Chillum Elementary

Chillum Elementary, a tight-knit K-5 school in Hyattsville, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, enrolls 308 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% leaner than the state mean of about 481.

Chillum Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that caters to 132,693 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Chillum Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 23% Black. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Chillum Elementary logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chillum Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.7%; this one delivers 22.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Chillum Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ridgecrest Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chillum Elementary. On composite proficiency, Chillum Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 24.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Chillum Elementary's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 308). Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Chillum Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.