Tulip Grove Elementary

As a mid-tier primary school in Bowie, Maryland, Tulip Grove Elementary enrolls 477 students from grades K through 5, part of Prince George's County Public Schools.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Tulip Grove Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tulip Grove Elementary reports that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Tulip Grove Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at Tulip Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tulip Grove Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 56.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) logs that median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Tulip Grove Elementary is one.

Benjamin Tasker Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tulip Grove Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 48%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 477 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 35% to 22%. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Tulip Grove Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.