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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000714
Scotchtown Hills Elementary
15950 Dorset Rd, Laurel, MD 20707 · (301) 497-3994 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
532 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
Student demographics
61%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
35.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 17.0% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
Where Scotchtown Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #716 of 853 | #90 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #708 of 853 | #84 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #628 of 853 | #74 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #225 of 898 | #23 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #436 of 857 | #95 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #363 of 857 | #20 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #140 of 551 | #36 of 99 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
589
-154 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.1:1
% White
3%
was 6%
% Hispanic
48%
was 37%
% Black
40%
was 50%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 589 | 42.3 | 13.9:1 | 90% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 37.9 | 15.0:1 | 76% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 40.4 | 15.2:1 | 76% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 68% (502) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scotchtown Hills Elementary.
About Scotchtown Hills Elementary
Scotchtown Hills Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Laurel, Maryland. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 589 students. It has 22% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Scotchtown Hills Elementary is in Prince George's County Public Schools, a district with 132,693 students across 199 schools.
The largest group at Scotchtown Hills Elementary is Hispanic students, at 48%. After that, the student body is 40% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Prince George's County is about 23% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Staffing at Scotchtown Hills Elementary comes to 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. Scotchtown Hills Elementary counts 90% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Scotchtown Hills Elementary is +4.5 points: 25.2% actual, 20.8% predicted.
Looking at the county, Prince George's County, median household income comes to about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 203, with about 132,693 students.
Bond Mill Elementary is the nearest public school to Scotchtown Hills Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 25.2% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
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.
From 743 students in 2017-18, enrollment fell to 589 by 2024-25. In 2017-18, 37% of students were Hispanic; in 2024-25, 48% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.9:1, from 16.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Laurel
- Laurel HighHigh · 2,129 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCombined · 1,681 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel CampusElementary · 830 students
- Hammond ElementaryElementary · 763 students
- Gorman Crossing ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Bond Mill Elementary0.9 mi · 463
- Laurel High1.1 mi · 2,129
- Laurel Elementary1.4 mi · 472
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter1.6 mi · 1,681
- Laurel Woods Elementary2.0 mi · 625
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle2.4 mi · 1,047
Frequently asked questions
About Scotchtown Hills ElementaryHow large is Scotchtown Hills Elementary?
Scotchtown Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Scotchtown Hills Elementary serve?
Scotchtown Hills Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scotchtown Hills Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scotchtown Hills Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scotchtown Hills Elementary?
At Scotchtown Hills Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 48% Hispanic, 40% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Scotchtown Hills Elementary?
Scotchtown Hills Elementary is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.