Oaklands Elementary

Located at 13710 Laurel Bowie Rd, in Laurel, Maryland, Oaklands Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community that serves 483 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Prince George's County Public Schools.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Oaklands Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Oaklands Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%; the rest is composed of 32% Black, 3% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Oaklands Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.8%; this one delivers 18.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) reports that median household income runs about $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%. Oaklands Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oaklands Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oaklands Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 483). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 46% to 61%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Oaklands Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.