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Adelphi Elementary

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Adelphi Elementary ranks 618 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Adelphi Elementary is a public elementary school in Adelphi, Maryland, serving 477 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Adelphi Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 22.4% to 34.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the nearby schools in the same district. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the Prince George's County and Maryland state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.3% of Adelphi students were proficient or better in MCAP/Mathematics, compared to 13.1% for the district and 26.5% for the state. While Adelphi's student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, perform relatively better compared to their peers in the state, they still lag behind the overall state averages.

Interestingly, Adelphi Elementary is located in close proximity (within 1.63 miles) to several higher-performing elementary schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools district, such as New Hampshire Estates Elementary, Montgomery Knolls Elementary, and Roscoe R Nix Elementary, which have significantly better performance metrics and higher ratings from SchoolDigger. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (around 88%) and the relatively high spending per student at Adelphi Elementary suggest that the school may be serving a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, which could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance.

505

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,959

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9000 25th Ave
Adelphi, MD 20783

(301) 431-6250

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Adelphi Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buck Lodge Middle
High:	High Point High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

African American:

17.2%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (23% vs 38% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

618^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 136Elementary 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
2025	24.7	618 of 865	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	619 of 859	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	597 of 855	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	567 of 862	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	642 of 802	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	606 of 853	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	603 of 857	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	661 of 847	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	658 of 845	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	641 of 859	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	65.1	340 of 867	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	425 of 847	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.1	539 of 857	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	548 of 853	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.7	525 of 855	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.0	520 of 850	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.8	707 of 838	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	78.6	144 of 818	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	149 of 804	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.8	253 of 805	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	82.7	109 of 803	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	290 of 504	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	605 of 796	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	226 of 347	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.1	419 of 546	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	696 of 788	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2021)35th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)12th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-4 vs state

Science7%-19 vs state

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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
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%)	24.7	618^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.6%		22.1	619^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.9%	1	28.8	28.8	8.5	22.3	26.8	35.1	25.8	29.4	6.9	$22,959	$2,486	$20,474
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%)	23	642^nd of 865 public elementary schools	25.8%		16	711^th of 859 public elementary schools	17.2%	69	30.2	19.8	7.7	19.9	24.0	34.3	26.5	28.0	12.3	$20,692	$2,097	$18,595
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%)	22.9	644^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.5%		21.3	634^th of 859 public elementary schools	26.2%	10	27.7	15.3	12.3	18.7	39.4	21.0	27.3	29.2	11.4	$21,603	$1,726	$19,877
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%)	14.3	766^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.4%		9.4	828^th of 859 public elementary schools	3.6%	62	23.6	9.1	5.3	12.6	20.8	17.2	22.7	20.4	7.7	$27,476	$2,055	$25,421
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%)	11.4	818^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.4%		7.7	840^th of 859 public elementary schools	2.2%	22	14.0	6.3	10.3	10.7	12.5	16.0	18.8	15.8	5.1	$21,114	$1,963	$19,151
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
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%)	7.5	855^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.2%		9.1	830^th of 859 public elementary schools	3.4%	25	5.3	1.4	0.0	2.4	17.9	11.1	12.3	14.1	4.9	$20,572	$1,883	$18,689
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%)	12.7	798^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.7%		11.6	793^rd of 859 public elementary schools	7.7%	5	19.4	10.8	13.3	14.9	11.2	16.7	14.1	13.8	6.1	$23,875	$3,516	$20,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Adelphi Elementary

What district is Adelphi Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Adelphi Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adelphi Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buck Lodge Middle
High : High Point High

How many students attend Adelphi Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Adelphi Elementary.

Is Adelphi Elementary a good school?

Adelphi Elementary ranks 618^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Adelphi Elementary?

Students at Adelphi Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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