Enrollment
284
Maryland · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · College Park, MD
Federal NCES profile for Hollywood Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
The verdict
Hollywood Elementary earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Maryland schools.
Hollywood Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of Maryland schools. Computed live against every Maryland school reporting to NCES.
NCES ID 240051001063 Verify on NCES CCD record →
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
How Hollywood Elementary compares with Maryland and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
7.9:1 - 6.6 below the Maryland state median of 14.5:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
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
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
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.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 77.1% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 38.9, Hollywood Elementary is less mixed than the Maryland school average of 52.3.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Prince George's County Public Schools, which includes Hollywood Elementary.
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.
| 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.
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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
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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.
Hollywood Elementary has 284 students enrolled. It is a public school in College Park, MD.
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.
72.3% of students at Hollywood Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maryland average of 49.0%.
The largest demographic group at Hollywood Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 77.1% of enrollment, in College Park, MD.
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).
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.
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.
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