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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001087
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary
8201 15th Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20783 · (301) 445-8423 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
666 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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
5%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
17.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.5% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 13.1% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Langley Park-McCormick Elementary
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park-McCormick Elementary this school | 697 | 95.6% | 17.4% |
| Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem Adelphi | 734 | 92.8% | 24.1% |
| Carole Highlands Elementary Takoma Park | 544 | 92.5% | 14.2% |
| Lewisdale Elementary Hyattsville | 533 | 91.4% | 26.4% |
| Rosa L. Parks Elementary Hyattsville | 607 | 89.6% | 15.6% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary Hyattsville | 631 | 89.5% | 23.9% |
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 Langley Park-McCormick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #819 of 853 | #128 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #762 of 853 ▲ 37 | #102 of 136 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #829 of 853 ▼ 52 | #129 of 136 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #101 of 898 | #13 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #313 of 857 | #69 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #854 of 857 | #141 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #6 of 885 | #4 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #167 of 551 | #45 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
697
-86 (-11%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 697 | 53 | 13.2:1 | 96% (666) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 55 | 12.7:1 | 92% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 58 | 13.0:1 | 95% (719) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 63 | 12.4:1 | 93% (731) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 65.6 | 13.1:1 | 96% (819) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 96% (829) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 93% (510) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 92% (699) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 37 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Langley Park-McCormick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (857 to 697); teachers down 19% (65.6 to 53).
About Langley Park-McCormick Elementary
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Hyattsville, Maryland. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 697 students. It has 45% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary reports to Prince George's County Public Schools, which has 199 schools and 132,693 students.
At Langley Park-McCormick Elementary, 97% of students are Hispanic. Census figures show Prince George's County is about 23% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
There are about 13.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Langley Park-McCormick Elementary, which has 53. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Langley Park-McCormick Elementary is about 96%. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County.
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (17.4%) and its predicted rate (17.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Looking at the county, Prince George's County, median household income comes to about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 203, with about 132,693 students.
Measured in a straight line, Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi is about 0.6 miles from Langley Park-McCormick Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Langley Park-McCormick Elementary is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Langley Park-McCormick Elementary as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 697, down from 783 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback 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 Hyattsville
- Northwestern HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Hyattsville MiddleMiddle · 1,305 students
- Ellen Ochoa MiddleMiddle · 1,086 students
- Nicholas Orem MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Edward M. Felegy ESElementary · 641 students
- Ridgecrest ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi0.6 mi · 1,077
- New Hampshire Estates Elem0.7 mi · 455
- Cool Spring Elementary0.7 mi · 458
- Carole Highlands Elementary0.7 mi · 544
- Rolling Terrace Elementary0.9 mi · 645
- Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem0.9 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About Langley Park-McCormick ElementaryHow many students attend Langley Park-McCormick Elementary?
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Langley Park-McCormick Elementary serve?
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Langley Park-McCormick Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Langley Park-McCormick Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Langley Park-McCormick Elementary?
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Langley Park-McCormick Elementary public or private?
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
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