Whitehall Elementary

Whitehall Elementary is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Bowie, Maryland, run under Prince George's County Public Schools, instructing 485 students in grades K through 5.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Whitehall Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Whitehall Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Whitehall Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Whitehall Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Prince George's County shows median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Whitehall Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Woodmore Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Whitehall Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Whitehall Elementary's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 485). Over the same period, the White share fell from 30% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.