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Perrywood Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

501 Watkins Park Dr, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 · (301) 218-3040 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

Kettering’s School Grade D better than 8% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
529
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Perrywood Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Kettering kids: Kettering Middle

On the path

Where Kettering kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Perrywood ElementaryYou are here
6–8Kettering Middlein Upper Marlboro

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

501 Watkins Park Dr, Upper Marlboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten70
Grade 188
Grade 264
Grade 3101
Grade 483
Grade 5123
Enrollment over time
551’20
551’21
517’22
535’23
529’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Perrywood Elementary from Kettering families.

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

The district →
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Kettering’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.