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Glenridge Elementary
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Glenridge Elementary
As a substantial elementary-level community in Landover Hills, Maryland, Glenridge Elementary works with 723 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 50% larger than the state mean of about 481.
Glenridge Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 132,693 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Glenridge Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder reads as 35% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. 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. That share is noticeably above Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.
With demographic context factored in, Glenridge Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.0%, the actual is 22.9%, a residual of +2.9 points.
In the area at large, 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 the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Glenridge Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Woodridge Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glenridge Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glenridge Elementary has decreased 9%, going from 794 students in 2018 to 723 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 51% to 57% over that span.
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