Eleanor Roosevelt High

As an expansive four-year high school in Greenbelt, Maryland, Eleanor Roosevelt High caters to 2,544 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 115% above the state mean of about 1,185.

Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 132,693 students. Eleanor Roosevelt High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Eleanor Roosevelt High records that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Asian, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Eleanor Roosevelt High has 134 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at Eleanor Roosevelt High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Eleanor Roosevelt High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Prince George's County shows median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Eleanor Roosevelt High is one.

Magnolia Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eleanor Roosevelt High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Eleanor Roosevelt High's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 2,602 (now 2,544). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 19% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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