Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001129
Patuxent Elementary
4410 Bishopmill Dr, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 · (301) 952-7700 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
161 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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
30%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
45.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
39.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 29.5% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Patuxent Elementary
Patuxent Elementary's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patuxent Elementary this school | 281 | 57.3% | 39.9% |
| Randallstown Elementary Randallstown | 322 | 57.8% | 45.9% |
| Marlton Elementary Upper Marlboro | 309 | 66.0% | 29.7% |
| Church Lane Elementary Randallstown | 273 | 66.7% | 39.0% |
| Hernwood Elementary Randallstown | 350 | 65.4% | 35.7% |
| Mattaponi Elementary Upper Marlboro | 391 | 52.4% | 55.6% |
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 Patuxent Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #473 of 853 | #27 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #443 of 853 ▲ 106 | #21 of 136 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #487 of 853 ▼ 62 | #33 of 136 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #775 of 898 | #125 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #434 of 857 | #94 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #722 of 857 | #116 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #451 of 885 | #120 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #195 of 294 | #25 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
281
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 281 | 20.2 | 13.9:1 | 57% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 19.2 | 14.8:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 20.7 | 14.0:1 | 60% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 47% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 19.4 | 13.6:1 | 54% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 51% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 44% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 26 | 24.9:1 | 28% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patuxent Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (265 to 281); teachers up 4% (19.4 to 20.2).
About Patuxent Elementary
Patuxent Elementary is a small elementary school in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, one of the schools in Prince George's County Public Schools. The school counts 281 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 42% smaller than the 481 average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Prince George's County Public Schools oversees Patuxent Elementary and 198 other schools, with 132,693 students in total.
Black students make up 83% of enrollment at Patuxent Elementary. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Prince George's County's population at about 59%. Patuxent Elementary's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Patuxent Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 57% of students at Patuxent Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Prince George's County, the average is 79%.
The allk12 Grade for Patuxent Elementary is C+. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Patuxent Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.9%, compared with a predicted 40.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Prince George's County has these Census figures: the median household income is $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Prince George's County is home to 203 public schools and about 132,693 public school students.
The shortest distance from Patuxent Elementary to another public school is about 4.2 miles, to Barack Obama Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Patuxent Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 284 to 281. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.9:1 to 13.9:1.
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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 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
- Barack Obama Elementary4.2 mi · 629
- Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS4.2 mi · 480
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High4.2 mi · 2,291
- Frederick Douglass High5.0 mi · 1,183
- Lothian Elementary5.2 mi · 457
- Southern Middle5.4 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About Patuxent ElementaryHow large is Patuxent Elementary?
Patuxent Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
Is Patuxent Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patuxent Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Patuxent Elementary have?
Patuxent Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Patuxent Elementary?
Patuxent Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 83% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Patuxent Elementary in?
Patuxent Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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