Robert Goddard Montessori

Robert Goddard Montessori operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Seabrook, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Robert Goddard Montessori records that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 26% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Prince George's County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, Robert Goddard Montessori performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 48.5%, a residual of -3.1 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Robert Goddard Montessori is one campus in the mix.

Catherine T. Reed Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert Goddard Montessori. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert Goddard Montessori at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 71% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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