Greenbelt Elementary

Greenbelt Elementary is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Greenbelt, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools, with 531 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Greenbelt Elementary logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 19% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Prince George's County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Greenbelt Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at Greenbelt Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Greenbelt 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 22.0%; this one delivers 37.8%, a residual of +15.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) logs that median household income runs about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Greenbelt Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eleanor Roosevelt High, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greenbelt Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greenbelt Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 625 students in 2018 compared to 531 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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