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Best kept secret at William Beanes Elementary?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001184
William Beanes Elementary
5108 Dianna Dr, Suitland, MD 20746 · (301) 817-0533 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Maryland public elementary schools
- FTest 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
13.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
383 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 | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
49%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
24.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
14.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 14.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 10.0% |
% 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
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 William Beanes Elementary
William Beanes Elementary's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Beanes Elementary this school | 424 | 90.3% | 16.8% |
| Hillcrest Heights Elementary Temple Hills | 388 | 93.6% | 23.6% |
| Deerfield Run Elementary Laurel | 482 | 89.8% | 24.1% |
| Arrowhead Elementary Upper Marlboro | 378 | 87.3% | 21.3% |
| Van Bokkelen Elementary Severn | 471 | 87.0% | 21.5% |
| Ardmore Elementary Springdale | 470 | 92.3% | 36.1% |
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 William Beanes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #826 of 853 | #131 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #813 of 853 ▲ 38 | #118 of 136 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #779 of 853 ▲ 18 | #116 of 136 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #555 of 898 | #75 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #398 of 857 | #89 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #536 of 857 | #73 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #84 of 885 | #70 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #353 of 551 | #75 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
424
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 424 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 90% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 28.3 | 13.4:1 | 92% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 32.3 | 11.8:1 | 66% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 89% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 33.9 | 13.9:1 | 81% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 91% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 72% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 67% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Beanes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (470 to 424); teachers down 9% (33.9 to 31).
About William Beanes Elementary
Suitland, Maryland, is home to William Beanes Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 424 students on the rolls.
Prince George's County Public Schools includes 199 schools. Together they enroll 132,693 students.
The share of Black students at William Beanes Elementary is 63%, a majority. The school is also 33% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The school reported 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.
William Beanes Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.8%.
Looking at the county, Prince George's County, median household income comes to about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 203 public schools and about 132,693 students.
Andrew Jackson Academy is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: William Beanes Elementary ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 16.8% versus a 19.6% average.
Federal data place William Beanes Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 428 in 2020-21 and 424 in 2024-25.
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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 Suitland
- Suitland HighHigh · 1,847 students
- Suitland ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Princeton ElementaryElementary · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Andrew Jackson Academy0.6 mi · 458
- Samuel P. Massie Academy0.7 mi · 477
- Drew-Freeman Middle0.9 mi · 1,022
- Suitland High0.9 mi · 1,847
- Suitland Elementary1.0 mi · 514
- Francis Scott Key Elementary1.6 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About William Beanes ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at William Beanes Elementary?
William Beanes Elementary enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William Beanes Elementary serve?
William Beanes Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Beanes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Beanes Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Beanes Elementary?
At William Beanes Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 33% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees William Beanes Elementary?
William Beanes 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.