Glenarden Woods Elementary

Glenarden Woods Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary school in Lanham, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 516 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Glenarden Woods Elementary reports that 55% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Prince George's County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Glenarden Woods Elementary reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Glenarden Woods Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Glenarden Woods Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 90.1%, a residual of +43.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) logs that 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 Glenarden Woods Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glenarden Woods Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glenarden Woods Elementary has climbed 10%, going from 469 students in 2018 to 516 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 68% to 55%.

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