Northview Elementary

As a moderately sized K-5 school in Bowie, Maryland, Northview Elementary instructs 587 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 22% larger than typical.

Northview Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that educates 132,693 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northview Elementary records that Black students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Northview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) reports that median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Northview Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Heather Hills 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 Northview Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

Northview Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Northview Elementary's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 715 (now 587). Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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