Imagine Lincoln Pcs, Temple Hills MD

Original Research by School Decision on Imagine Lincoln Pcs

Imagine Lincoln PCS is a public charter school in Temple Hills serving kindergarten through eighth grade. As a charter school, it operates independently from the local district, Prince George's County Public Schools, while remaining publicly funded. The school's enrollment is small for a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade building, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is almost entirely Black, with a small Hispanic population and very few students from other racial backgrounds.

State testing results show a wide gap between math and English language arts performance. In math, proficiency rates are very low across every tested grade, with the highest single grade still well below one in five students meeting the bar. The picture in English language arts is more mixed. In the lower elementary grades, proficiency rates are modest, while in the middle grades, particularly sixth and eighth, a larger share of students reach the proficient level. Science and social studies results, tested in fifth and eighth grades, show that only a small portion of students are proficient. The data available covers only a single year, so there is no trend to show whether performance is improving or declining.

The school serves kindergarten through eighth grade and does not have a high school, so there is no graduation rate to report. Information about chronic absenteeism and special education populations was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those areas. The school's charter status means it has a specific academic mission and may have a waitlist; families interested in enrolling should check the school's admissions process.

Temple Hills is a primarily residential, unincorporated community in Prince George's County, with a housing stock of garden apartments, duplexes, and single-family homes built mainly between the 1950s and 1970s. The area is auto-oriented and lacks a traditional downtown or pedestrian commercial corridor. Shopping is found at nearby centers such as Iverson Mall and Marlow Heights Shopping Center. The community is predominantly Black, with a growing Hispanic population. The Capital Beltway and Metrorail Green Line provide access to the rest of the region, and major employers nearby include Joint Base Andrews and the U.S. Census Bureau. The community has seen modest population growth, and the housing stock is largely built out. Key civic anchors include the Temple Hills Community Center and a county Multi-Service Center.

Across the district, Prince George's County Public Schools has taken several steps that affect families. The district approved a budget increase that directs more funding to teacher salaries and student support services. A district-wide literacy initiative adopted new reading curriculum based on the science of reading, a change that now shapes how all elementary students are taught. A boundary review was conducted to address overcrowding, with changes proposed for a future school year that could alter which school a child is assigned to attend.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 314%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 48%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 62%

School 2% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 75%

School 5% · district not reported

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

Grade 84%

School 4% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 430%

School 30% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 854%

School 54% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 512%

School 12% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 21% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 6 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-income11%Higher-income10%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income13%Higher-income7%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income13%Higher-income13%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income40%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income12%Higher-income19%7 pp gap