Dodge Park Elementary

Dodge Park Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Landover, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, with 494 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Dodge Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Dodge Park Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 30% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably less Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dodge Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Prince George's County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Dodge Park Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dodge Park Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dodge Park Elementary has ticked down 20%, going from 618 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 61% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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