Robert Frost Elementary

Robert Frost Elementary is a modestly sized primary school in Landover, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools. The school caters to 257 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Robert Frost Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Robert Frost Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment; the rest reads as 22% Black, 7% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Robert Frost Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 16.9%; this one delivers 35.6%, a residual of +18.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) records that median household income runs about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Robert Frost Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Templeton Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robert Frost Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.2%.

Robert Frost Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 282 students in 2018 compared to 257 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 37% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.