Summary:
Zip code 20769 in Glenn Dale, Maryland, is home to a single elementary school, Glenn Dale Elementary, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district.
Glenn Dale Elementary faces significant academic challenges. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 8.7% of all students were proficient in Mathematics and 22.6% in English Language Arts (ELA), both well below the district and state averages. The school's state ranking has declined sharply over three years, falling from the 26th percentile to the 7th percentile. This is particularly striking given that the school spends a high amount per student—$23,962—yet achieves among the lowest outcomes in Maryland. The school also has a very high rate of economic disadvantage, with 91.89% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.2%, which likely contributes to the low test scores.
While the overall picture is concerning, there are nuances. The school's Math proficiency in 2024-2025 (13.9%) briefly exceeded the district average (13.1%), suggesting some progress that was reversed in the most recent year. The ELA proficiency gap compared to the state is slightly less severe than the Math gap, though both are substantial. With a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, class sizes are relatively small, but this has not translated into improved academic performance. For parents, the key takeaway is that Glenn Dale Elementary is a school with deep-rooted challenges tied to poverty and absenteeism, where high spending has not yet yielded better results, and the academic trajectory is declining.
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