Yorktown Elementary

Yorktown Elementary operates as a close-knit elementary school in Bowie, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 396 students spanning grades K through 5.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Yorktown Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Yorktown Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Yorktown Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put 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%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Yorktown Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Chapel Forge E C C is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Yorktown Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Yorktown Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

Yorktown Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Yorktown Elementary's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 381 (now 396). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 63% to 52%.

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