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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Glenn Dale Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001474
Glenn Dale Elementary
6700 Glenn Dale Rd, Glenn Dale, MD 20769 · (301) 805-2750 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
453 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
51%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
31.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 23.6% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Glenn Dale Elementary
Glenn Dale Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dale Elementary this school | 493 | 91.9% | 26.1% |
| Magnolia Elementary Lanham | 442 | 91.9% | 20.4% |
| Greenbelt Elementary Greenbelt | 531 | 88.3% | 37.8% |
| Catherine T. Reed Elementary Lanham | 437 | 90.4% | 32.6% |
| Dodge Park Elementary Landover | 494 | 93.5% | 18.4% |
| Waldon Woods Elementary Clinton | 523 | 92.0% | 27.4% |
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 Glenn Dale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #697 of 853 | #84 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #745 of 853 ▼ 105 | #93 of 136 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #707 of 853 ▼ 42 | #93 of 136 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #396 of 898 | #50 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #128 of 857 | #23 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #501 of 857 | #61 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #56 of 885 | #45 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #261 of 551 | #60 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
493
-78 (-14%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 493 | 42.8 | 11.5:1 | 92% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 40.1 | 11.4:1 | 72% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 46.1 | 10.9:1 | 73% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 46 | 12.4:1 | 64% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 42.4 | 13.4:1 | 55% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 54% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 43% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 32% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 7 | 40.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn Dale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (569 to 493); teachers up 1% (42.4 to 42.8).
About Glenn Dale Elementary
Glenn Dale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Glenn Dale, Maryland. It reports enrollment of 493 students in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools totals 132,693 students.
Federal enrollment data show Glenn Dale Elementary is 67% Black. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. Of all students at Glenn Dale Elementary, 92% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Glenn Dale Elementary lands at C, ahead of 34% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Glenn Dale Elementary is +6.3 points: 26.1% actual, 19.9% predicted.
The school's county is Prince George's County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Glenn Dale Elementary shares Prince George's County with 202 other public schools.
The closest school to Glenn Dale Elementary is Duval High, located about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Glenn Dale Elementary at 8th of 9.
Glenn Dale Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 571 to 493, a 14% drop.
This page is set up for the Glenn Dale Elementary community to discuss fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Duval High1.3 mi · 2,522
- Gaywood Elementary1.3 mi · 525
- Robert Goddard Montessori1.4 mi · 464
- Catherine T. Reed Elementary1.4 mi · 437
- Seabrook Elementary1.6 mi · 365
- Legends Public Charter School1.8 mi · 897
Frequently asked questions
About Glenn Dale ElementaryHow large is Glenn Dale Elementary?
Glenn Dale Elementary enrolls approximately 493 students in grades KG-05.
Is Glenn Dale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenn Dale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Glenn Dale Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Glenn Dale Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Glenn Dale Elementary?
Student demographics at Glenn Dale Elementary are roughly 2% White, 18% Hispanic, 67% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenn Dale Elementary?
Glenn Dale Elementary is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.