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What's the biggest difference between Lamont Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001085
Lamont Elementary
7101 Good Luck Rd, New Carrollton, MD 20784 · (301) 513-5205 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
426 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
60%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
36.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 37.8% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Lamont Elementary
Lamont Elementary's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont Elementary this school | 460 | 92.6% | 31.7% |
| Oaklands Elementary Laurel | 483 | 90.3% | 18.0% |
| Hyattsville Elementary Hyattsville | 422 | 87.2% | 36.6% |
| Laurel Elementary Laurel | 472 | 90.9% | 34.8% |
| Carrollton Elementary New Carrollton | 539 | 92.9% | 20.3% |
| William W. Hall Academy Capitol Heights | 444 | 91.4% | 22.0% |
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 Lamont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #609 of 853 | #56 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #680 of 853 ▼ 251 | #75 of 136 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #620 of 853 ▲ 56 | #73 of 136 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #474 of 898 | #62 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #188 of 857 | #40 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #372 of 857 | #25 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #44 of 885 | #34 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #175 of 551 | #47 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
460
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 460 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 93% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 37.5 | 12.3:1 | 90% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 37.8 | 12.0:1 | 89% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 82% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 39.5 | 14.2:1 | 87% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 89% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 84% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 81% (589) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 31 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (562 to 460); teachers down 4% (39.5 to 38).
About Lamont Elementary
At 7101 Good Luck Rd in New Carrollton, Maryland, Lamont Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 460 students in pre-K through 5.
Prince George's County Public Schools is the local district for Lamont Elementary. It runs 199 schools with 132,693 students.
At Lamont Elementary, Hispanic students make up 56% of the student body. After that, the student body is 27% Black, 12% White, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Prince George's County is about 23% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.1 students per teacher and 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Prince George's County report 79%.
allk12 grades Lamont Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lamont Elementary is 19.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.7%.
Federal survey data for Prince George's County show that the median household income is $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 203 public schools in Prince George's County, enrolling about 132,693 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Charles Carroll Middle is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lamont Elementary. On proficiency, Lamont Elementary is ahead of the 22.3% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Lamont Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Lamont Elementary's enrollment declined 7%, to 460. By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.9 in 2020-21.
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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 New Carrollton
- Charles Carroll MiddleMiddle · 884 students
- Carrollton ElementaryElementary · 539 students
Other Lamont Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lamont Elementary. Lamont Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lamont ElementaryLamont, CA · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Carroll Middle0.5 mi · 884
- Carrollton Elementary0.6 mi · 539
- Parkdale High1.2 mi · 2,588
- Magnolia Elementary1.3 mi · 442
- Beacon Heights Elementary1.4 mi · 342
- William Wirt Middle1.5 mi · 1,124
Frequently asked questions
About Lamont ElementaryHow many students attend Lamont Elementary?
Lamont Elementary enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lamont Elementary serve?
Lamont Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamont Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lamont Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lamont Elementary?
Student demographics at Lamont Elementary are roughly 12% White, 56% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lamont Elementary public or private?
Lamont 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.