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What's the biggest difference between Perrywood Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000866
Perrywood Elementary
501 Watkins Park Dr, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 · (301) 218-3040 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest 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
16.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
301 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
23%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
56.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 47.7% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Perrywood Elementary
Perrywood Elementary's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perrywood Elementary this school | 529 | 56.9% | 48.4% |
| Barack Obama Elementary Upper Marlboro | 629 | 54.4% | 34.8% |
| Excel Academy Public Charter Fort Washington | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
| Kingsford Elementary Mitchellville | 458 | 61.4% | 29.7% |
| Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS Upper Marlboro | 480 | 51.7% | 31.4% |
| Rosaryville Elementary Upper Marlboro | 517 | 61.1% | 32.1% |
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 Perrywood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #356 of 853 | #17 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #519 of 853 ▼ 204 | #32 of 136 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #339 of 853 ▼ 38 | #18 of 136 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #322 of 898 | #39 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #723 of 857 | #133 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #777 of 857 | #125 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #461 of 885 | #121 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #172 of 551 | #46 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
529
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 529 | 32.8 | 16.1:1 | 57% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 27.8 | 19.2:1 | 58% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 31.8 | 16.3:1 | 56% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 46% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 36.8 | 17.6:1 | 44% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 39% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 33% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 32 | 22.1:1 | 21% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perrywood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (647 to 529); teachers down 11% (36.8 to 32.8).
About Perrywood Elementary
Perrywood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, (ZIP code 20774). Enrollment totals 529 students across kindergarten through 5.
Prince George's County Public Schools, which runs Perrywood Elementary, has 199 schools and 132,693 students.
At Perrywood Elementary, 88% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Prince George's County is roughly 59% Black. The diversity index for Perrywood Elementary is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.1:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
Perrywood Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Perrywood Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.4%, compared with a predicted 40.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Prince George's County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prince George's County's 203 public schools enroll about 132,693 students and include Perrywood Elementary.
The closest school to Perrywood Elementary is Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS, located about 1.5 miles away. Perrywood Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Perrywood Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.4% against a local average of 34.4%.
Perrywood Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 551 in 2020-21 to 529 in 2024-25.
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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
- Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS1.5 mi · 480
- Kettering Middle1.6 mi · 874
- Kettering Elementary1.7 mi · 415
- Kingsford Elementary1.8 mi · 458
- Largo High1.9 mi · 1,159
- International High school @ Largo1.9 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Perrywood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Perrywood Elementary?
Perrywood Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Perrywood Elementary serve?
Perrywood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Perrywood Elementary have?
Perrywood Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Perrywood Elementary?
Student demographics at Perrywood Elementary are roughly 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Perrywood Elementary?
Perrywood Elementary is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.