Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001110
Mt Rainier Elementary
4011 32nd St, Mt Rainier, MD 20712 · (301) 985-1810 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
284 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
55%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
23.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
24.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.4% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 17.5% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Mt Rainier Elementary
Mt Rainier Elementary's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Rainier Elementary this school | 311 | 91.3% | 22.6% |
| Eastport Elementary Annapolis | 283 | 89.0% | 32.9% |
| Flintstone Elementary Oxon Hill | 367 | 91.0% | 25.3% |
| James H. Harrison Elementary Laurel | 304 | 91.4% | 31.3% |
| Seabrook Elementary Seabrook | 365 | 90.7% | 37.3% |
| Chillum Elementary Hyattsville | 308 | 92.2% | 22.6% |
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 Mt Rainier Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #756 of 853 | #108 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #670 of 853 ▲ 67 | #72 of 136 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #790 of 853 ▼ 58 | #120 of 136 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #737 of 898 | #114 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #206 of 857 | #45 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #450 of 857 | #40 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #69 of 885 | #57 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #403 of 551 | #84 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
311
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 311 | 25.4 | 12.2:1 | 91% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 71% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 79% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 76% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 25.7 | 13.1:1 | 86% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 90% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 83% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 74% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 21 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Rainier Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (336 to 311); teachers down 1% (25.7 to 25.4).
About Mt Rainier Elementary
Students in Mt Rainier, Maryland, attend Mt Rainier Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 311 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 35% lower.
District-wide, Prince George's County Public Schools has 199 schools and 132,693 students.
Roughly 61% of students at Mt Rainier Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 24% Black and 13% White. By comparison, Prince George's County residents are about 23% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.2 students per teacher. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 91% of students. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County is 12 points.
allk12 grades Mt Rainier Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.2% for Mt Rainier Elementary. The school posts 22.6%, 2.4 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Prince George's County show that the median household income is $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Mt Rainier Elementary, Prince George's County has 202 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Mt Rainier Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Thomas S. Stone Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.2:1) than in 2020-21 (14.3:1).
The Mt Rainier Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Thomas S. Stone Elementary0.5 mi · 580
- Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Elementary0.7 mi · 218
- Friendship PCS - Woodridge International Middle School0.7 mi · 223
- Perry Street Preparatory PCS0.9 mi · 437
- The Sojourner Truth School PCS0.9 mi · 292
- Burroughs Elementary School0.9 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Rainier ElementaryHow large is Mt Rainier Elementary?
Mt Rainier Elementary enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mt Rainier Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Rainier Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mt Rainier Elementary have?
Mt Rainier Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt Rainier Elementary?
Student demographics at Mt Rainier Elementary are roughly 13% White, 61% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mt Rainier Elementary public or private?
Mt Rainier 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.