.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Prince George's County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bond Mill Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Scotchtown Hills Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bond Mill Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bond Mill Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.5%.

Bond Mill Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 554 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 17% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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Prince George's County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Bond Mill Elementary
District
Prince George's County Public Schools
Address
16001 Sherwood Ave, Laurel, MD 20707
Phone
(301) 497-3600
County
Prince George's County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
463
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
243 (52%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
240051000988
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
Other schools in Laurel
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Bond Mill Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Bond Mill Elementary?
Bond Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 463 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bond Mill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bond Mill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Bond Mill Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Bond Mill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Bond Mill Elementary?
Student demographics at Bond Mill Elementary are roughly 16% White, 30% Hispanic, 43% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bond Mill Elementary?
Bond Mill Elementary is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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