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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Woodmore Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001188
Woodmore Elementary
3501 Moylan Dr, Bowie, MD 20715 · (301) 390-0239 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
227 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
36%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
49.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 48.3% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Woodmore Elementary
Woodmore Elementary's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmore Elementary this school | 402 | 56.5% | 51.8% |
| Pointer Ridge Elementary Bowie | 416 | 59.9% | 43.2% |
| Mattaponi Elementary Upper Marlboro | 391 | 52.4% | 55.6% |
| Excel Academy Public Charter Fort Washington | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
| Randallstown Elementary Randallstown | 322 | 57.8% | 45.9% |
| Kingsford Elementary Mitchellville | 458 | 61.4% | 29.7% |
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 Woodmore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #321 of 853 | #13 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #333 of 853 ▼ 31 | #13 of 136 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #431 of 853 ▼ 207 | #27 of 136 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #595 of 898 | #81 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #459 of 857 | #101 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #666 of 857 | #102 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #464 of 885 | #122 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #343 of 551 | #73 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
402
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 402 | 28.5 | 14.1:1 | 56% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 56% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 52% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 42% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 29.5 | 15.2:1 | 37% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 39% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 38% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 39 | 20.4:1 | 25% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 27 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodmore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (447 to 402); teachers down 3% (29.5 to 28.5).
About Woodmore Elementary
Woodmore Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Bowie, Maryland. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 402 students.
Woodmore Elementary is one of the 199 schools that make up Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students in total).
More than half of the students at Woodmore Elementary are Black (79%). The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Prince George's County's population at about 59%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Woodmore Elementary scores 36%.
Woodmore Elementary reported 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 13.8:1. Roughly 56% of students at Woodmore Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, higher than here.
Woodmore Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.8% is 11.0 points above the 40.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Prince George's County show the median household earns about $101,798 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Prince George's County number 203, with about 132,693 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Bowie High, is the closest to Woodmore Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Woodmore Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Woodmore Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decrease, from 460 to 402.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Woodmore Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Bowie
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Benjamin Tasker MiddleMiddle · 1,058 students
- Samuel Ogle MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Whitehall ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Tulip Grove ElementaryElementary · 477 students
Other Woodmore Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Woodmore Elementary. Woodmore Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Woodmore Elementary SchoolWoodville, OH · 404 students
- Woodmore Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Bowie High0.4 mi · 2,580
- Whitehall Elementary0.6 mi · 485
- Chapel Forge E C C0.8 mi · 230
- Tulip Grove Elementary0.9 mi · 477
- Samuel Ogle Middle1.0 mi · 806
- Yorktown Elementary1.1 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Woodmore ElementaryHow large is Woodmore Elementary?
Woodmore Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Woodmore Elementary serve?
Woodmore Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodmore Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodmore Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woodmore Elementary?
Woodmore Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 12% Hispanic, 79% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodmore Elementary?
Woodmore 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.