📍 7801 Sherriff Rd, Landover, Prince George's County, 20785
William Paca Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Landover, Prince George's County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Paca Elementary enrolls 559 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 257 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 36% |
| Asian | 58 | 10% |
| White | 32 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
517 of the school's 559 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 494 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William Paca Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-40, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
William Paca Elementary is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 559 students, William Paca Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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