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How has Columbia Park Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001012
Columbia Park Elementary
1901 Kent Village Dr, Landover, MD 20785 · (301) 925-1322 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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
13.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
396 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
54%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
36.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 10.7% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Columbia Park Elementary
Columbia Park Elementary's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Park Elementary this school | 429 | 92.3% | 23.8% |
| William W. Hall Academy Capitol Heights | 444 | 91.4% | 22.0% |
| Allenwood Elementary Temple Hills | 371 | 87.9% | 31.0% |
| Robert R. Gray Elementary Capital Heights | 375 | 92.5% | 33.0% |
| Carmody Hills Elementary Capitol Heights | 389 | 93.3% | 18.3% |
| Barnaby Manor Elementary Oxon Hill | 438 | 91.1% | 30.9% |
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 Columbia Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #742 of 853 | #100 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #699 of 853 ▲ 130 | #80 of 136 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #611 of 853 ▲ 126 | #70 of 136 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #546 of 898 | #74 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #402 of 857 | #90 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #469 of 857 | #50 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #50 of 885 | #40 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #159 of 551 | #42 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
429
-94 (-18%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 429 | 31.3 | 13.7:1 | 92% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 27.9 | 14.8:1 | 84% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 34.9 | 14.3:1 | 90% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 77% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 29.9 | 17.8:1 | 83% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 81% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 77% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 71% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (531 to 429); teachers up 5% (29.9 to 31.3).
About Columbia Park Elementary
Columbia Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Landover, Maryland, administered by Prince George's County Public Schools. The school counts 429 students across pre-K through 5.
Prince George's County Public Schools has 199 schools and 132,693 students, and Columbia Park Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Columbia Park Elementary is 52% Hispanic. The school is also 43% Black. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Prince George's County residents. By the diversity index, Columbia Park Elementary comes in at 54%.
Federal data list 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Columbia Park Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 92% of students at Columbia Park Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.
The allk12 Grade for Columbia Park Elementary is C. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Columbia Park Elementary would be expected to post about 19.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.8%.
Prince George's County has these Census figures: median household income is about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Prince George's County number 203 and enroll about 132,693.
Fairmont Heights High is located about 0.4 miles from Columbia Park Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 28.7%, higher than Columbia Park Elementary's 23.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 523 to 429. The school's ratio fell from 15.8:1 to 13.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Landover
- Fairmont Heights HighHigh · 1,090 students
- Kenmoor MiddleMiddle · 1,021 students
- Thomas G. PullenElementary · 740 students
- Templeton ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- G. James Gholson MiddleMiddle · 603 students
- William Paca ElementaryElementary · 563 students
Nearby schools
- Fairmont Heights High0.4 mi · 1,090
- William Paca Elementary0.8 mi · 563
- Judith P. Hoyer Montessori0.9 mi · 361
- Highland Park Elementary1.0 mi · 210
- Robert Frost Elementary1.0 mi · 257
- Cora L. Rice Elementary1.1 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Columbia Park Elementary?
Columbia Park Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
Is Columbia Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Columbia Park Elementary have?
Columbia Park Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbia Park Elementary?
At Columbia Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 52% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Columbia Park Elementary public or private?
Columbia Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.