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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Pointer Ridge Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001131
Pointer Ridge Elementary
1110 Parkington Ln, Bowie, MD 20716 · (301) 390-0220 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
249 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
45%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
50.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 35.2% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Pointer Ridge Elementary
Pointer Ridge Elementary's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointer Ridge Elementary this school | 416 | 59.9% | 43.2% |
| Woodmore Elementary Bowie | 402 | 56.5% | 51.8% |
| Rosaryville Elementary Upper Marlboro | 517 | 61.1% | 32.1% |
| Hebbville Elementary Baltimore | 474 | 68.1% | 34.9% |
| Randallstown Elementary Randallstown | 322 | 57.8% | 45.9% |
| Excel Academy Public Charter Fort Washington | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
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 Pointer Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #441 of 853 | #22 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #495 of 853 ▼ 23 | #28 of 136 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #413 of 853 ▼ 63 | #26 of 136 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #565 of 898 | #78 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #325 of 857 | #72 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #576 of 857 | #83 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #412 of 885 | #117 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.5% | #83 of 294 | #11 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
416
+111 (+36%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 416 | 31.5 | 13.2:1 | 60% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 58% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 17.9 | 17.8:1 | 58% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 49% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 46% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 39% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 44 | 19.2:1 | 17% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 25 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pointer Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (351 to 416); teachers up 57% (20 to 31.5).
About Pointer Ridge Elementary
Pointer Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Bowie, Maryland. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 416 students.
Prince George's County Public Schools has a total of 199 schools and 132,693 students, Pointer Ridge Elementary among them.
Black students account for 72% of enrollment at Pointer Ridge Elementary. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pointer Ridge Elementary has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Pointer Ridge Elementary's 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 60%. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, higher than here.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Pointer Ridge Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pointer Ridge Elementary is +4.4 points: 43.2% actual, 38.8% predicted.
Across Prince George's County, median household income is about $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Pointer Ridge Elementary is among the 203 public schools in Prince George's County.
C. Elizabeth Rieg is located about 1.1 miles from Pointer Ridge Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pointer Ridge Elementary is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Pointer Ridge Elementary saw enrollment rise 36% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.2 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Pointer Ridge Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Whitehall ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Tulip Grove ElementaryElementary · 477 students
Nearby schools
- C. Elizabeth Rieg1.1 mi · 148
- Northview Elementary2.6 mi · 587
- Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCS2.8 mi · 480
- Heather Hills Elementary3.2 mi · 361
- Perrywood Elementary3.4 mi · 529
- Kingsford Elementary3.7 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Pointer Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pointer Ridge Elementary?
Pointer Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pointer Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pointer Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pointer Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Pointer Ridge Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pointer Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Pointer Ridge Elementary are roughly 4% White, 17% Hispanic, 72% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pointer Ridge Elementary in?
Pointer Ridge 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.