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Beltsville Academy

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Beltsville Academy ranks 614 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Beltsville Academy is a public Pre-K through 8th grade school in Beltsville, MD, serving 1,113 students as part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, where nearly 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school stands out for its exceptional advanced math program, with 94.1% of students proficient in Algebra I—far exceeding the district and state averages of about 21%—and outperforming even nearby high-performing schools like Dora Kennedy French Immersion (70% proficiency). However, overall performance is mixed: while middle school English Language Arts (ELA) scores meet or exceed state averages (58.4% proficiency in 8th grade), elementary math proficiency is very low (7.3% in 4th grade), creating a clear gap between the school's elementary and middle school programs.

Compared to nearby schools, Beltsville Academy's PK-8 structure offers a stable, continuous learning environment that most area elementary schools (like Greenbelt Elementary or Cherokee Lane Elementary) cannot provide, as they only serve grades K-5. The school also shows notable improvement in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 36.4% in 2022-2023 to 20.1% in 2024-2025—now the lowest rate among nearby Prince George's County schools. Despite spending over $20,000 per student—more than peers like Vansville Elementary ($18,567)—its overall test scores rank in the bottom third of Maryland, highlighting that funding alone doesn't guarantee results.

For parents, Beltsville Academy offers a unique opportunity for students to thrive in advanced math and middle school ELA, but the elementary years may require extra support, especially in math. The school's recent progress in reducing absenteeism is encouraging, and its PK-8 model can provide continuity through a child's entire pre-teen education. However, the stark contrast with Dora Kennedy French Immersion—which serves a more affluent population and ranks in the 84th percentile—underscores the challenges Beltsville Academy faces in closing achievement gaps, particularly for male and Hispanic students, who perform below their peers.

1,113

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,020

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 Wicomico Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705-2673

(301) 572-0630

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Beltsville Academy usually attend:

High:

High Point High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

African American:

10.3%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (29% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 13 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg23%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

614^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

134^th of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	614 of 864	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	580 of 865	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	638 of 859	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	629 of 855	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	588 of 862	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	588 of 802	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	529 of 853	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	471 of 857	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	464 of 847	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	491 of 845	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	411 of 859	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.1	435 of 867	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.2	495 of 847	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.4	492 of 857	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	453 of 853	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.8	348 of 855	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	375 of 850	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	294 of 838	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.4	540 of 818	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	527 of 804	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.4	575 of 805	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.0	539 of 803	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	306 of 504	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	470 of 796	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.2	276 of 347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.0	661 of 788	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	134 of 339	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.5	186 of 337	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	153 of 328	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	181 of 322	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	147 of 333	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	224 of 303	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	182 of 316	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	148 of 328	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	121 of 317	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	106 of 314	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	160 of 315	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.2	165 of 339	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	152 of 316	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.7	180 of 314	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	160 of 309	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	69.6	110 of 324	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	58.1	94 of 259	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	211 of 303	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	161 of 207	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.9	153 of 273	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	23.5	228 of 288	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2021)41st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2021)39th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2021)20th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2021)16th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2021)64th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)44th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2021)30th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2021)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2021)21st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I48%+26 vs state

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Science18%-13 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)							MCAP Algebra I (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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beltsville Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4300 Wicomico Ave	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 572-0630	1,113	82	13.5	94.0%	54 (4.9%)	115 (10.3%)	888 (79.8%)	27 (2.4%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.6%)	26.3	614^th of 864 public elementary schools	28.9%		27.4	580^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.9%	34	19.4	7.3	15.7	11.0	23.6	17.6	16.7	33.3	28.7	37.4	50.9	52.7	58.4	43.4	47.8	15.7	21.1	$20,020	$1,127	$18,893
Calverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Beltsville Rd	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 572-0640	767	59	12.9	94.5%	26 (3.4%)	186 (24.3%)	509 (66.4%)	31 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	16	745^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.8%		14.2	769^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.1%	24	22.4	9.7	6.5				13.3	30.3	30.6	23.4				28.2		6.4		$20,285	$1,926	$18,360
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%)	23.2	644^th of 864 public elementary schools	25.5%		19.9	690^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.2%	46	28.6	7.7	20.5				18.6	43.5	28.8	25.6				32.6		9.1		$25,508	$2,250	$23,258
Vansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6813 Ammendale Rd	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 931-2830	677	47	14.5	67.2%	31 (4.6%)	360 (53.2%)	216 (31.9%)	46 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (3.0%)	26.9	608^th of 864 public elementary schools	29.6%		33.7	523^rd of 865 public elementary schools	39.5%	85	29.5	16.8	14.1				20.1	40.0	37.0	32.6				36.6		14.1		$18,567	$995	$17,572
Galway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12612 Galway Dr	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0140	695	62	11.2	58.6%	23 (3.3%)	390 (56.1%)	216 (31.1%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	38.3	496^th of 864 public elementary schools	42.6%		37.3	498^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.4%	2	33.6	25.9	20.2				27.3	44.2	50.9	32.9				43.5		19.0		$22,769	$2,412	$20,357
Springhill Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6060 Springhill Dr	Greenbelt	20770	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 513-5996	804	63	12.7	92.5%	25 (3.1%)	319 (39.7%)	440 (54.7%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	10.3	820^th of 864 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.1	834^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.6%	14	17.2	6.7	4.4				9.5	15.5	23.3	15.9				18.3		7.0		$23,432	$2,812	$20,620
Greenbelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	66 Ridge Rd	Greenbelt	20770	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 513-5911	531	45	11.9	88.3%	72 (13.6%)	301 (56.7%)	99 (18.6%)	37 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	35.8	519^th of 864 public elementary schools	39.9%		35.6	511^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.9%	8	31.8	22.8	12.8				22.9	55.2	46.7	28.2				44.0		17.3		$19,295	$1,140	$18,155
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
Dora Kennedy French Immersion	Public, Magnet	K-8	8950 Edmonston Rd	Greenbelt	20770	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 918-8660	684	47	14.5	28.7%	135 (19.7%)	429 (62.7%)	52 (7.6%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.4%)	84.4	138^th of 864 public elementary schools	84.0%		79.5	186^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.5%	48	47.7	44.2	54.7	39.6	45.2	22.5	46.7	77.3	68.6	71.9	75.0	90.8	83.9	77.5	87.5	67.2	52.5	$19,733	$865	$18,868
Greencastle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13611 Robey Rd	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1420	722	59	12.2	60.4%	26 (3.6%)	478 (66.2%)	149 (20.6%)	49 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	28.4	591^st of 864 public elementary schools	31.6%		24.2	624^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.9%	33	24.1	14.2	20.5				19.8	33.0	28.2	44.0				35.2		23.0		$20,938	$2,543	$18,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Beltsville Academy

Is Beltsville Academy a good school?

Beltsville Academy ranks 614^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Beltsville Academy attend?

Students who attend Beltsville Academy usually go on to attend:

High : High Point High

How many students attend Beltsville Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,113 students attended Beltsville Academy.

What district is Beltsville Academy in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Beltsville Academy?

Students at Beltsville Academy are 80% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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