📍 1110 Parkington Ln, Bowie, Prince George's County, 20716
Pointer Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bowie, Prince George's County. The school has 318 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 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pointer Ridge Elementary enrolls 318 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 231 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 16% |
| White | 17 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 318 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 165 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Pointer Ridge 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.
Pointer Ridge 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 318 students, Pointer Ridge 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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