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Pointer Ridge Elementary Primary School
1110 Parkington Ln Bowie MD, 20716, Prince Georges County Phone: 301-390-0220 Ranking:  (610 out of 1,074, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Prince George's County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 453 | 452 | 450 | 468 | 454 | 452 | 441 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 17.4% | 71 | 15.7% | 64 | 14.2% | 72 | 15.4% | 79 | 17.4% | 78 | 17.3% | 66 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 16.8% | 70 | 15.5% | 74 | 16.4% | 85 | 18.2% | 74 | 16.3% | 61 | 13.5% | 67 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 14.8% | 67 | 14.8% | 82 | 18.2% | 79 | 16.9% | 70 | 15.4% | 67 | 14.8% | 66 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 68 | 15.0% | 85 | 18.8% | 84 | 18.7% | 68 | 14.5% | 68 | 15.0% | 74 | 16.4% | 59 | 13.4% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 18.8% | 79 | 17.5% | 71 | 15.8% | 75 | 16.0% | 73 | 16.1% | 66 | 14.6% | 69 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 17.2% | 80 | 17.7% | 75 | 16.7% | 75 | 16.0% | 71 | 15.6% | 84 | 18.6% | 77 | 17.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 236 | 52.1% | 237 | 52.4% | 226 | 50.2% | 238 | 50.9% | 219 | 48.2% | 234 | 51.8% | 222 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 217 | 47.9% | 215 | 47.6% | 224 | 49.8% | 230 | 49.1% | 227 | 50.0% | 210 | 46.5% | 215 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 19 | 4.2% | 17 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.2% | 9 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 8.4% | 40 | 8.8% | 39 | 8.7% | 35 | 7.5% | 24 | 5.3% | 20 | 4.4% | 18 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 345 | 76.2% | 350 | 77.4% | 350 | 77.8% | 375 | 80.1% | 393 | 86.6% | 389 | 86.1% | 386 | 87.5% |
| White: | 28 | 6.2% | 29 | 6.4% | 25 | 5.6% | 21 | 4.5% | 26 | 5.7% | 30 | 6.6% | 28 | 6.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.3% | 20 | 4.4% | 20 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 31.3% | 124 | 27.4% | 125 | 27.8% | 102 | 21.8% | 86 | 18.9% | 68 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.5% | 24 | 5.3% | 20 | 4.4% | 31 | 6.6% | 33 | 7.3% | 26 | 5.8% | 19 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.02 | 19.14 | 18.60 | 18.45 | 18.16 | 17.20 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 56.9% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 69.6% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 68.5% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 72.4% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 74.2% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.5% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 78.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 80% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76.3% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 55.3% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 63.1% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 67.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 69.5% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 71.5% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 74.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 74.7% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 79.1% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 78.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.7% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 50.0% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 64.2% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 72.4% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 77.1% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 81.4% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 81.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.4% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 84.0% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 81.6% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 82.0% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 58.6% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 67.9% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 70.0% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 76.5% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 77.2% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 79.3% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 82.7% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 83.4% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 81.0% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 43.7% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 51.6% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 59.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 64.5% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 69.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 68.7% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 71.6% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.6% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75.5% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 68.2% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 50.4% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59.0% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 61.7% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 61.8% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 77.2% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 81.0% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 81.1% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 83.9% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 84.1% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 81.6% | 88.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 36.5% | 50.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 53.2% | 60.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 57.7% | 68.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 61.4% | 70.3% |
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* Pointer Ridge Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.