Glenn Dale Elementary

Located at 6700 Glenn Dale Rd, in Glenn Dale, Maryland, Glenn Dale Elementary is a mid-tier primary school that serves 493 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Glenn Dale Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Glenn Dale Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Glenn Dale Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glenn Dale Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.9%, the actual is 26.1%, a residual of +6.3 points.

In the area at large, Prince George's County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Glenn Dale Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

The closest other public school is Duval High, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glenn Dale Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Glenn Dale Elementary's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 569 (now 493). Black enrollment moved from 74% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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