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What's the most underrated thing about Carrollton Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001000
Carrollton Elementary
8300 Quintana St, New Carrollton, MD 20784 · (301) 918-8708 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
501 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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
51%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
26.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
19.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 20.1% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Carrollton Elementary
Carrollton Elementary's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Elementary this school | 539 | 92.9% | 20.3% |
| Laurel Elementary Laurel | 472 | 90.9% | 34.8% |
| Gaywood Elementary Lanham | 525 | 90.5% | 30.1% |
| Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary Glenarden | 540 | 94.1% | 17.1% |
| Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary Annapolis | 559 | 95.0% | 25.9% |
| Oaklands Elementary Laurel | 483 | 90.3% | 18.0% |
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 Carrollton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #787 of 853 | #117 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #758 of 853 ▼ 55 | #100 of 136 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #767 of 853 ▲ 49 | #113 of 136 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #300 of 898 | #34 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #437 of 857 | #96 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #508 of 857 | #65 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #38 of 885 | #30 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #166 of 551 | #44 of 99 |
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
539
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 539 | 38.7 | 13.9:1 | 93% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 85% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 34.5 | 16.8:1 | 91% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 82% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 40.2 | 16.5:1 | 87% (574) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 82% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 83% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 59% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 26 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carrollton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (663 to 539); teachers down 4% (40.2 to 38.7).
About Carrollton Elementary
New Carrollton, Maryland, is home to Carrollton Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 539 students in pre-K through 5.
Carrollton Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools, where 199 schools serve 132,693 students.
About 65% of the student body at Carrollton Elementary is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 25% Black and 7% White. Among people living in Prince George's County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
There are 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Carrollton Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.9:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. A total of 501 students, or 93%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
On the allk12 Grade, Carrollton Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Carrollton Elementary would score about 19.2%. It scores 20.3%, 1.1 points above that figure.
For Prince George's County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 203 public schools and about 132,693 students.
Of the public schools around it, Carrollton Elementary is closest to Charles Carroll Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.2%; Carrollton Elementary's is 20.3%, ranking 6th of 8.
Carrollton Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 579 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 539 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Carrollton Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 New Carrollton
- Charles Carroll MiddleMiddle · 884 students
- Lamont ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other Carrollton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Carrollton Elementary. Carrollton Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 1,894 students
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolCarrollton, OH · 804 students
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 662 students
- Carrollton ElementaryCarrollton, VA · 569 students
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Carroll Middle0.3 mi · 884
- Lamont Elementary0.6 mi · 460
- Magnolia Elementary1.3 mi · 442
- Glenridge Elementary1.4 mi · 723
- Beacon Heights Elementary1.4 mi · 342
- Ellen Ochoa Middle1.4 mi · 1,086
Frequently asked questions
About Carrollton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carrollton Elementary?
Carrollton Elementary enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-05.
Is Carrollton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carrollton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Carrollton Elementary have?
Carrollton Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Carrollton Elementary?
Student demographics at Carrollton Elementary are roughly 7% White, 65% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Carrollton Elementary in?
Carrollton 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.