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Whitehall Elementary

Public Grades K-5
244th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools
Better than 72% of Maryland elementary schools
Summary

Whitehall Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bowie, Maryland, serving 480 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitehall Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 36.5% of Whitehall students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 13.1% for the district and 26.5% for the state. In ELA, Whitehall's proficiency rate was 65.1%, significantly higher than the district's 38.3% and the state's 50.8%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where 70.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.5% for the district and 50% for the state.

Whitehall Elementary faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.5% to 34.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's spending per student has increased from $13,488 in the 2020-2021 school year to $17,827 in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a focus on resource allocation. Comparisons to nearby schools, such as the high-performing Heather Hills Elementary and the struggling Northview Elementary, as well as the top-performing Crofton Woods Elementary in the neighboring Anne Arundel County, provide valuable insights for Whitehall Elementary to identify areas for improvement and potential best practices to emulate.

485
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,827
Per pupil spending ?
37.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3901 Woodhaven Ln
       Bowie, MD  20715-1276

(301) 805-1000

District: Prince George's County Public Schools


Students who attend Whitehall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Samuel Ogle Middle
High:    Bowie High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.1%
White:
22.1%
Hispanic:
11.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Maryland average (50% vs 38% meeting standards)
Among the top-ranked schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
Above the Maryland median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg25%
Maryland avg38%
244th of 865
Maryland public elementary schools ?
Top 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 28% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 136Elementary Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools
22nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202571.4244 of 86571.8%★★★★☆
202456.7324 of 85962.3%★★★☆☆
202368.5248 of 85571.0%★★★★☆
202269.0267 of 86269.0%★★★☆☆
202159.0228 of 80271.6%★★★★☆
201978.3186 of 85378.2%★★★★☆
201883.2136 of 85784.1%★★★★☆
201772.4233 of 84772.5%★★★★☆
201678.7184 of 84578.2%★★★★☆
201581.3158 of 85981.6%★★★★☆
201482.5124 of 86785.7%★★★★☆
201383.183 of 84790.2%★★★★★
201275.5175 of 85779.6%★★★★☆
201184.851 of 85394.0%★★★★★
201086.243 of 85595.0%★★★★★
200987.524 of 85097.2%★★★★★
200881.7111 of 83886.8%★★★★☆
200727.7639 of 81821.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202169.870 of 50486.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202165.9173 of 79678.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202169.055 of 34784.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202158.6229 of 78870.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaryland percentileRating
202152.6218 of 52858.7%★★★☆☆
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)86th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2021)84th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2021)78th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2021)71st percentile~ school
White (2021)59th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts65%+14 vs state
Science43%+18 vs state
Mathematics36%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 20, 2017

Open Quote My children will be attending this school and thus far it has been great to know we have a blue ribbon school in our neighborhood. I look forward to working closely with the principle and the teachers in the next school year. Close Quote





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Students who attend Whitehall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Samuel Ogle Middle
High : Bowie High

Whitehall Elementary ranks 244th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Whitehall Elementary.

Students at Whitehall Elementary are 51% African American, 22% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.


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