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What's the biggest difference between James McHenry Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001071
James McHenry Elementary
8909 Mchenry Ln, Lanham, MD 20706 · (301) 918-8760 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
559 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
38%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
30.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
19.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 31 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 12.9% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 James McHenry Elementary
James McHenry Elementary's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James McHenry Elementary this school | 610 | 91.6% | 20.1% |
| Thomas S. Stone Elementary Mt Rainier | 580 | 89.1% | 23.1% |
| Edward M. Felegy ES Hyattsville | 641 | 93.6% | 25.9% |
| Bladensburg Elementary Bladensburg | 713 | 91.4% | 30.1% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary Hyattsville | 631 | 89.5% | 23.9% |
| Adelphi Elementary Adelphi | 505 | 88.9% | 28.3% |
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 James McHenry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #789 of 853 | #119 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #759 of 853 ▲ 42 | #101 of 136 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #712 of 853 ▲ 92 | #94 of 136 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #197 of 898 | #20 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #279 of 857 | #58 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #644 of 857 | #100 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #59 of 885 | #48 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #218 of 551 | #54 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
610
-144 (-19%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 610 | 47.4 | 12.9:1 | 92% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 48.8 | 13.8:1 | 87% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 50.3 | 13.8:1 | 87% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 47 | 16.0:1 | 83% (623) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 48.7 | 14.8:1 | 86% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 83% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 74% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 66% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 23 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James McHenry Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (723 to 610); teachers down 3% (48.7 to 47.4).
About James McHenry Elementary
James McHenry Elementary is an elementary school in Lanham, Maryland, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 610 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Prince George's County Public Schools enrolls 132,693 students, and its 199 schools include James McHenry Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show James McHenry Elementary is 76% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 21% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 53 points above the 23% share among Prince George's County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Classroom staffing at James McHenry Elementary totals 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at James McHenry Elementary is about 92%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, James McHenry Elementary outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
James McHenry Elementary scores 20.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 20.0%.
Prince George's County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Prince George's County number 203, with about 132,693 students.
Thomas Johnson Middle sits about 0.5 miles from James McHenry Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 36.3% proficiency; James McHenry Elementary posts 20.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 19% decline took enrollment from 754 in 2020-21 to 610 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.0:1 to 12.9:1.
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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 Lanham
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Thomas Johnson MiddleMiddle · 1,180 students
- Legends Public Charter SchoolElementary · 897 students
- Gaywood ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Glenarden Woods ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Johnson Middle0.5 mi · 1,180
- Legends Public Charter School0.7 mi · 897
- Seabrook Elementary0.8 mi · 365
- Carrollton Elementary1.5 mi · 539
- Gaywood Elementary1.5 mi · 525
- Ardmore Elementary1.7 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About James McHenry ElementaryHow large is James McHenry Elementary?
James McHenry Elementary enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does James McHenry Elementary serve?
James McHenry Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at James McHenry Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at James McHenry Elementary.
How diverse is James McHenry Elementary?
James McHenry Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 76% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is James McHenry Elementary in?
James McHenry Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.