Langley Park-McCormick Elementary

Langley Park-McCormick Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Hyattsville, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 697 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Langley Park-McCormick Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Langley Park-McCormick Elementary records that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Langley Park-McCormick Elementary has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Langley Park-McCormick Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Prince George's County shows median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Langley Park-McCormick Elementary is one.

Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Langley Park-McCormick Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 20.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 857 students in 2018 compared to 697 in 2025.

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