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Laurel Elementary

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Laurel Elementary ranks 643 rd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Elementary is a public school in Laurel, MD, serving 472 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which ranks near the bottom of Maryland districts.

Laurel Elementary stands out for its relative strength in mathematics, with 15.9% of students proficient—the highest among nearby Prince George's County schools like Oaklands Elementary, Deerfield Run Elementary, and Scotchtown Hills Elementary, and above the district average of 13.7%. However, the school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 34.9%, which is higher than the district average and far above top-performing nearby schools like Forest Ridge Elementary (22.3%) in Howard County Public Schools and Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus (11.6%) in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Despite spending $21,445 per student—more than higher-performing neighbors like Bond Mill Elementary ($19,169) and Forest Ridge ($18,100)—academic outcomes remain low, highlighting that spending alone doesn't guarantee results.

On a positive note, Laurel Elementary has shown a clear upward trend in math proficiency over the last four years, rising from 7.9% to 15.9%. The school also demonstrates a notable strength in serving its Hispanic student population, ranking in the 47th percentile statewide for this subgroup, compared to lower rankings for other groups. However, a "dip" in 4th-grade performance (10% math, 27.1% ELA) compared to 3rd and 5th grades suggests a potential challenge at that grade level. The performance divide between Laurel Elementary and schools just a mile or two away in Howard and Anne Arundel counties underscores the powerful influence of district-level resources and demographics on school outcomes.

472

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,445

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

516 Montgomery St
Laurel, MD 20707-4204

(301) 497-3660

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
High:	Laurel High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

African American:

26.7%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

643^rd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	23.3	643 of 864	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	666 of 865	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	606 of 859	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	580 of 855	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	639 of 862	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	741 of 802	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	631 of 853	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	745 of 857	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	712 of 847	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	610 of 845	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	660 of 859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	718 of 867	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	693 of 847	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	681 of 857	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	640 of 853	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	717 of 855	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.6	637 of 850	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	684 of 838	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.2	350 of 818	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.8	230 of 804	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	184 of 805	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.8	153 of 803	80.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	362 of 504	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.9	640 of 796	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	183 of 347	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.1	395 of 546	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)47th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2021)28th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)28th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2021)20th percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-17 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

I'm very unhappy how the teacher in this don't know what happened to my son last Friday!! he came home from school with a busted lip and didn't call me till 3hrs after it happened!! this is the worst school ever Close Quote

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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
Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Montgomery St	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 497-3660	472	36	13.1	90.9%	25 (5.3%)	126 (26.7%)	308 (65.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	23.3	643^rd of 864 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.9	666^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.0%	23	20.3	10.0	18.8				15.9	39.7	27.1	40.4				35.0		12.5		$21,445	$2,227	$19,218
Laurel Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9250 N Laurel Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 880-5960	625	51	12.2	58.4%	42 (6.7%)	277 (44.3%)	221 (35.4%)	53 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	42.4	463^rd of 864 public elementary schools	46.4%		32.4	539^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.7%	76	37.6	24.8	23.6				28.5	33.0	50.5	44.0				42.6		29.4		$22,128	$1,589	$20,539
Scotchtown Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15950 Dorset Rd	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 497-3994	589	42	13.9	90.3%	20 (3.4%)	233 (39.6%)	283 (48.0%)	26 (4.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	18.9	698^th of 864 public elementary schools	19.2%		16.8	734^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.1%	36	24.8	21.3	7.1				18.1	38.2	30.4	9.5				26.8		3.6		$20,968	$1,421	$19,547
Oaklands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13710 Laurel Bowie Rd	Laurel	20708	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 497-3110	483	39	12.4	90.3%	12 (2.5%)	153 (31.7%)	297 (61.5%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	12.7	787^th of 864 public elementary schools	8.9%		19.7	691^st of 865 public elementary schools	20.1%	96	13.4	4.7	8.6				8.5	26.9	23.5	21.1				23.9		12.3		$22,052	$1,707	$20,346
Maryland City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3359 Crumpton South	Laurel	20724	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 725-4256	450	39	11.4	79.8%	14 (3.1%)	169 (37.6%)	237 (52.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	17.9	711^th of 864 public elementary schools	17.7%		25.9	601^st of 865 public elementary schools	30.5%	110	17.3	14.5	12.7				14.8	24.7	29.4	23.7				25.8		17.7		$20,794	$2,484	$18,311
Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus	Public	K-8	430 Brock Bridge Road	Laurel	20724	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 886-8648	830	62	13.4	57.2%	70 (8.4%)	459 (55.3%)	226 (27.2%)	44 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	38.7	492^nd of 864 public elementary schools	43.1%		51.2	396^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.2%	96	31.6	18.1	21.4	6.4	26.8	20.6	22.3	51.0	39.4	42.9	44.7	57.7	71.9	51.1	52.0	30.3	38.2	$18,467	$1,119	$17,348
Brock Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Brock Bridge Rd	Laurel	20724	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 498-6280	514	51	10.1	69.6%	23 (4.5%)	212 (41.2%)	238 (46.3%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	24.6	634^th of 864 public elementary schools	26.6%		22.2	662^nd of 865 public elementary schools	23.5%	28	27.1	16.3	8.9				17.0	42.9	34.2	30.4				35.5		14.3		$20,556	$2,449	$18,107
Forest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Gorman Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5950	659	52	12.6	40.8%	87 (13.2%)	282 (42.8%)	145 (22.0%)	101 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.5%)	52.6	387^th of 864 public elementary schools	55.2%		52.1	388^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.1%	1	38.5	29.2	28.9				31.9	47.9	53.1	52.7				51.4		30.7		$18,100	$851	$17,250
James H. Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Larchdale Rd	Laurel	20708	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 497-3650	304	30	10.0	91.4%	9 (3.0%)	98 (32.2%)	175 (57.6%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	16.8	728^th of 864 public elementary schools	15.7%		16.7	735^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.0%	7	23.7	7.1	3.6				11.5	34.2	26.8	32.1				30.3		7.1		$28,654	$2,377	$26,277
Bond Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	16001 Sherwood Ave	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 497-3600	463	35	13.4	52.5%	74 (16.0%)	198 (42.8%)	137 (29.6%)	26 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	39.5	482^nd of 864 public elementary schools	44.2%		41.5	478^th of 865 public elementary schools	44.7%	4	29.9	23.7	12.7				22.4	53.9	45.4	39.4				46.3		26.8		$19,169	$1,055	$18,114

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Elementary

How many students attend Laurel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Laurel Elementary.

What district is Laurel Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Laurel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
High : Laurel High

Is Laurel Elementary a good school?

Laurel Elementary ranks 643^rd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Elementary?

Students at Laurel Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 27% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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