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Cool Spring Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Cool Spring Elementary in Adelphi, MD, is a public school serving 458 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade within the Prince George's County Public Schools district, an area with high economic need where over 95% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch.

Despite significant investment—Cool Spring spends $27,476 per student, the highest among nearby schools, and maintains a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1—academic performance remains a challenge. State test scores in Math (11.5% proficient) and English Language Arts (18.8% proficient) are well below district and state averages. This contrasts sharply with nearby Oak View Elementary in Montgomery County Public Schools, where 5th-grade Math proficiency is over six times higher, highlighting how district-level demographics and resources create vastly different outcomes for schools just miles apart. However, Cool Spring shows a relative strength in attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.2% that is notably lower than the district average of 30.2% and several nearby Prince George's County schools like Cherokee Lane Elementary (25.7%).

There are some encouraging signs. After hitting a low point in the 2023-2024 school year, Cool Spring's state ranking has improved for two consecutive years, moving to the 9th percentile. This small upward trend, combined with the school's high resource allocation and relatively strong attendance, suggests that recent interventions may be starting to have a modest positive impact. For parents, this means a school that is heavily investing in its students and working to overcome significant systemic challenges, though academic growth will require continued focus and support.

458

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,476

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8910 Riggs Rd
Adelphi, MD 20783-1698

(301) 431-6200

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Cool Spring Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buck Lodge Middle
High:	High Point High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

African American:

2.0%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (15% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

788^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 135Elementary Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools

22^nd of 25Prince George's County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	788 of 864	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	766 of 865	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	828 of 859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	811 of 855	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	794 of 862	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	750 of 853	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	767 of 857	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	701 of 847	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	720 of 845	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	695 of 859	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	715 of 867	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	701 of 847	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.8	485 of 857	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	427 of 853	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.2	615 of 855	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	774 of 850	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.2	717 of 838	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	80.6	120 of 818	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.4	128 of 804	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	86.9	61 of 805	92.4%	★★★★★
2004	85.4	47 of 803	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.0	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	445 of 546	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	692 of 788	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)18th percentile

Male (2021)12th percentile

Hispanic (2021)7th percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-33 vs state

Mathematics12%-16 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8910 Riggs Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6200	458	39	11.7	95.9%	8 (1.7%)	9 (2.0%)	436 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.6	788^th of 864 public elementary schools	8.8%		14.3	766^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.4%	22	10.3	15.5	7.5	11.5	12.1	20.0	24.5	18.8	11.3	$27,476	$2,055	$25,421
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 Tecumseh St	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 408-7900	734	52	14.1	92.8%	7 (1.0%)	39 (5.3%)	670 (91.3%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	25.6	621^st of 864 public elementary schools	28.1%		23	642^nd of 865 public elementary schools	25.8%	21	33.6	15.4	16.3	21.6	34.6	31.6	33.0	33.0	14.3	$20,692	$2,097	$18,595
Adelphi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 25th Ave	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6250	505	36	13.9	88.9%	16 (3.2%)	87 (17.2%)	385 (76.2%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	30.2	576^th of 864 public elementary schools	33.3%		24.7	618^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.6%	42	20.4	40.0	12.0	24.2	26.1	41.6	36.1	34.0	19.2	$22,959	$2,486	$20,474
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8201 15th Ave	Hyattsville	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8423	697	53	13.1	95.6%	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	679 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12	794^th of 864 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.4	818^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.4%	24	18.0	9.6	14.3	14.0	16.2	15.4	18.2	16.4	10.3	$21,114	$1,963	$19,151
Cherokee Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2617 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8415	863	64	13.5	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	110 (12.7%)	706 (81.8%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17.5	722^nd of 864 public elementary schools	16.4%		22.9	644^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.5%	78	17.4	14.9	15.5	15.9	24.7	24.0	28.8	25.8	11.5	$21,603	$1,726	$19,877
New Hampshire Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8720 Carroll Ave	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1580	455	45	10.0	69.2%	28 (6.2%)	98 (21.5%)	321 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$26,632	$4,596	$22,036
Montgomery Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	807 Daleview Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0840	477	45	10.7	56.4%	93 (19.5%)	120 (25.2%)	214 (44.9%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)								(n/a)										$26,251	$1,347	$24,904
Rolling Terrace Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	705 Bayfield St	Takoma Park	20912	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 740-1950	645	62	10.4	68.8%	33 (5.1%)	69 (10.7%)	526 (81.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	11.8	797^th of 864 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.7	798^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.7%	1	17.6	10.5	10.1	13.1	23.8	14.0	17.1	18.6	7.6	$23,875	$3,516	$20,359
Roscoe R Nix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1100 Corliss St	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6550	437	44	10.0	62.9%	6 (1.4%)	175 (40.0%)	224 (51.3%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$26,142	$2,536	$23,605
Carole Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Hannon St	Takoma Park	20912	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-5660	544	42	12.9	92.5%	11 (2.0%)	14 (2.6%)	516 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7.7	845^th of 864 public elementary schools	2.2%		7.5	855^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.2%	10	8.2	4.5	4.2	5.4	16.7	18.9	11.4	15.9	2.7	$20,572	$1,883	$18,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Cool Spring Elementary

Is Cool Spring Elementary a good school?

Cool Spring Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Cool Spring Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Cool Spring Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cool Spring Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buck Lodge Middle
High : High Point High

What is the racial makeup of Cool Spring Elementary?

Students at Cool Spring Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Cool Spring Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Cool Spring Elementary.

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