Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem

Set in Adelphi, Maryland, Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem is a big elementary school, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. It works with 734 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 481.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). The remainder breaks down as 5% Black. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.3%, the actual is 24.1%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the area at large, census data for Prince George's County shows 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%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem is one campus in the mix.

Adelphi Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 21.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem has shrank 24%, going from 971 students in 2018 to 734 in 2025.

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