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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001174
Thomas G. Pullen
700 Brightseat Rd, Landover, MD 20785 · (301) 808-8160 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
359 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (101).
Student demographics
33%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
56.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
27.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 25.6% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Thomas G. Pullen
Thomas G. Pullen's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas G. Pullen this school | 740 | 48.5% | 42.3% |
| Billingsley Elementary School White Plains | 687 | 49.3% | 37.1% |
| Mary B. Neal Elementary School Waldorf | 626 | 48.6% | 45.5% |
| Barack Obama Elementary Upper Marlboro | 629 | 54.4% | 34.8% |
| New Town Elementary Owings Mills | 772 | 56.9% | 41.5% |
| Lyons Mill Elementary Owings Mills | 671 | 50.1% | 41.7% |
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 Thomas G. Pullen ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #450 of 853 | #24 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #630 of 853 ▼ 25 | #61 of 136 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #333 of 853 ▼ 78 | #17 of 136 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #70 of 898 | #9 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #439 of 857 | #97 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #691 of 857 | #111 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #539 of 885 | #129 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #541 of 551 | #99 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. 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
740
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 740 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 49% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 52% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 53.5 | 13.7:1 | 50% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 48% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 51.5 | 14.4:1 | 48% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 53 | 14.1:1 | 47% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 51 | 14.5:1 | 37% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 28% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 49 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas G. Pullen.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (744 to 740); teachers up 3% (51.5 to 53).
About Thomas G. Pullen
Thomas G. Pullen is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Landover, Maryland. Enrollment totals 740 students across kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 54% bigger than the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Within Prince George's County Public Schools, Thomas G. Pullen is one of 199 schools. The district enrolls 132,693 students.
At Thomas G. Pullen, 81% of students are Black. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Prince George's County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
Thomas G. Pullen reported 53 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. There are 359 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 49% of enrollment. That rate is below the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
Thomas G. Pullen is 3.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.3% versus 45.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
In the wider Prince George's County area, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Thomas G. Pullen shares Prince George's County with 202 other public schools.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Phyllis E. Williams Elementary, is the closest to Thomas G. Pullen. Thomas G. Pullen has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.3%, lower than Thomas G. Pullen's 42.3%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (743) and 2024-25 (740).
This page is set up for the Thomas G. Pullen community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Landover
- Fairmont Heights HighHigh · 1,090 students
- Kenmoor MiddleMiddle · 1,021 students
- Templeton ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- G. James Gholson MiddleMiddle · 603 students
- William Paca ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Cora L. Rice ElementaryElementary · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Phyllis E. Williams Elementary1.1 mi · 326
- G. James Gholson Middle1.1 mi · 603
- Cora L. Rice Elementary1.2 mi · 516
- William Paca Elementary1.3 mi · 563
- Lake Arbor Elementary1.4 mi · 593
- Ernest Everett Just Middle1.4 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas G. PullenHow many students attend Thomas G. Pullen?
Thomas G. Pullen enrolls approximately 740 students in grades KG-08.
Is Thomas G. Pullen an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas G. Pullen is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas G. Pullen?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas G. Pullen is approximately 14.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Thomas G. Pullen?
Student demographics at Thomas G. Pullen are roughly 4% White, 11% Hispanic, 81% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Thomas G. Pullen in?
Thomas G. Pullen is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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