Woodridge Elementary, Hyattsville MD

Original Research by School Decision on Woodridge Elementary

Woodridge Elementary, a regular public school in Hyattsville, Maryland, serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade. It sits within the Prince George's County Public Schools system, a large district that has recently approved a substantial operating budget increase and implemented a new district-wide literacy initiative aligned with the science of reading. The district also conducted a 2024 boundary review to address overcrowding, a change families considering the area should be aware of as it can alter school assignments.

The school's student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a much smaller share of students identifying as Black, white, or American Indian or Alaska Native. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. State testing data for the most recent year shows results that families will want to examine carefully. In math, proficiency rates declined sharply across the tested grades, with a modest share of third graders meeting the standard and a very small share of fourth and fifth graders doing so. In English language arts, the share of students meeting the standard was higher for third graders and was lower for fourth and fifth graders. Science results for fifth graders also showed a very small share of students meeting the standard. The school only has a single year of state testing data in the available records, so there is no prior year for comparison.

Hyattsville itself is an urban suburb of Washington, D.C., with a historic residential core of Victorian houses and bungalows that contrasts with newer, denser development. The city has undergone significant redevelopment since the early 2000s, particularly around the Arts District Hyattsville and the Hyattsville Crossing Metro station, where mixed-use projects have added condos, student housing, retail, and a movie theater. The city’s motto is "A World Within Walking Distance," and it is well connected by trails, bike lanes, and transit, including two Metro stations. Major employers include the National Center for Health Statistics, the Mall at Prince George's, and the University Town Center complex.

For a parent or resident, Woodridge presents a picture of a school with a diverse, largely Hispanic student body and a high level of economic need. The state assessment results, while providing only a single year of data, indicate that a majority of students in the tested grades are not yet meeting the state's proficiency benchmarks in math, English language arts, or science. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking about the specific supports and interventions in place for students who are below standard, and how the district’s new literacy initiative is being implemented at the elementary level. The housing market in the zip code is characterized by home values that are somewhat below the state average and rents that are below the national average, which may be a factor for families looking at the area. The district’s ongoing boundary review is another factor to monitor, as it could affect which elementary school a child in this area attends.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 49%

School 9% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 52%

School 2% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 52%

School 2% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolPrince George's County Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income6%Higher-income13%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income14%3 pp gap