Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001648
Imagine Lincoln PCS
4207 Norcross St, Temple Hills, MD 20748 · (301) 808-5600 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
272 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 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 65% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
10%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
39.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
18.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 22.1% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Lincoln PCS
Imagine Lincoln PCS's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine Lincoln PCS this school | 371 | 73.3% | 27.4% |
| Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 320 | 74.1% | 18.2% |
| Empowerment Academy Baltimore | 344 | 79.7% | 35.6% |
| Deer Park Elementary Owings Mills | 384 | 66.9% | 52.6% |
| Govans Elementary Baltimore | 410 | 69.3% | 28.1% |
| Scotts Branch Elementary Baltimore | 457 | 71.1% | 30.0% |
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 Lincoln PCS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #676 of 853 | #78 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #765 of 853 ▼ 97 | #103 of 136 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #573 of 853 ▲ 99 | #62 of 136 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #650 of 898 | #91 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #198 of 857 | #43 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #839 of 857 | #139 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #243 of 885 | #97 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #115 of 551 | #28 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
371
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 371 | 30.5 | 12.2:1 | 73% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 70% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 68% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 65% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 59% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 56% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 50% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imagine Lincoln PCS.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (482 to 371); teachers down 5% (32 to 30.5).
About Imagine Lincoln PCS
Imagine Lincoln PCS is a small elementary school in Temple Hills, Maryland, administered by Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment stands at 371 students, covering kindergarten through 8. It has 23% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Prince George's County Public Schools counts 199 schools and 132,693 students, including Imagine Lincoln PCS.
Roughly 95% of students at Imagine Lincoln PCS are Black. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Prince George's County, the Black share is about 59%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Imagine Lincoln PCS scores 10%.
For every teacher at Imagine Lincoln PCS, there are about 12.2 students; the school has 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 73%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Imagine Lincoln PCS falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 27.4% actual against 30.8% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Prince George's County show that median household income comes to about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prince George's County counts 203 public schools with about 132,693 students.
Of the public schools around it, Imagine Lincoln PCS is closest to Benjamin Stoddert Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Imagine Lincoln PCS has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Imagine Lincoln PCS's average proficiency of 27.4% compares with 28.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Imagine Lincoln PCS's location as Suburb: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment was 371 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 393. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 12.2:1 over the same years.
People who know Imagine Lincoln PCS can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Temple Hills
- Crossland HighHigh · 1,094 students
- Thurgood Marshall MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Benjamin Stoddert MiddleMiddle · 628 students
- Panorama ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Hillcrest Heights ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Allenwood ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Stoddert Middle0.1 mi · 628
- Hillcrest Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 388
- Maya Angelou French Immersion1.0 mi · 363
- Panorama Elementary1.1 mi · 554
- Barnaby Manor Elementary1.3 mi · 438
- Overlook Elementary1.3 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Imagine Lincoln PCSWhat is the total enrollment at Imagine Lincoln PCS?
Imagine Lincoln PCS enrolls approximately 371 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Imagine Lincoln PCS serve?
Imagine Lincoln PCS serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Imagine Lincoln PCS?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Imagine Lincoln PCS.
How diverse is Imagine Lincoln PCS?
Imagine Lincoln PCS reports a student body of 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Imagine Lincoln PCS in?
Imagine Lincoln PCS is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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