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Overlook Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5
417th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools
Better than 52% of Maryland elementary schools
Summary

Overlook Elementary in Temple Hills, MD, is a small PK-5 school serving 255 students within the Prince George's County Public Schools district, and it has recently achieved a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the bottom 20th percentile to the 52nd percentile statewide and earning a 3-star rating—its highest ever.

Overlook now stands out as the academic leader among its closest traditional public school neighbors. In the most recent school year, Overlook's overall math proficiency (22.9%) and ELA proficiency (53.3%) dramatically outpaced nearby schools like William Beanes Elementary (2.7% Math, 17.4% ELA) and Suitland Elementary (5.9% Math, 19.9% ELA). In fact, Overlook's ELA proficiency even surpasses the state average. The school's 5th-grade cohort is exceptionally strong, with math proficiency matching the state average and science proficiency far exceeding both district and state averages. Remarkably, Overlook's overall scores are nearly identical to those of Maya Angelou French Immersion, a selective magnet program in the same community, and it outperforms the nearby charter school Imagine Lincoln PCS in both math and ELA.

This success is supported by a significant drop in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 22.3% to just 13.0%—far below the district average of 30.2% and the rates at neighboring schools, many of which exceed 50%. Overlook also achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($21,052) than most of its lower-performing neighbors, suggesting efficient use of resources. While the school's upper grades are driving its current success, there is a clear opportunity to strengthen math foundations in the lower primary grades to ensure this upward trend continues across all grade levels.

255
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,052
Per pupil spending ?
37.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3298 Curtis Dr
       Temple Hills, MD  20748-1218

(301) 702-3831

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
80.0%
Hispanic:
14.1%
White:
3.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
✓Above the Maryland median (52nd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg25%
Maryland avg39%
417th of 865
Maryland public elementary schools ?
Top 48%▲ up 39 pts since 2016
From bottom 13% (2016) to top 48% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
21st of 135Elementary Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools
22nd of 24Prince 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202649.3417 of 86551.8%★★★☆☆
202537.0502 of 86542.0%★★☆☆☆
202416.9691 of 85919.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8685 of 85519.9%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9723 of 86216.1%★☆☆☆☆
202127.7514 of 80235.9%★★☆☆☆
201933.0521 of 85338.9%★★☆☆☆
201717.0705 of 84716.8%★☆☆☆☆
201615.5735 of 84513.0%★☆☆☆☆
201516.3746 of 85913.2%★☆☆☆☆
201413.4775 of 86710.6%★☆☆☆☆
201311.6791 of 8476.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.8786 of 8578.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201114.4767 of 85310.1%★☆☆☆☆
20108.8828 of 8553.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.2839 of 8501.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.8786 of 8386.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200786.451 of 81893.8%★★★★★
200686.952 of 80493.5%★★★★★
200587.056 of 80593.0%★★★★★
200482.6112 of 80386.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202139.8284 of 50443.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202131.2481 of 79639.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202140.4308 of 54643.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202128.8499 of 78836.7%★★☆☆☆
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)44th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)44th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2021)40th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2021)37th percentile~ school
By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts53%~ state avg
Science39%+7 vs state
Mathematics23%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Open Quote My child is in the spanish immersion program. This is a great program with a staff that cares about the children and teaches them thoroughly! My child has also tested into the TAG program because of what he is being taught. Close Quote





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Students at Overlook Elementary are 80% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Overlook Elementary ranks 417th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Overlook Elementary.

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2025–26 MCAP test scoresJul 28, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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