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William Beanes Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

William Beanes Elementary is a public elementary school in Suitland, Maryland, serving 379 students in grades PK-5. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic achievement, and a high-poverty student population.

William Beanes Elementary's performance lags far behind both the state and Prince George's County Public Schools district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.1% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 26.5% statewide, and just 17.4% were proficient or better in English language arts, compared to 50.8% statewide. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 31.5% to 56.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, William Beanes Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.29% to 91.82% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby Francis Scott Key Elementary, Concord Elementary, and District Heights Elementary schools also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the Prince George's County Public Schools district. In contrast, the nearby Overlook Elementary, Imagine Lincoln PCS, and Benjamin D. Foulois Academy generally perform better, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates, indicating the potential benefits of school choice and specialized programs.

424

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,727

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5108 Dianna Dr
Suitland, MD 20746-2222

(301) 817-0533

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend William Beanes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Drew-Freeman Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.2%

Hispanic:

33.3%

Pacific Islander:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

844^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd of 136Elementary 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
2025	8.9	844 of 865	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	779 of 859	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	744 of 855	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	783 of 862	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	739 of 802	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	703 of 853	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	800 of 857	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	683 of 847	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	746 of 845	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	652 of 859	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	713 of 867	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	673 of 847	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	650 of 857	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	625 of 853	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	771 of 855	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	731 of 850	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	736 of 838	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	88.7	28 of 818	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	79 of 804	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	79.0	152 of 805	81.1%	★★★★☆
2004	82.8	105 of 803	86.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	466 of 504	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	738 of 796	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	251 of 347	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.0	719 of 788	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)28th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2021)9th percentile~ school

African American (2021)8th percentile~ school

Female (2021)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-33 vs state

Mathematics5%-21 vs state

Science4%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Beanes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5108 Dianna Dr	Suitland	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0533	424	31	13.6	90.3%	3 (0.7%)	268 (63.2%)	141 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	8.9	844^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.5	779^th of 859 public elementary schools	9.3%	65	9.2	0.0	5.3				5.1	19.5	15.6	16.7				17.4		3.8			$22,727	$2,317	$20,410
Andrew Jackson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 Regency Pkwy	Forestville	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0310	458	36	12.7	93.9%	6 (1.3%)	334 (72.9%)	109 (23.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	10.9	822^nd of 865 public elementary schools	5.0%		8.7	833^rd of 859 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	9.5	0.0	1.8	1.7	6.4	4.3	4.2	23.8	4.8	20.4	28.1	38.3	42.6	26.5		3.6	10.6	17.0	$24,626	$2,528	$22,098
Samuel P. Massie Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 Regency Pkwy	Forestville	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 669-1120	477	34	14.1	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	435 (91.2%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	10.2	831^st of 865 public elementary schools	3.9%		5.2	856^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.3%	25	2.5	7.3	2.1	1.8	18.0	26.9	10.2	30.0	22.0	10.2	17.0	10.0	11.5	16.1		0.0	4.0	7.7	$21,088	$2,502	$18,586
Suitland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 Towne Park Rd	Suitland	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-3770	514	34	14.9	94.2%	6 (1.2%)	376 (73.2%)	120 (23.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13.7	780^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.8%		14.9	727^th of 859 public elementary schools	15.4%	53	6.5	3.0	6.3				5.4	15.6	24.2	29.5				23.1		10.4			$25,123	$2,552	$22,571
Francis Scott Key Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Scott Key Dr	District Heights	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-7970	451	34	13.3	92.9%	14 (3.1%)	319 (70.7%)	106 (23.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9.7	839^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.2	816^th of 859 public elementary schools	5.0%	23	6.7	5.3	6.3				6.1	17.8	12.2	14.1				14.7		8.0			$25,358	$2,779	$22,578
District Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 County Rd	District Heights	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0484	365	24	15.2	94.8%	3 (0.8%)	266 (72.9%)	87 (23.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10.9	823^rd of 865 public elementary schools	4.9%		5.1	857^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.2%	34	14.8	1.5	0.0				5.0	27.8	25.8	12.3				22.0		1.6			$20,997	$2,622	$18,375
Overlook Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3298 Curtis Dr	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 702-3831	255	23	11.0	37.3%	8 (3.1%)	204 (80.0%)	36 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	37	502^nd of 865 public elementary schools	42.0%		16.9	691^st of 859 public elementary schools	19.6%	189	20.0	27.3	19.0				21.7	27.5	48.5	61.9				46.1		9.5			$21,052	$1,062	$19,990
Imagine Lincoln PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	4207 Norcross St	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 808-5600	371	31	12.1	73.3%	1 (0.3%)	352 (94.9%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23.9	630^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.2%		19.7	658^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.4%	28	13.8	7.5	17.1	1.9	5.3	4.0	7.5	34.5	30.0	31.7	42.6	36.8	54.0	39.3		11.9	13.5	13.7	$23,441	$1,323	$22,118
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	6900 Ames St	Morningside	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 817-0544	357	29	12.5	62.5%	4 (1.1%)	326 (91.3%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	30.6	552^nd of 865 public elementary schools	36.2%		20	654^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.9%	102	65.0	8.1	7.1	7.7	20.0	2.5	18.6	57.5	18.9	14.3	38.5	53.3	64.1	41.3		7.0	28.2	46.2	$24,012	$1,508	$22,503
Benjamin D. Foulois Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	4601 Beauford Rd	Morningside	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 817-0300	540	42	12.8	41.9%	3 (0.6%)	499 (92.4%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	46.3	441^st of 865 public elementary schools	49.0%		53.4	347^th of 859 public elementary schools	59.6%	94	30.0	17.6	27.5	17.5	28.9	17.0	24.2	64.0	31.4	39.2	62.5	83.3	64.0	60.7	40.9	13.7	34.7	48.0	$20,314	$949	$19,365

Frequently Asked Questions about William Beanes Elementary

What schools do graduates of William Beanes Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Beanes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drew-Freeman Middle

Is William Beanes Elementary a good school?

William Beanes Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend William Beanes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended William Beanes Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William Beanes Elementary?

Students at William Beanes Elementary are 63% African American, 33% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What district is William Beanes Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

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