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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001637
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS
14111 Oak Grove Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 · (301) 383-1899 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
248 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 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
12%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
47.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 20.4% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS this school | 480 | 51.7% | 31.4% |
| Perrywood Elementary Upper Marlboro | 529 | 56.9% | 48.4% |
| Mattaponi Elementary Upper Marlboro | 391 | 52.4% | 55.6% |
| Barack Obama Elementary Upper Marlboro | 629 | 54.4% | 34.8% |
| Benjamin D. Foulois Academy Morningside | 540 | 41.9% | 47.5% |
| Excel Academy Public Charter Fort Washington | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
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 Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #615 of 853 | #60 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #767 of 853 ▼ 71 | #104 of 136 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #466 of 853 ▲ 48 | #30 of 136 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #425 of 898 | #55 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #553 of 857 | #118 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #832 of 857 | #137 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #507 of 885 | #127 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #273 of 294 | #36 of 39 |
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
480
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 480 | 32.5 | 14.8:1 | 52% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 48% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 46% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 34% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 29% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 22% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (474 to 480); teachers up 20% (27 to 32.5).
About Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 480 students.
Within Prince George's County Public Schools, Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS is one of 199 schools. The district enrolls 132,693 students.
The share of Black students at Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS is 94%. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS scores 12%.
On staff are 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 52%. Public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 13% of Maryland public elementary schools.
In Maryland, Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.4% actual against a predicted 43.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Prince George's County show that median household income comes to about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 203, with about 132,693 students.
Among nearby public schools, Perrywood Elementary is closest at about 1.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS is one of the charter schools in Maryland.
The school grew from 467 students in 2020-21 to 480 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 14.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS. 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
Other schools in Upper Marlboro
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighHigh · 2,291 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCombined · 1,503 students
- Frederick Douglass HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Largo HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Kettering MiddleMiddle · 874 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Perrywood Elementary1.5 mi · 529
- Pointer Ridge Elementary2.8 mi · 416
- Kettering Middle3.1 mi · 874
- Kingsford Elementary3.1 mi · 458
- Barack Obama Elementary3.1 mi · 629
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High3.1 mi · 2,291
Frequently asked questions
About Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCSHow large is Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS?
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS serve?
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS have?
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS?
At Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS, the student body is approximately 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS public or private?
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.