Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001706
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS
6900 Ames St, Morningside, MD 20746 · (301) 817-0544 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
12.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
223 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
16%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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
57.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +19.2pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +36.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 37 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 30.7% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Morningside PCS
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS this school | 357 | 62.5% | 48.5% |
| Deer Park Elementary Owings Mills | 384 | 66.9% | 52.6% |
| Hernwood Elementary Randallstown | 350 | 65.4% | 35.7% |
| Winand Elementary Baltimore | 426 | 64.8% | 43.3% |
| Kingsford Elementary Mitchellville | 458 | 61.4% | 29.7% |
| Marlton Elementary Upper Marlboro | 309 | 66.0% | 29.7% |
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 Morningside PCS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #353 of 853 | #16 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #121 of 853 ▲ 419 | #4 of 136 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #326 of 853 ▲ 207 | #16 of 136 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #674 of 898 | #101 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #236 of 857 | #50 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #814 of 857 | #131 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #361 of 885 | #107 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #53 of 551 | #8 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
357
-48 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 357 | 28.5 | 12.5:1 | 62% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 70% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 66% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 54% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 34% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (521 to 357); teachers down 21% (36 to 28.5).
About Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS is a small elementary school in Morningside, Maryland. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 357 students. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 26% lower.
Prince George's County Public Schools is made up of 199 schools with 132,693 students in all.
The student body at Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS is 91% Black. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Prince George's County, the Black share is about 59%. Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS is 28.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.5:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Around 62% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
The allk12 Grade for Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS is B+. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 37.3%. Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS scores 48.5%, 11.2 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 203 public schools in Prince George's County, enrolling about 132,693 students in all.
The nearest public school is Benjamin D. Foulois Academy, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS ranks 2nd 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. NCES lists Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS as a charter school.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS had 405 students, to 2024-25, when it had 357. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Morningside
- Benjamin D. Foulois AcademyElementary · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin D. Foulois Academy0.2 mi · 540
- Longfields Elementary1.1 mi · 256
- Princeton Elementary1.4 mi · 269
- Andrew Jackson Academy1.4 mi · 458
- Samuel P. Massie Academy1.6 mi · 477
- William Beanes Elementary1.9 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCSHow large is Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS?
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-08.
Is Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS?
At Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS public or private?
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
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