Judith P. Hoyer Montessori

Judith P. Hoyer Montessori, a small elementary campus in Landover, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools, enrolls 361 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 481.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Judith P. Hoyer Montessori accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Judith P. Hoyer Montessori lists that 81% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 8% White, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Judith P. Hoyer Montessori has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 42% 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 below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Judith P. Hoyer Montessori tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Prince George's County shows median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Judith P. Hoyer Montessori is one campus in the mix.

Highland Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Judith P. Hoyer Montessori. On composite proficiency, Judith P. Hoyer Montessori comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 23.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Judith P. Hoyer Montessori's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 364 (now 361).

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