Rockledge Elementary

Located at 7701 Laurel Bowie Rd, in Bowie, Maryland, Rockledge Elementary is a close-knit elementary school that works with 319 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 481.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rockledge Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews noticeably less Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Rockledge Elementary shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, Rockledge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 33.6%.

Around the school, Prince George's County reports that median household income runs about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Rockledge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Whitehall Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rockledge Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rockledge Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rockledge Elementary has ticked down 5%, going from 337 students in 2018 to 319 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 58% to 46% across the same window.

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