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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001082
Kettering Elementary
11000 Layton St, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 · (301) 808-5977 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- B+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
14.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
382 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 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
21%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
31.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
16.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 18.8% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Kettering Elementary
Kettering Elementary's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering Elementary this school | 415 | 92.0% | 27.5% |
| Park Heights Academy Baltimore | 390 | 90.0% | 18.4% |
| Arundel Elementary Baltimore | 434 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Samuel P. Massie Academy Forestville | 477 | 93.5% | 17.3% |
| Harford Heights Elementary Baltimore | 435 | 87.4% | 33.4% |
| Harlem Park Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 402 | 93.5% | 17.5% |
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 Kettering Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #675 of 853 | #77 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #787 of 853 ▼ 65 | #110 of 136 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #697 of 853 ▼ 232 | #89 of 136 ▼ 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #569 of 898 | #79 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #523 of 857 | #112 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #790 of 857 | #127 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #54 of 885 | #43 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #465 of 551 | #94 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
415
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 415 | 28.5 | 14.6:1 | 92% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 74% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 76% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 67% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 25.7 | 16.9:1 | 66% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 72% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 57% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 35 | 23.0:1 | 40% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 841 | 35 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettering Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (434 to 415); teachers up 11% (25.7 to 28.5).
About Kettering Elementary
Kettering Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. It reports enrollment of 415 students in pre-K through 5.
Kettering Elementary is one school in a 199-school district, Prince George's County Public Schools, which enrolls 132,693 students.
Kettering Elementary is 88% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic. That compares with about 59% Black among all Prince George's County residents. The diversity index for Kettering Elementary is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 0.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Kettering Elementary, 92% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
Kettering Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Kettering Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.5% is 7.8 points above the 19.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Prince George's County, home to about 959,754 people, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Prince George's County number 203, with about 132,693 students.
Kettering Middle, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kettering Elementary ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Kettering Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% rise, from 386 to 415. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. 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 Upper Marlboro
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighHigh · 2,291 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCombined · 1,503 students
- Frederick Douglass HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Largo HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Kettering MiddleMiddle · 874 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Other Kettering Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kettering Elementary. Kettering Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Kettering ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Kettering Middle0.3 mi · 874
- Largo High0.4 mi · 1,159
- International High school @ Largo0.4 mi · 354
- Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC0.9 mi · 462
- Lake Arbor Elementary1.2 mi · 593
- Phyllis E. Williams Elementary1.4 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Kettering ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kettering Elementary?
Kettering Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kettering Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kettering Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kettering Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kettering Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kettering Elementary?
Kettering Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Kettering Elementary public or private?
Kettering 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.