Lamont Elementary

Lamont Elementary is a primary school of medium-sized scale in New Carrollton, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, hosting 460 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Lamont Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Lamont Elementary lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 27% Black, 12% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lamont Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.4%; this one delivers 31.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Prince George's County reports that median household income runs about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Lamont Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Charles Carroll Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lamont Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 562 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 66% to 56%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Lamont Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.