Hollywood Elementary

Set in College Park, Maryland, Hollywood Elementary is a close-knit elementary school, part of Prince George's County Public Schools. It enrolls 284 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Hollywood Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hollywood Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Black, 7% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at Hollywood 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.

With demographic context factored in, Hollywood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.9%; this one delivers 22.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) logs that median household income runs about $101,798, 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 Hollywood Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Springhill Lake Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hollywood Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hollywood Elementary has ticked down 31%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 59% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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