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Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

670^th

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary in Cheverly, MD, is a public school serving 518 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a high-poverty community, where over 91% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch, and it is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district.

This school stands out for its strong mathematics performance, with 18.1% of students proficient in math—significantly higher than the average of nearby schools like Robert R. Gray Elementary and Woodridge Elementary, and above the district average of 13.7%. A particularly bright spot is the school's exceptional support for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable achievement that shows the school is highly effective at closing achievement gaps. Additionally, chronic absenteeism at 30.6% is notably lower than at several neighboring schools, such as Bladensburg Elementary (44.5%) and Port Towns Elementary (43.0%), suggesting a more stable learning environment.

While math is a clear strength, English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency at 29.9% lags behind the district average of 38.9%, indicating a need for improved literacy strategies. Interestingly, the school achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($19,280) compared to nearby schools like Robert R. Gray ($29,055), demonstrating efficient resource use. A fascinating pattern emerges in 3rd-grade math, where proficiency reaches 26.5%—nearly matching the district average—before dropping in 4th and 5th grades, hinting at a particularly effective teacher or program at that grade level. Overall, Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary is a school that excels in math and supports its most vulnerable students exceptionally well, making it a standout in a challenging district.

518

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,280

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3324 64th Ave
Cheverly, MD 20785-1304

(301) 925-1944

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G. James Gholson Middle
High:	Bladensburg High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

African American:

30.9%

Asian:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (23% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

670^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^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	20.9	670 of 864	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	653 of 865	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	608 of 859	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	540 of 855	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	628 of 862	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	576 of 802	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	583 of 853	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	605 of 857	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	566 of 847	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.1	564 of 845	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.1	622 of 859	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	63.2	364 of 867	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	333 of 847	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.6	579 of 857	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	444 of 853	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.9	489 of 855	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	478 of 850	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	476 of 838	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.4	245 of 818	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	66.3	300 of 804	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.4	195 of 805	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	71.9	231 of 803	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	45.6	217 of 504	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.6	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.7	565 of 796	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	264 of 347	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.4	134 of 546	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.4	609 of 788	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)75th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2021)57th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2021)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)24th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2021)23rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)9th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3324 64th Ave	Cheverly	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 925-1944	518	36	14.4	91.5%	32 (6.2%)	160 (30.9%)	242 (46.7%)	69 (13.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	20.9	670^th of 864 public elementary schools	22.5%		22.4	653^rd of 865 public elementary schools	24.5%	17	26.5	12.7	13.4	18.1	31.3	29.6	28.4	29.9	15.2	$19,280	$1,877	$17,402
Cooper Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Cooper Ln	Landover Hills	20784	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 925-1350	407	33	12.4	93.1%	11 (2.7%)	103 (25.3%)	282 (69.3%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17	724^th of 864 public elementary schools	16.2%		16.2	741^st of 865 public elementary schools	14.3%	17	15.9	13.3	13.6	14.3	30.6	26.7	23.1	26.7	12.1	$19,905	$1,854	$18,051
Rogers Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4301 58th Ave	Bladensburg	20710	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 985-1860	450	38	11.9	94.9%	10 (2.2%)	22 (4.9%)	416 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16	743^rd of 864 public elementary schools	14.0%		12.8	794^th of 865 public elementary schools	8.2%	51	16.9	4.9	10.9	10.7	22.9	21.3	26.6	23.4	23.4	$20,006	$1,907	$18,099
Port Towns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4351 58th Ave	Bladensburg	20710	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 985-1480	747	56	13.2	92.9%	16 (2.1%)	189 (25.3%)	527 (70.5%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10.4	817^th of 864 public elementary schools	5.4%		7.8	850^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.7%	33	8.9	5.4	1.9	5.6	28.5	13.3	27.2	22.6	4.8	$18,947	$1,729	$17,218
Bladensburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4915 Annapolis Rd	Bladensburg	20710	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 985-1450	713	55	12.8	91.4%	19 (2.7%)	145 (20.3%)	539 (75.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13.6	771^st of 864 public elementary schools	10.8%		17.6	724^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.3%	47	19.6	7.1	6.3	11.0	25.7	25.7	18.8	23.5	12.5	$20,171	$1,607	$18,564
Columbia Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Kent Village Dr	Landover	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 925-1322	429	31	13.7	92.3%	8 (1.9%)	186 (43.4%)	225 (52.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	14.7	756^th of 864 public elementary schools	12.5%		20.4	679^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.5%	77	14.3	11.6	15.3	13.6	27.1	17.4	18.6	21.2	15.5	$21,852	$2,388	$19,464
Woodridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Flintridge Dr	Hyattsville	20784	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8585	299	25	12.1	93.0%	18 (6.0%)	21 (7.0%)	249 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19	694^th of 864 public elementary schools	19.7%		24.1	627^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.5%	67	11.8	9.5	6.0	9.1	27.5	38.1	38.0	34.3	10.2	$22,143	$1,802	$20,341
Robert R. Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4949 Addison Rd	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 636-8400	375	36	10.3	92.5%	21 (5.6%)	171 (45.6%)	174 (46.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.1	556^th of 864 public elementary schools	35.6%		25.2	608^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.7%	52	39.7	9.6	8.6	19.6	50.0	42.3	32.8	41.7	17.2	$29,055	$2,741	$26,315
Dodge Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Hubbard Rd	Landover	20785	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 883-4220	494	42	11.7	93.5%	34 (6.9%)	232 (47.0%)	146 (29.6%)	72 (14.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.1	741^st of 864 public elementary schools	14.2%		14.9	756^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.6%	15	11.7	12.2	9.2	11.1	16.7	29.4	29.0	25.3	16.1	$21,449	$1,813	$19,636
Glenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 Gallatin St	Landover Hills	20784	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8740	723	51	14.0	91.6%	37 (5.1%)	255 (35.3%)	410 (56.7%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	19.2	692^nd of 864 public elementary schools	19.9%		15.7	745^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.9%	53	17.9	4.4	10.5	10.3	35.2	28.1	34.6	32.3	16.3	$19,368	$2,078	$17,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary?

Students at Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 31% African American, 13% Asian, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary a good school?

Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : G. James Gholson Middle
High : Bladensburg High

What district is Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

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