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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Northview Elementary?
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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001641
Northview Elementary
3700 Northview Dr, Bowie, MD 20716 · (301) 218-1520 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
367 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
47%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
40.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 21.0% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Northview Elementary
Northview Elementary's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview Elementary this school | 587 | 62.5% | 33.2% |
| C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School Waldorf | 598 | 60.5% | 53.9% |
| Bedford Elementary Baltimore | 586 | 64.5% | 41.1% |
| Brandywine Elementary Brandywine | 572 | 58.4% | 27.9% |
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School Waldorf | 661 | 59.9% | 26.1% |
| J. C. Parks Elementary School Indian Head | 653 | 59.7% | 34.2% |
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 Northview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #580 of 853 | #50 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #657 of 853 ▲ 28 | #67 of 136 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #559 of 853 ▼ 141 | #57 of 136 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #230 of 898 | #24 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #340 of 857 | #78 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #552 of 857 | #78 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #360 of 885 | #106 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #178 of 551 | #48 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
587
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 829
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 587 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 63% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 61% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 62% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 49% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 46% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 38% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 44 | 18.8:1 | 32% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (715 to 587); teachers up 2% (43 to 44).
About Northview Elementary
Students in Bowie, Maryland, attend Northview Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 587 students. Enrollment is 22% higher than the average for elementary schools in Maryland, which is about 481.
Within Prince George's County Public Schools, Northview Elementary is one of 199 schools. The district enrolls 132,693 students.
By race and ethnicity, Northview Elementary is 71% Black. It is also 16% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Prince George's County is roughly 59% Black. Northview Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Northview Elementary counts 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.3 students for each one. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
allk12 grades Northview Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Prince George's County show that median household income is about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 203 public schools operate in Prince George's County, serving about 132,693 students.
The nearest other public school, Heather Hills Elementary, is about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Northview Elementary is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 598 to 587. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.7 to 13.3 over 4 years.
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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 Bowie
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Benjamin Tasker MiddleMiddle · 1,058 students
- Samuel Ogle MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Whitehall ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Tulip Grove ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Pointer Ridge ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Other Northview Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northview Elementary. Northview Elementary is the 4th largest of the 12.
- Northview Elementary SchoolGas City, IN · 673 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 656 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolPeru, IL · 594 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.JENNINGS, MO · 540 students
- Northview ElementaryMount Sterling, KY · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Heather Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 361
- Benjamin Tasker Middle1.3 mi · 1,058
- Kenilworth Elementary1.4 mi · 364
- C. Elizabeth Rieg1.5 mi · 148
- Tulip Grove Elementary2.0 mi · 477
- Pointer Ridge Elementary2.6 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Northview ElementaryHow many students attend Northview Elementary?
Northview Elementary enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northview Elementary serve?
Northview Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Northview Elementary have?
Northview Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Northview Elementary?
Student demographics at Northview Elementary are roughly 8% White, 16% Hispanic, 71% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northview Elementary in?
Northview Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.