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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Melwood Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001106
Melwood Elementary
7100 Woodyard Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 · (301) 599-2500 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
362 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
52%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
42.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 18.6% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Melwood Elementary
Melwood Elementary's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melwood Elementary this school | 531 | 68.2% | 29.6% |
| Edmondson Heights Elementary Baltimore | 556 | 70.1% | 28.6% |
| Featherbed Lane Elementary Baltimore | 572 | 71.7% | 31.2% |
| J. P. Ryon Elementary School Waldorf | 640 | 68.4% | 23.9% |
| Pleasant Plains Elementary Towson | 575 | 70.1% | 24.9% |
| Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary Waldorf | 412 | 67.7% | 39.1% |
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 Melwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #651 of 853 | #72 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #773 of 853 ▼ 43 | #106 of 136 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #527 of 853 ▼ 6 | #45 of 136 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #317 of 898 | #38 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #391 of 857 | #88 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #490 of 857 | #57 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #298 of 885 | #99 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #114 of 294 | #16 of 39 |
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
531
+101 (+23%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 531 | 38.9 | 13.7:1 | 68% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 37.4 | 13.4:1 | 67% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 29.4 | 15.3:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 56% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 29.9 | 15.7:1 | 54% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 54% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 40% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 39 | 21.7:1 | 30% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 24 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Melwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (470 to 531); teachers up 30% (29.9 to 38.9).
About Melwood Elementary
Melwood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Prince George's County Public Schools, located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Enrollment totals 531 students across pre-K through 5.
Prince George's County Public Schools runs Melwood Elementary along with 198 other schools, enrolling 132,693 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Melwood Elementary, about 62 are Black. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic and 3% White. Among Prince George's County residents, the Black share is about 59%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
For every teacher at Melwood Elementary, there are about 13.7 students; the school has 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. There are 362 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 68% of enrollment. Across public schools in Prince George's County, the average is 79%.
On the allk12 Grade, Melwood Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Melwood Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.6% and a predicted 33.9%.
In the wider Prince George's County area, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Prince George's County, 203 public schools serve about 132,693 students.
Measured in a straight line, James Madison Middle is about 0.2 miles from Melwood Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Melwood Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Melwood Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 101 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Melwood Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Upper Marlboro
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighHigh · 2,291 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCombined · 1,503 students
- Frederick Douglass HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Largo HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Kettering MiddleMiddle · 874 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Nearby schools
- James Madison Middle0.2 mi · 800
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter1.1 mi · 1,503
- Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter1.8 mi · 140
- Rosaryville Elementary2.4 mi · 517
- Francis T. Evans Elementary2.8 mi · 393
- Marlton Elementary2.9 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Melwood ElementaryHow large is Melwood Elementary?
Melwood Elementary enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Melwood Elementary serve?
Melwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Melwood Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Melwood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Melwood Elementary?
At Melwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 31% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Melwood Elementary public or private?
Melwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.