Laurel Elementary

Located at 516 Montgomery St, in Laurel, Maryland, Laurel Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school that serves 472 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Prince George's County Public Schools.

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

Demographically, Laurel Elementary records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Black, 5% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Laurel Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Laurel Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 20.4%; this one delivers 34.8%, a residual of +14.3 points.

In the broader community, Prince George's County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Laurel Elementary is one.

Laurel Woods Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 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 Laurel Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Laurel Elementary has contracted 21%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 472 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Laurel Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.