Woodridge Elementary

Woodridge Elementary is a primary school of close-knit scale in Hyattsville, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools, serveing 299 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 481.

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

In terms of who attends, Woodridge Elementary logs that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 7% Black, 6% White, 2% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodridge Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 19.2%; actual is 34.8%, +15.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) shows that median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Woodridge Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Glenridge Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodridge Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodridge Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 21.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 15% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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