Other / mixed grade configuration · College Park, MD

Hollywood Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Hollywood Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 240051001063
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hollywood Elementary earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Maryland schools.

45
Resource Index · Typical
7.9:1
small classes for Maryland
72.3%
free-lunch eligible
284
students enrolled

Hollywood Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of Maryland schools. Computed live against every Maryland school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

284

Maryland · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.9:1

vs 14.5:1 Maryland avg

-46% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

72.3%

vs 49.0% Maryland avg

+48% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hollywood Elementary compares with Maryland and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hollywood Elementary

Hollywood Elementary is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in College Park, Maryland, enrolling 284 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Hollywood Elementary is leaner than roughly 96% of Maryland schools and 46% under the state's 14.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 72.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 284 puts it in the smaller third of Maryland schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,382 scored Maryland schools.

Against 123 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #29.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (77%) and African American (10%) (diversity index 39/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 284 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 43.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among College Park's public schools, it stands alongside Paint Branch Elementary (488 students): Hollywood Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (7.9:1 vs 10.8:1).

Prince George's County Public Schools also operates High Point High (3,012 students) and Charles Herbert Flowers High (2,712 students) alongside Hollywood Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Hollywood Elementary compares

Hollywood Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Maryland and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maryland Maryland avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.9:1 ▼ 46% 14.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 72.3% ▲ 48% 49.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 284 top 87% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
284
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
72.3%
free-lunch eligible - 48% above the Maryland average of 49.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.9:1
students per teacher - 46% below state mean
Top 4% in Maryland - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
43.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,234
per pupil, district-wide - below Maryland avg of $20,446
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 284 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 77.1%
African American 9.5%
White 7.4%
Asian 3.2%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 77.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.9, Hollywood Elementary is less mixed than the Maryland school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Prince George's County Public Schools, which includes Hollywood Elementary.

$19,234
Per student
-6%
vs Maryland
Avg $20,446
+16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 36.8%
State 51.1%
Federal 12.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Hollywood Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
High Point High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Charles Herbert Flowers High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Parkdale High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bowie High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Eleanor Roosevelt High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hollywood Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Prince George'S County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in College Park

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Maryland, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Hollywood Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hollywood Elementary

How many students attend Hollywood Elementary?

Hollywood Elementary has 284 students enrolled. It is a public school in College Park, MD.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hollywood Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Hollywood Elementary is 7.9:1, which is 46% lower than the Maryland average of 14.5:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hollywood Elementary?

72.3% of students at Hollywood Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maryland average of 49.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hollywood Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Hollywood Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 77.1% of enrollment, in College Park, MD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hollywood Elementary?

Hollywood Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Hollywood Elementary a good school?

Hollywood Elementary earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Maryland schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Prince George's County Public Schools?

Besides Hollywood Elementary, Prince George's County Public Schools also operates High Point High (3,012 students), Charles Herbert Flowers High (2,712 students), and Parkdale High (2,588 students). See the Prince George's County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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