Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001009
Chillum Elementary
1420 Chillum Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20782 · (301) 853-0825 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% 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.
- B-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
11.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
284 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
39%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
22.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.4% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 17.5% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Chillum Elementary
Chillum Elementary's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chillum Elementary this school | 308 | 92.2% | 22.6% |
| Eastport Elementary Annapolis | 283 | 89.0% | 32.9% |
| Beacon Heights Elementary Riverdale | 342 | 91.8% | 26.2% |
| Glassmanor Elementary Oxon Hill | 261 | 93.5% | 22.6% |
| Hollywood Elementary College Park | 284 | 90.1% | 22.1% |
| Robert Frost Elementary Landover | 257 | 96.9% | 35.6% |
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 Chillum Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #755 of 853 | #107 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #602 of 853 ▲ 134 | #54 of 136 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #804 of 853 ▼ 38 | #125 of 136 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #742 of 898 | #116 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #104 of 857 | #18 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #638 of 857 | #97 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #52 of 885 | #41 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #466 of 551 | #95 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
308
-39 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 308 | 27.3 | 11.3:1 | 92% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 26.6 | 11.5:1 | 86% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 24.3 | 15.1:1 | 89% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 85% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 25.8 | 12.5:1 | 86% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 85% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 75% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 66% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chillum Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (322 to 308); teachers up 6% (25.8 to 27.3).
About Chillum Elementary
Chillum Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Hyattsville, Maryland. School enrollment was 308 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Maryland is roughly 481 students; this school is 36% smaller than that.
Prince George's County Public Schools has 199 schools; together they serve 132,693 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Chillum Elementary are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 23% Black. Among people living in Prince George's County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. Chillum Elementary's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 27.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.3:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 92%. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
The allk12 Grade for Chillum Elementary is C-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Chillum Elementary is 3.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince George's County show that the median household income is $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 203 public schools in Prince George's County, enrolling about 132,693 students in all.
Ridgecrest Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Chillum Elementary. By average proficiency, Chillum Elementary is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Chillum Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Chillum Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Hyattsville
- Northwestern HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Hyattsville MiddleMiddle · 1,305 students
- Ellen Ochoa MiddleMiddle · 1,086 students
- Nicholas Orem MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Langley Park-McCormick ElementaryElementary · 697 students
- Edward M. Felegy ESElementary · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgecrest Elementary0.7 mi · 631
- Cesar Chavez Elementary0.8 mi · 355
- Rosa L. Parks Elementary0.8 mi · 607
- LaSalle-Backus Elementary School0.9 mi · 279
- Social Justice PCS1.0 mi · 97
- Rocketship PCS - Infinity Community Prep1.0 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Chillum ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chillum Elementary?
Chillum Elementary enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chillum Elementary serve?
Chillum Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Chillum Elementary have?
Chillum Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Chillum Elementary?
Chillum Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 75% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Chillum Elementary?
Chillum Elementary is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
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