Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001077
Kenilworth Elementary
12520 Kembridge Dr, Bowie, MD 20715 · (301) 805-6600 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
177 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 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
69%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
44.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 24.3% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Kenilworth Elementary
Kenilworth Elementary's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth Elementary this school | 364 | 48.6% | 34.8% |
| Warren Elementary Cockeysville | 381 | 51.4% | 45.2% |
| Malcolm Elementary School Waldorf | 415 | 50.1% | 35.6% |
| Bryant Woods Elementary Columbia | 366 | 51.1% | 45.9% |
| Jeffers Hill Elementary Columbia | 406 | 44.1% | 41.6% |
| Bond Mill Elementary Laurel | 463 | 52.5% | 37.8% |
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 Kenilworth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #550 of 853 | #43 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #700 of 853 ▼ 70 | #81 of 136 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #500 of 853 ▼ 92 | #38 of 136 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #662 of 898 | #96 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #179 of 857 | #38 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #199 of 857 | #2 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #535 of 885 | #128 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #141 of 294 | #19 of 39 |
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
364
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 364 | 30.2 | 12.1:1 | 49% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 25.2 | 15.2:1 | 41% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 28.8 | 13.6:1 | 43% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 34% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 26.4 | 12.6:1 | 32% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 27% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 26% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 9% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 35 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenilworth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (333 to 364); teachers up 14% (26.4 to 30.2).
About Kenilworth Elementary
Kenilworth Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Bowie, Maryland. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 364 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
Kenilworth Elementary is run by Prince George's County Public Schools, whose 199 schools enroll 132,693 students.
Kenilworth Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 45%. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 59% of Prince George's County residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Kenilworth Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Teachers at the school number 30.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.1:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Kenilworth Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Kenilworth Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.8% and a predicted 45.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Prince George's County, median household income is about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Prince George's County number 203 and enroll about 132,693.
Heather Hills Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Kenilworth Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Kenilworth Elementary is behind the 52.0% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Kenilworth Elementary had 375 students in 2020-21 and 364 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kenilworth Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Bowie
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Benjamin Tasker MiddleMiddle · 1,058 students
- Samuel Ogle MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Whitehall ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Tulip Grove ElementaryElementary · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Heather Hills Elementary0.5 mi · 361
- Benjamin Tasker Middle0.6 mi · 1,058
- Tulip Grove Elementary1.1 mi · 477
- Bowie High1.4 mi · 2,580
- Northview Elementary1.4 mi · 587
- Woodmore Elementary1.7 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Kenilworth ElementaryHow large is Kenilworth Elementary?
Kenilworth Elementary enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kenilworth Elementary serve?
Kenilworth Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenilworth Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenilworth Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kenilworth Elementary?
At Kenilworth Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 25% Hispanic, 45% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kenilworth Elementary public or private?
Kenilworth Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.