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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051090458
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary
3324 64th Ave, Cheverly, MD 20785 · (301) 925-1944 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
474 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
66%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
38.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
27.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 25.3% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary this school | 518 | 91.5% | 33.9% |
| William Paca Elementary Landover | 563 | 95.4% | 36.3% |
| Dodge Park Elementary Landover | 494 | 93.5% | 18.4% |
| Scotchtown Hills Elementary Laurel | 589 | 90.3% | 25.2% |
| Paint Branch Elementary College Park | 488 | 91.0% | 31.4% |
| Lamont Elementary New Carrollton | 460 | 92.6% | 31.7% |
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 Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #571 of 853 | #48 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #631 of 853 ▼ 19 | #62 of 136 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #581 of 853 ▼ 132 | #63 of 136 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #344 of 898 | #42 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #505 of 857 | #108 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #277 of 857 | #9 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #63 of 885 | #51 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #238 of 551 | #58 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
518
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 518 | 35.8 | 14.5:1 | 92% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 86% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 30.5 | 15.8:1 | 87% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 84% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 39.3 | 15.4:1 | 86% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 82% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 83% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 63% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (606 to 518); teachers down 9% (39.3 to 35.8).
About Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Cheverly, Maryland. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 518 students.
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is part of a district of 199 schools: Prince George's County Public Schools, with 132,693 students.
Enrollment at Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Black, 13% Asian, and 6% White. In Prince George's County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary comes in at 66%.
The count of teachers at Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is 35.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. The school counts 474 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 92%. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County.
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary, the prediction is 20.1% and the result is 33.9%.
In Prince George's County (population about 959,754), median household income is about $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 203 public schools operate in Prince George's County, serving about 132,693 students.
Cooper Lane Elementary is located about 0.7 miles from Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 21.8% proficiency; Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary posts 33.9%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show 510 students in 2020-21 and 518 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
Nearby schools
- Cooper Lane Elementary0.7 mi · 407
- Bladensburg High1.0 mi · 2,114
- Rogers Heights Elementary1.0 mi · 450
- Port Towns Elementary1.1 mi · 747
- Fairmont Heights High1.1 mi · 1,090
- International High School @ Langley Park1.4 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Gladys Noon Spellman ElementaryHow many students attend Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary?
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary serve?
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary?
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 47% Hispanic, 31% Black, 13% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary in?
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.