Woodmore Elementary

Set in Bowie, Maryland, Woodmore Elementary is an intimate primary school, run under Prince George's County Public Schools. It educates 402 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Woodmore Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Woodmore Elementary logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at Woodmore Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Woodmore Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 51.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Prince George's County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Woodmore Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

The closest other public school is Bowie High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Woodmore Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodmore Elementary's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 402). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.