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Clinton Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

709^th

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Clinton Grove Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Clinton, MD, serving 295 students within the Prince George's County Public Schools district, where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school has shown slow, steady improvement over the past decade—moving from the 3rd percentile to the 18th percentile statewide—it still faces significant challenges. The most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism: at 38.8%, it is notably higher than the district average of 30.2% and far above nearby Imagine Andrews Public Charter (16.1%) and Francis T. Evans Elementary (26.9%). This attendance problem is likely the single biggest barrier to academic progress. On a positive note, 5th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) is a bright spot, with 35.4% proficiency matching the district average and outperforming nearby Allenwood Elementary (19.6%) and Avalon Elementary (25.4%). However, math is a major concern, especially in 4th grade where only 7.8% of students are proficient—less than half the district average of 16.8%.

The school spends over $21,700 per student annually, which is higher than many nearby schools, including the higher-performing James Ryder Randall Elementary (just 1.58 miles away), which serves a similar population but achieves better results in both math (14.8% vs. 12.4%) and ELA (40.5% vs. 29.0%). This comparison suggests that improvement is possible within the same district. Overall, Clinton Grove shows a clear disparity between ELA and math performance, with overall ELA proficiency (29%) more than double math proficiency (12.4%), indicating that math instruction may need more targeted support.

295

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,744

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9420 Temple Hill Rd
Clinton, MD 20735-4433

(301) 599-2414

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Clinton Grove Elementary usually attend:

High:

Surrattsville High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.5%

Hispanic:

35.6%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 29th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 29th-percentile peak (2023) to 18th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

709^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^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	18.3	709 of 864	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	737 of 865	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	651 of 859	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	605 of 855	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	761 of 862	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	807 of 853	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	810 of 857	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	774 of 847	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	821 of 845	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	836 of 859	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	826 of 867	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	841 of 847	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	839 of 857	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.9	844 of 853	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	848 of 855	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	829 of 850	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	805 of 838	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	85.3	68 of 818	91.7%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	47 of 804	94.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.4	70 of 805	91.3%	★★★★★
2004	83.4	86 of 803	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	780 of 796	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.8	517 of 546	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.0	781 of 788	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)5th percentile

Female (2021)2nd percentile

Male (2021)1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-23 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher on FaceBook
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

This school is an absolute disaster. Its ranked 150/150 in Prince George's County Public Schools. Its also ranked 832/850 Elementary Schools in the State of Maryland. The school was failing, but in 2012-2013 the county put in a crazy new principal. Don't believe me? Well over half the teachers left, paras left, custodial staff left in January, guidance consoluers left, all 3 secretaries left, other adminstrative staff left, and even some kitchen staff left. She disbanded the PTA her first year in. She has a horrible personality and the teachers either fear her or hate her. The kids have no discipline at all. They rule the day, substitute teachers know they can find a job at this school. I'm waiting for the county to move her to another school. Oh wait PGCPS gives promotions to horrible principals then wonder why outside of Baltimore City Public Schools they are dead last in everything. Glad I got out of this building, and I no longer teach. In short if this is your zoned school do what you have to do to ensure your children don't attend here. This year they had cases of Kindergarten students being left unattended at their house after school, or getting put on the wrong bus Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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 Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clinton Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9420 Temple Hill Rd	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 599-2414	295	23	12.9	87.8%	28 (9.5%)	149 (50.5%)	105 (35.6%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.3	709^th of 864 public elementary schools	17.9%		16.5	737^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.8%	28	21.7	7.8	8.3				12.4	26.1	25.5	35.4				29.0	15.7		$21,744	$1,693	$20,051
Waldon Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10301 Thrift Rd	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 599-2540	523	33	15.6	92.0%	8 (1.5%)	358 (68.5%)	131 (25.0%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	20.8	673^rd of 864 public elementary schools	22.1%		17.7	721^st of 865 public elementary schools	16.6%	48	23.7	14.2	2.9				12.6	40.8	29.2	33.7				33.9	11.5		$17,189	$993	$16,196
James Ryder Randall Elementary	Public	K-5	5410 Kirby Rd	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4980	299	20	14.7	91.6%	5 (1.7%)	151 (50.5%)	128 (42.8%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	27.7	599^th of 864 public elementary schools	30.7%		24.4	620^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.3%	21	16.1	14.3	13.7				14.8	37.1	30.9	54.9				40.5	17.6		$21,599	$1,652	$19,946
Tayac Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8600 Allentown Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4840	459	34	13.5	85.2%	15 (3.3%)	204 (44.4%)	222 (48.4%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	9	834^th of 864 public elementary schools	3.5%		12.8	795^th of 865 public elementary schools	8.1%	39	9.4	6.8	4.4				6.8	14.3	13.6	21.7				16.7	6.7		$20,792	$1,783	$19,008
Avalon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7302 Webster Ln	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4970	302	22	13.7	90.1%	11 (3.6%)	152 (50.3%)	126 (41.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	13.5	774^th of 864 public elementary schools	10.4%		22.3	659^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.8%	115	14.0	10.0	3.4				8.6	32.6	24.0	25.4				27.0	5.3		$25,260	$1,454	$23,807
Francis T. Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Old Alexandria Ferry Rd	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 599-2480	393	23	16.8	60.3%	51 (13.0%)	203 (51.7%)	113 (28.8%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	31.3	563^rd of 864 public elementary schools	34.8%		36.9	503^rd of 865 public elementary schools	41.8%	60	50.0	21.2	12.9				26.1	37.3	33.3	35.7				35.3	15.7		$18,232	$910	$17,323
Allenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Harley Ln	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 702-3930	371	34	10.8	87.9%	8 (2.2%)	158 (42.6%)	193 (52.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	13.5	773^rd of 864 public elementary schools	10.5%		18.9	701^st of 865 public elementary schools	19.0%	72	17.5	6.0	8.8				10.5	25.0	25.4	19.6				23.5	12.5		$24,224	$1,888	$22,335
Apple Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Bellefield Ave	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4966	277	23	11.8	93.5%	7 (2.5%)	113 (40.8%)	145 (52.3%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14.4	761^st of 864 public elementary schools	11.9%		24.8	612^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.2%	149	19.1	6.5	5.1				9.9	19.1	37.0	25.0				26.8	5.1		$20,943	$1,334	$19,608
Imagine Andrews Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4701 San Antonio Blvd	Andrews Air Force Base	20762	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 350-6002	347	26	13.6	28.8%	63 (18.2%)	212 (61.1%)	47 (13.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.0%)	46.9	435^th of 864 public elementary schools	49.7%		56.4	360^th of 865 public elementary schools	58.4%	75	58.1	25.6	10.9	17.0	18.2	17.9	24.4	65.1	38.1	35.6	56.5	53.5	66.7	52.3	21.3	45.0	$22,247	$1,427	$20,820
Samuel Chase Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Fisher Rd	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-7660	355	25	14.0	89.3%	7 (2.0%)	182 (51.3%)	159 (44.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21.3	667^th of 864 public elementary schools	22.8%		13.9	776^th of 865 public elementary schools	10.3%	109	15.1	7.7	18.9				14.0	28.8	20.5	41.7				29.9	21.6		$23,147	$2,663	$20,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Grove Elementary

Is Clinton Grove Elementary a good school?

Clinton Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Clinton Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Clinton Grove Elementary.

What district is Clinton Grove Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Grove Elementary?

Students at Clinton Grove Elementary are 51% African American, 36% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Clinton Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clinton Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Surrattsville High

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