Best Public Schools in College Park, MD

Summary:

The city of College Park, Maryland is home to two elementary schools: Hollywood Elementary and Paint Branch Elementary. Both schools serve students from economically disadvantaged communities, with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Based on the available data, Hollywood Elementary appears to be the stronger performing school, with higher test scores across most subject areas and grade levels compared to Paint Branch Elementary. Hollywood Elementary also has a lower student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its academic success. However, both schools have high rates of chronic absenteeism, which is likely impacting their overall performance.

The Prince George's County Public Schools district, which both schools are a part of, is ranked 22nd out of 25 districts in Maryland and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. This suggests that there may be systemic challenges within the district that are affecting the performance of individual schools like Hollywood Elementary and Paint Branch Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 49th Ave	College Park	20740	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 513-5900	284	24	11.6	90.1%	21 (7.4%)	27 (9.5%)	219 (77.1%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	19.9	690^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.2%		31.1	528^th of 859 public elementary schools	38.5%	162	10.6	12.8	19.5	14.1	22.9	27.7	34.1	27.9	10.0	$25,508	$2,250	$23,258
Paint Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Pierce Ave	College Park	20740	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 513-5300	488	48	10.2	91.0%	51 (10.5%)	76 (15.6%)	238 (48.8%)	114 (23.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	22.4	652^nd of 865 public elementary schools	24.6%		16.3	704^th of 859 public elementary schools	18.0%	52	29.4	14.3	13.3	19.2	33.7	26.9	22.4	27.7	12.2	$20,700	$1,545	$19,155

Cities Near College Park

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berwyn Heights	1.13 mi	1	237^th
Greenbelt	1.39 mi	5	137^th
Adelphi	1.92 mi	6	239^th
Hyattsville	2.1 mi	14	228^th
Riverdale	2.12 mi	5	203^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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