Thomas G. Pullen

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Thomas G. Pullen is a public magnet elementary school in Landover, Maryland that serves grades K-8 and has a diverse student population, with 80.95% African American, 10.34% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Thomas G. Pullen is a standout school, consistently outperforming the Prince George's County Public Schools district and the state of Maryland in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency. In 2023-2024, 61.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.1% for the district and 48.4% for the state. The school also excels in Algebra I, with 62.1% of students proficient or better, far surpassing the district (8.8%) and state (20%) averages. Thomas G. Pullen's African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform exceptionally well, ranking 163 out of 504 Maryland elementary schools and 93 out of 546, respectively, in 2020-2021.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Phyllis E. Williams Elementary, another magnet school in the area, Thomas G. Pullen stands out as a high-performing institution, particularly in English Language Arts and Algebra I. In contrast, some of the traditional public schools in the vicinity, like Carmody Hills Elementary and Highland Park Elementary, have significantly lower proficiency rates across the board. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, Thomas G. Pullen is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting that the school's focus on providing a high-quality education and additional resources is effectively supporting its diverse student population.


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Public, Magnet K-8

 700 Brightseat Rd
       Landover, MD  20785-4720


(301) 808-8160

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
340th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,650 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  736

Racial breakdown:

African American:
81.1%
Hispanic:
10.6%
White:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.3% Help


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Compare Details Thomas G. Pullen ranks better than 60.4% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 12th 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 53.84. (See more...)
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Compare Details Thomas G. Pullen ranks better than 77.4% of middle schools in Maryland. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.8. (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 (81.1%), Hispanic (10.6%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas G. Pullen is 15.3. 106 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 Thomas G. Pullen is $17,650. 118 elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Thomas G. Pullen was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Thomas G. Pullen 74th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Thomas G. Pullen in the ranking list.)

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 Thomas G. Pullen

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 77.77 165th 803 79.5%
2005 68.77 263rd 805 67.3%
2006 60.52 350th 804 56.5%
2007 72.34 216th 818 73.6%
2008 45.55 530th 838 36.8%
2009 48.13 510th 850 40.0%
2010 69.00 288th 855 66.3%
2011 58.75 397th 853 53.5%
2012 48.65 500th 857 41.7%
2013 36.88 590th 847 30.3%
2014 56.23 450th 867 48.1%
2015 29.78 580th 859 32.5%
2016 40.87 463rd 845 45.2%
2017 44.56 432nd 847 49.0%
2018 62.74 300th 857 65.0%
2019 64.61 278th 853 67.4%
2021 37.98 387th 802 51.7%
2022 57.85 343rd 862 60.2%
2023 56.55 324th 855 62.1%
2024 53.84 340th 859 60.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.50 93rd 546 83.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.90 343rd 796 56.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.88 436th 788 44.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.43 163rd 504 67.7%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Thomas G. Pullen

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Rank History for all middle school students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.30 85th 252 66.3%
2005 63.96 99th 255 61.2%
2006 54.57 116th 254 54.3%
2007 52.63 127th 264 51.9%
2008 61.23 129th 283 54.4%
2009 77.98 64th 301 78.7%
2010 77.18 74th 324 77.2%
2011 78.26 64th 309 79.3%
2012 71.99 97th 314 69.1%
2013 78.86 66th 316 79.1%
2014 79.22 72nd 339 78.8%
2015 50.63 140th 315 55.6%
2016 64.76 100th 314 68.2%
2017 63.20 108th 317 65.9%
2018 63.00 112th 328 65.9%
2019 65.17 98th 316 69.0%
2021 56.39 112th 303 63.0%
2022 76.21 75th 333 77.5%
2023 64.25 93rd 322 71.1%
2024 71.80 74th 328 77.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.92 17th 273 93.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.89 119th 303 60.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.64 105th 288 63.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Thomas G. Pullen

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.21 45th 259 82.6%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Open Quote For 25 years, Thomas G. Pullen has excelled in fostering a lifelong love of the arts. An amazing format with arts teachers knowing students from K-8; truly a school with heart in art! Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Open Quote First year and we are truly happy with this school. They challenge the children physically and mentally. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Thomas G. Pullen

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 265 457 9 14 0 n/a n/a 4 749
1990 263 483 9 10 0 n/a n/a 0 765
1991 233 487 14 10 2 n/a n/a 0 746
1992 229 530 15 11 3 n/a n/a 0 788
1993 226 556 15 24 4 n/a n/a 0 825
1994 220 589 16 26 1 n/a n/a 0 852
1995 188 602 19 27 4 n/a n/a 0 840
1996 188 602 19 27 4 n/a n/a 0 840
1997 176 601 24 29 2 n/a n/a 0 832
1998 161 623 20 23 2 n/a n/a 0 829
1999 142 638 21 33 4 n/a n/a 0 838
2000 122 647 18 32 7 n/a n/a 0 826
2001 100 657 20 27 12 n/a n/a 0 816
2002 55 676 16 23 18 n/a n/a 0 788
2003 55 676 16 23 18 n/a n/a 0 788
2004 41 717 16 21 14 n/a n/a 0 809
2005 30 723 18 19 13 n/a n/a 0 803
2006 28 738 16 18 9 n/a n/a 0 809
2007 17 737 16 12 8 n/a n/a 0 790
2008 13 724 13 9 8 n/a n/a 0 767
2009 12 704 11 13 6 n/a n/a 0 746
2010 9 628 10 18 4 n/a n/a 0 669
2011 10 651 2 40 3 0 32 0 738
2012 6 651 4 35 2 1 23 0 722
2013 9 668 5 31 2 0 21 0 736
2014 11 667 6 34 3 0 14 0 735
2015 13 655 8 33 2 0 19 0 730
2016 18 659 9 41 3 0 15 0 745
2017 16 657 7 43 3 1 15 0 742
2018 21 637 9 58 3 1 15 0 744
2019 16 633 10 64 3 1 17 0 744
2020 18 615 9 66 4 0 23 0 735
2021 21 616 9 69 5 1 22 0 743
2022 27 585 9 74 4 1 22 0 722
2023 28 595 7 76 3 0 26 0 735
2024 26 597 6 78 3 0 26 0 736

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 Thomas G. Pullen

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 749 46.5 16.1 n/a
1990 765 49.0 15.6 6.7
1991 746 49.0 15.2 5.2
1992 788 48.0 16.4 9.5
1993 825 48.0 17.2 9.1
1994 852 48.0 17.8 17.7
1995 840 49.0 17.1 9.9
1996 840 49.0 17.1 9.9
1997 832 49.0 17.0 9.9
1998 829 47.2 17.6 8.7
1999 838 47.2 17.8 27.9
2000 826 52.0 15.9 31
2001 816 56.0 14.6 27.7
2002 788 54.0 14.6 35
2003 788 54.0 14.6 35
2004 809 52.0 15.6 30.3
2005 803 54.0 14.9 30.4
2006 809 60.0 13.5 28.3
2007 790 60.5 13.1 26.5
2008 767 59.4 12.9 24.3
2009 746 57.0 13.1 29
2010 669 52.2 12.8 37.8
2011 738 51.4 14.3 37.4
2012 722 44.3 16.2 40.7
2013 736 49.0 15.0 41
2014 735 52.0 14.1 42
2015 730 49.0 14.8 49.9
2016 745 54.0 13.7 47.1
2017 742 52.0 14.2 52.7
2018 744 51.5 14.4 48.1
2019 744 50.5 14.7 46
2020 735 50.0 14.7 46.4
2021 743 50.0 14.8 47.9
2022 722 49.5 14.5 43.4
2023 735 53.5 13.7 50.5
2024 736 48.0 15.3 52.3

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 Thomas G. Pullen

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 749 46.5 16.1 n/a
1990 765 49.0 15.6 6.7
1991 746 49.0 15.2 5.2
1992 788 48.0 16.4 9.5
1993 825 48.0 17.2 9.1
1994 852 48.0 17.8 17.7
1995 840 49.0 17.1 9.9
1996 840 49.0 17.1 9.9
1997 832 49.0 17.0 9.9
1998 829 47.2 17.6 8.7
1999 838 47.2 17.8 27.9
2000 826 52.0 15.9 31
2001 816 56.0 14.6 27.7
2002 788 54.0 14.6 35
2003 788 54.0 14.6 35
2004 809 52.0 15.6 30.3
2005 803 54.0 14.9 30.4
2006 809 60.0 13.5 28.3
2007 790 60.5 13.1 26.5
2008 767 59.4 12.9 24.3
2009 746 57.0 13.1 29
2010 669 52.2 12.8 37.8
2011 738 51.4 14.3 37.4
2012 722 44.3 16.2 40.7
2013 736 49.0 15.0 41
2014 735 52.0 14.1 42
2015 730 49.0 14.8 49.9
2016 745 54.0 13.7 47.1
2017 742 52.0 14.2 52.7
2018 744 51.5 14.4 48.1
2019 744 50.5 14.7 46
2020 735 50.0 14.7 46.4
2021 743 50.0 14.8 47.9
2022 722 49.5 14.5 43.4
2023 735 53.5 13.7 50.5
2024 736 48.0 15.3 52.3

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 Thomas G. Pullen

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $343 (2.5%) $13,447 (97.5%) $13,791
2020 $318 (2.2%) $14,276 (97.8%) $14,594
2021 $583 (3.8%) $14,653 (96.2%) $15,236
2022 $1,427 (8.3%) $15,775 (91.7%) $17,201
2023 $1,427 (8.1%) $16,223 (91.9%) $17,650

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas G. Pullen

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 278th of 853 Elementary schoolsRanks 324th of 855 Elementary schools
 5.3%
Ranks 98th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 93rd of 322 Middle schools
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students744735
 1.2%
African American633595
 6%
American Indian33
Asian107
 30%
Hispanic6476
 18.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1628
 75%
Two or More Races1726
 52.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46%50.5%
 4.5%


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Thomas G. Pullen ranks 340th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 736 students attended Thomas G. Pullen.

Students at Thomas G. Pullen are 81% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.


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