Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001150
Samuel Chase Elementary
5700 Fisher Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748 · (301) 702-7660 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
317 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
54%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
30.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 14.5% |
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Samuel Chase Elementary
Samuel Chase Elementary's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Chase Elementary this school | 355 | 89.3% | 22.9% |
| Carmody Hills Elementary Capitol Heights | 389 | 93.3% | 18.3% |
| Avalon Elementary Fort Washington | 302 | 90.1% | 36.6% |
| Robert R. Gray Elementary Capital Heights | 375 | 92.5% | 33.0% |
| Arrowhead Elementary Upper Marlboro | 378 | 87.3% | 21.3% |
| Georgetown East Elementary Annapolis | 330 | 90.0% | 21.1% |
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 Samuel Chase Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #752 of 853 | #104 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #852 of 853 ▼ 66 | #135 of 136 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #713 of 853 ▼ 153 | #95 of 136 ▼ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #678 of 898 | #103 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #450 of 857 | #99 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #470 of 857 | #51 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #100 of 885 | #81 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #240 of 294 | #30 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
355
+54 (+18%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 355 | 25.3 | 14.0:1 | 89% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 88% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 61% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 91% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 27.7 | 12.4:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 83% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 72% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 67% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel Chase Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (345 to 355); teachers down 9% (27.7 to 25.3).
About Samuel Chase Elementary
This page covers Samuel Chase Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Temple Hills, Maryland. Its enrollment is 355 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Samuel Chase Elementary is in Prince George's County Public Schools, a district with 132,693 students across 199 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Samuel Chase Elementary is 51% Black. Other groups include 45% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Samuel Chase Elementary reports a ratio of 14.0 students per teacher, from 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Lunch program data show 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
Samuel Chase Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Maryland public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Samuel Chase Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.9%; the prediction is 21.4%.
In the surrounding county, Prince George's County, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Prince George's County has 203 public schools with about 132,693 students, including Samuel Chase Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, J. Frank Dent Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Samuel Chase Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 22.9% is below the 29.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 355, compared with 301 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Samuel Chase Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Temple Hills
- Crossland HighHigh · 1,094 students
- Thurgood Marshall MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Benjamin Stoddert MiddleMiddle · 628 students
- Panorama ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Hillcrest Heights ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Allenwood ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- J. Frank Dent Elementary0.5 mi · 243
- Barnaby Manor Elementary0.9 mi · 438
- Allenwood Elementary1.2 mi · 371
- Valley View Elementary1.3 mi · 351
- Avalon Elementary1.4 mi · 302
- Imagine Lincoln PCS1.4 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Samuel Chase ElementaryHow many students attend Samuel Chase Elementary?
Samuel Chase Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Samuel Chase Elementary serve?
Samuel Chase Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Samuel Chase Elementary have?
Samuel Chase Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Samuel Chase Elementary?
Samuel Chase Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Samuel Chase Elementary public or private?
Samuel Chase Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.