Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20783

The nine public schools in zip code 20783 (Adelphi/Hyattsville, MD) are all part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district and serve a highly economically disadvantaged community, with seven elementary schools and two middle schools but no high schools.

While academic performance across the area is significantly below state averages, Adelphi Elementary stands out as the top performer, earning the only 2-star rating in the zip code and ranking in the 33rd percentile. It also boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (11.1%) and the lowest free/reduced-price lunch rate (88.91%). In contrast, Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary leads in math proficiency (21.6%), while Langley Park-McCormick Elementary has the best attendance in the area with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.1%, despite being one of the lowest-ranked schools. A major red flag is the dramatic drop in middle school performance: Buck Lodge Middle and Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi have abysmal math proficiency rates of 5.3% and 2.9%, respectively, compared to the elementary average of 16.9%.

Spending does not correlate with success here. Cool Spring Elementary spends the most per student ($27,476) but ranks in the 9th percentile, while Adelphi Elementary achieves better outcomes with $22,959 per student. The two middle schools also show a funding disparity, with Sonia Sotomayor spending $3,500 less per student than Buck Lodge. Despite favorable student-teacher ratios averaging 13.7:1, the overall picture reveals systemic challenges, though Adelphi Elementary's 4th-grade math proficiency of 40%—the only grade-level score exceeding the state average—offers a glimmer of hope and a potential model for improvement.