Waldon Woods Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Clinton, Maryland

Waldon Woods Elementary in Clinton, Maryland enrolled 523 students in 2024-25 with 33.4 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 7% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

529 students in 2022-23, 566 students in 2023-24, 523 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 33.4.

Students enrolled at Waldon Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 52302004006002022-235292023-245662024-25523
Students enrolled at Waldon Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 52302004006002022-235292023-245662024-25523
Students enrolled at Waldon Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 52302004006002022-235292023-245662024-25523
Students enrolled at Waldon Woods Elementary by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 52302004006002022-235292023-245662024-25523
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352927.019.6
2023-2456632.117.6
2024-2552333.415.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 512 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waldon Woods Elementary enrolled 512 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 512 of the 512 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent34.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.5% of students were Black, 25.0% Hispanic, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black68.5%
  2. Hispanic25.0%
  3. Two or more races2.9%
  4. White1.5%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Waldon Woods Elementary scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2236%35%45.1%
Math, 2022-237%11% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Clinton

4 public elementary schools in Clinton report 2024-25 enrollment; Waldon Woods Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Waldon Woods Elementary52315.790.1%
Francis T. Evans Elementary39316.946.8%
James Ryder Randall Elementary29914.788.3%
Clinton Grove Elementary29512.986.8%

All public schools in Clinton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Waldon Woods Elementary

  1. Clinton Grove ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 295 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. James Ryder Randall ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 299 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Waldon Woods Elementary with Clinton Grove ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prince George's County Public Schools spends per student$19,789 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,789
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandWaldon Woods Elementary is the number 330 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#330 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Waldon Woods Elementary

  1. How many students attend Waldon Woods Elementary?
    523 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 529 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Clinton, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Waldon Woods Elementary?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Waldon Woods Elementary a Title I school?
    Waldon Woods Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Waldon Woods Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Waldon Woods Elementary scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Waldon Woods Elementary in?
    Prince George's County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240051001180 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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