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Magnolia Elementary

Summary:

Magnolia Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lanham, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 434. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Magnolia Elementary faces several key challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of African American students (65.44%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 21.73% to 89.29% African American. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with a ranking between 439 and 764 out of 802 to 859 schools over the past several years. Magnolia Elementary's performance on MCAP assessments is also significantly lower than the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.88% to 77.42% over the past few years, indicating a high-needs student population.

While Magnolia Elementary's overall performance is low, the school's African American and male student subgroups perform relatively better, ranking in the top half of Maryland elementary schools in these categories. However, the nearby schools, such as Seabrook Elementary, Legends Public Charter School, and Robert Goddard Montessori, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance compared to Magnolia Elementary, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts. Despite the higher spending per student at Magnolia Elementary, the school's academic outcomes lag behind the state and district averages, as well as many of the nearby schools, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices, teacher quality, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 8400 Nightingale Dr
       Lanham, MD  20706-3929

(301) 918-8770

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
764th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,544 Help


Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Greenbelt Middle
High:    Eleanor Roosevelt High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  434

Racial breakdown:

African American:
65.4%
Hispanic:
18.7%
Asian:
8.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Magnolia Elementary ranks worse than 88.9% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 110th among 137 ranked elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.14. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (65.4%), Hispanic (18.7%), Asian (8.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Magnolia Elementary is 15.2. 99 elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Magnolia Elementary is $16,544. 127 elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Magnolia Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Prince George's County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Prince George's County Public Schools 22nd of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Magnolia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Magnolia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.78 214th 803 73.3%
2005 67.11 283rd 805 64.8%
2006 72.68 218th 804 72.9%
2007 59.75 362nd 818 55.7%
2008 37.86 596th 838 28.9%
2009 42.33 565th 850 33.5%
2010 39.33 598th 855 30.1%
2011 45.37 514th 853 39.7%
2012 59.73 402nd 857 53.1%
2013 32.33 626th 847 26.1%
2014 44.76 555th 867 36.0%
2015 28.17 593rd 859 31.0%
2016 31.18 563rd 845 33.4%
2017 22.96 632nd 847 25.4%
2018 32.25 543rd 857 36.6%
2019 26.02 591st 853 30.7%
2021 33.27 439th 802 45.3%
2022 30.49 565th 862 34.5%
2023 25.17 592nd 855 30.8%
2024 13.14 764th 859 11.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Magnolia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.35 175th 546 67.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Magnolia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.81 472nd 796 40.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Magnolia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.20 386th 788 51.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Magnolia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.09 136th 504 73.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Magnolia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.90 205th 347 40.9%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Open Quote This school was not what I expected it to be. I read the ratings and thought it best to send my children. I stopped by the school to do a quick drop in to monitor my children and I was surprised to hear the teachers yelling at some child. Yes, teachers (more than one) I don't know the story behind the incident but I am sure if the parent was present with that child the situation would not have been handled that way. When the teacher noticed me she gave me a smile as to divert my attention from what was taking place. This will be the last school year for my children. I don't want my children to be in a hostile environment. Another thing I noticed was the lack of positive energy starting from the office to the classrooms...

I think we expect everyone to have an off day but when the adults are acting like children yelling and telling the child that his behavior is not good or acceptable I was thinking to myself that they are displaying the type of behavior that was not acceptable. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Magnolia Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 176 153 64 3 2 n/a n/a -4 394
1990 182 154 80 10 1 n/a n/a 0 427
1991 187 205 95 21 6 n/a n/a 0 514
1992 185 223 112 25 6 n/a n/a 0 551
1993 163 264 141 18 2 n/a n/a 0 588
1994 145 254 149 25 5 n/a n/a 0 578
1995 104 271 153 31 3 n/a n/a 0 562
1996 104 271 153 31 3 n/a n/a 0 562
1997 82 320 159 28 3 n/a n/a 0 592
1998 75 418 153 41 3 n/a n/a 0 690
1999 56 459 150 47 1 n/a n/a 0 713
2000 59 481 120 53 1 n/a n/a 0 714
2001 57 463 103 58 2 n/a n/a 0 683
2002 36 359 74 74 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2003 36 359 74 74 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2004 29 355 67 94 2 n/a n/a 0 547
2005 20 349 58 31 2 n/a n/a 0 460
2006 12 381 29 33 2 n/a n/a 0 457
2007 10 346 23 26 1 n/a n/a 0 406
2008 7 343 30 36 1 n/a n/a 0 417
2009 6 362 34 48 1 n/a n/a 0 451
2010 9 347 32 59 1 n/a n/a 0 448
2011 13 343 19 69 2 1 9 0 456
2012 18 366 22 66 2 2 3 0 479
2013 24 370 29 51 4 3 3 0 484
2014 29 343 35 66 1 5 2 0 481
2015 27 342 40 74 4 4 1 0 492
2016 28 337 36 78 1 3 1 0 484
2017 20 359 36 83 2 2 3 0 505
2018 15 355 38 84 1 3 2 0 498
2019 15 367 34 91 5 3 2 0 517
2020 16 344 38 110 1 3 2 0 514
2021 16 342 41 106 4 1 3 0 513
2022 15 308 37 94 5 2 6 0 467
2023 22 284 35 81 7 1 4 0 434

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Magnolia Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 394 19.5 20.2 n/a
1990 427 20.2 21.1 15.2
1991 514 22.4 22.9 22.2
1992 551 24.8 22.2 25
1993 588 25.1 23.4 23.5
1994 578 26.4 21.9 30.1
1995 562 25.0 22.5 31.7
1996 562 25.0 22.5 31.7
1997 592 26.5 22.3 35.3
1998 690 30.8 22.4 38.6
1999 713 30.9 23.1 43.9
2000 714 36.9 19.3 47.1
2001 683 35.4 19.3 50.8
2002 543 38.4 14.1 45.7
2003 543 38.4 14.1 45.7
2004 547 27.8 19.7 53.2
2005 460 29.0 15.9 45.2
2006 457 27.0 16.9 46
2007 406 27.9 14.6 45.1
2008 417 25.2 16.5 44.6
2009 451 27.1 16.6 51
2010 448 26.2 17.0 58.7
2011 456 25.4 17.9 62.9
2012 479 26.1 18.3 61.8
2013 484 28.6 16.9 65.3
2014 481 28.8 16.7 66.3
2015 492 28.0 17.5 65.9
2016 484 30.0 16.1 64.9
2017 505 30.3 16.6 68.3
2018 498 30.3 16.4 67.1
2019 517 30.9 16.7 69.8
2020 514 30.5 16.8 67.9
2021 513 33.0 15.5 66.3
2022 467 32.4 14.4 61.9
2023 434 28.4 15.2 77.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Magnolia Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 394 19.5 20.2 n/a
1990 427 20.2 21.1 15.2
1991 514 22.4 22.9 22.2
1992 551 24.8 22.2 25
1993 588 25.1 23.4 23.5
1994 578 26.4 21.9 30.1
1995 562 25.0 22.5 31.7
1996 562 25.0 22.5 31.7
1997 592 26.5 22.3 35.3
1998 690 30.8 22.4 38.6
1999 713 30.9 23.1 43.9
2000 714 36.9 19.3 47.1
2001 683 35.4 19.3 50.8
2002 543 38.4 14.1 45.7
2003 543 38.4 14.1 45.7
2004 547 27.8 19.7 53.2
2005 460 29.0 15.9 45.2
2006 457 27.0 16.9 46
2007 406 27.9 14.6 45.1
2008 417 25.2 16.5 44.6
2009 451 27.1 16.6 51
2010 448 26.2 17.0 58.7
2011 456 25.4 17.9 62.9
2012 479 26.1 18.3 61.8
2013 484 28.6 16.9 65.3
2014 481 28.8 16.7 66.3
2015 492 28.0 17.5 65.9
2016 484 30.0 16.1 64.9
2017 505 30.3 16.6 68.3
2018 498 30.3 16.4 67.1
2019 517 30.9 16.7 69.8
2020 514 30.5 16.8 67.9
2021 513 33.0 15.5 66.3
2022 467 32.4 14.4 61.9
2023 434 28.4 15.2 77.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Magnolia Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $300 (2.4%) $11,994 (97.6%) $12,294
2020 $323 (2.7%) $11,801 (97.3%) $12,124
2021 $588 (4.6%) $12,258 (95.4%) $12,847
2022 $1,647 (10.3%) $14,304 (89.7%) $15,951
2023 $1,382 (8.4%) $15,162 (91.6%) $16,544

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Magnolia Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 591st of 853 Elementary schoolsRanks 592nd of 855 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students517434
 16.1%
African American367284
 22.6%
American Indian57
 40%
Asian3435
 2.9%
Hispanic9181
 11%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White1522
 46.7%
Two or More Races24
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.8%77.4%
 7.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Elementary

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenbelt Middle
High : Eleanor Roosevelt High

Students at Magnolia Elementary are 65% African American, 19% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% White, 2% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 434 students attended Magnolia Elementary.

Magnolia Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Maryland elementary schools.


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