📍 7100 Woodyard Rd, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, 20772
Melwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melwood Elementary enrolls 450 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 273 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 32% |
| White | 10 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 450 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 249 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Melwood 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-50, state senate district 23.
Melwood 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 450 students, Melwood 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