Lewisdale Elementary

Lewisdale Elementary is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Hyattsville, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools, enrolling 533 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, Lewisdale Elementary records that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lewisdale Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.2%; this one delivers 26.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 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), Lewisdale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rosa L. Parks Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lewisdale Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lewisdale Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.2%.

Lewisdale Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 23%: 688 students in 2018 compared to 533 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.