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Valley View Elementary

Q: Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks 413 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary in Oxon Hill, MD, is a public school serving 351 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, and it stands out as a high-performing "bright spot" within the Prince George's County Public Schools district, despite serving a high-poverty community where 85.75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

What makes Valley View truly remarkable is how dramatically it outperforms its closest neighbors. In math, 32% of Valley View students are proficient—that's 2.5 times higher than the average of nearby schools like Barnaby Manor Elementary, J. Frank Dent Elementary, Glassmanor Elementary, and Flintstone Elementary. In science, the gap is even wider: 41.5% of Valley View's 5th graders are proficient, compared to just 13.4% at those same peer schools. The school also holds its own against specialized programs—it has significantly higher math scores than Maya Angelou French Immersion (32% vs. 22.5%) and John Hanson Montessori (32% vs. 13.3%), even though those schools serve far fewer students from low-income families.

Valley View's success is especially impressive because it achieves top-quartile results for its low-income students (ranking in the 90th percentile statewide), proving that poverty does not have to limit academic achievement. The school has shown a strong upward trend over the past decade, moving from a 2-star rating to a consistent 3-star rating. The main challenge is chronic absenteeism, which affects 29.9% of students—a rate similar to the district average. Reducing absenteeism could be the key to unlocking even greater success at this already effective school.

351

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,821

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5500 Danby Ave
Oxon Hill, MD 20745-3211

(301) 749-4350

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oxon Hill Middle
High:	Potomac High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

African American:

44.2%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2023 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

✓Above the Maryland median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2023) to 52nd (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

413^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	49.6	413 of 864	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	385 of 865	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	394 of 859	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	319 of 855	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	377 of 862	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	305 of 802	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	484 of 853	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	482 of 857	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.8	406 of 847	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.8	461 of 845	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.8	486 of 859	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.7	635 of 867	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	692 of 847	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.1	515 of 857	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	492 of 853	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.1	421 of 855	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.8	533 of 850	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	627 of 838	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.6	347 of 818	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	303 of 804	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.6	456 of 805	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.9	362 of 803	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.5	59 of 504	88.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.2	96 of 115	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.0	332 of 796	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.3	92 of 347	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.0	56 of 546	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	346 of 788	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2021)88th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2021)73rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)58th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2021)56th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)17th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-7 vs state

Science41%+9 vs state

Mathematics32%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Troubled young child from DC transferred to this school. The transition has been very hard. The child's teacher recently asked the child's class TO WRITE DOWN ALL OF THE THINGS THE CHILD HAD DONE TO THEM. What sort of sad, unqualified, uneducated, unprofessional, no account moron stands up in front of a classroom of children and does this? Apparently, a teacher from Valley View, does. 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
Valley View Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5500 Danby Ave	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(301) 749-4350	351	28	12.5	85.8%	9 (2.6%)	155 (44.2%)	164 (46.7%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	49.6	413^th of 864 public elementary schools	52.2%		52.7	385^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.5%	28	34.9	26.3	34.6				32.0	42.9	37.9	55.8				45.1		41.5		$20,821	$964	$19,857
Barnaby Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2411 Owens Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-7560	438	42	10.5	91.1%	9 (2.1%)	224 (51.1%)	189 (43.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	24.7	631^st of 864 public elementary schools	27.0%		20.6	676^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.8%	45	27.3	20.3	18.5				22.2	27.3	25.7	40.7				30.4		14.8		$24,976	$2,034	$22,942
J. Frank Dent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Corning Ave	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-3850	243	19	13.1	92.2%	7 (2.9%)	184 (75.7%)	44 (18.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16.4	734^th of 864 public elementary schools	15.0%		16.3	740^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.5%	6	13.6	12.8	13.3				13.1	25.9	30.6	20.7				26.7		9.4		$26,512	$2,795	$23,717
Glassmanor Elementary	Public	K-5	1011 Marcy Ave	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4240	261	23	11.4	93.5%	6 (2.3%)	41 (15.7%)	210 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	10.2	822^nd of 864 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.6	815^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.8%	7	8.3	14.9	12.5				11.8	15.4	8.5	15.6				13.0		8.6		$23,386	$1,996	$21,390
Excel Academy Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6700 Bock Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 925-2320	454	26	17.4	60.6%	3 (0.7%)	391 (86.1%)	45 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)																		$24,014	$2,080	$21,934
John Hanson Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6360 Oxon Hill Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 749-4052	496	35	14.3	31.3%	10 (2.0%)	425 (85.7%)	27 (5.4%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	41.7	469^th of 864 public elementary schools	45.7%		46.5	437^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.5%	32	11.1	11.6	2.7	12.2	29.4	6.7	13.3	50.0	62.8	43.2	79.6	79.4	73.5	65.2	21.1	13.9	29.4	$21,372	$959	$20,413
Flintstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Comanche Dr	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4210	367	24	15.1	91.0%	29 (7.9%)	84 (22.9%)	240 (65.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17.6	718^th of 864 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.9	743^rd of 865 public elementary schools	14.1%	25	15.5	3.9	6.3				8.7	37.9	23.5	23.8				28.5		20.6		$18,251	$1,248	$17,003
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
Forest Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6360 Oxon Hill Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4220	215	19	11.1	87.4%	7 (3.3%)	73 (34.0%)	129 (60.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32	558^th of 864 public elementary schools	35.4%		17	732^nd of 865 public elementary schools	15.4%	174	26.7	46.2	26.1				32.9	20.0	44.4	21.7				28.8		11.5		$26,410	$2,246	$24,164
Hillcrest Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4305 22nd Pl	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-3800	388	32	12.0	93.6%	10 (2.6%)	243 (62.6%)	126 (32.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19	695^th of 864 public elementary schools	19.6%		14.2	768^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.2%	73	21.4	9.3	5.7				12.6	30.4	33.8	34.6				32.8		9.8		$21,568	$2,432	$19,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oxon Hill Middle
High : Potomac High

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks 413^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 44% African American, 3% Asian, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Valley View Elementary.

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

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