Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary

Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in Glenarden, Maryland, run under Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 540 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 132,693 students. Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Black. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Prince George's County indicate median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

The closest other public school is Dodge Park Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary's enrollment has fell 29% since 2018, when it stood at 759 (now 540). Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.