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Best Upper Marlboro �� Elementary Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 8 private elementary schools serving 1,263 students in Upper Marlboro, MD.

The private elementary schools in Upper Marlboro, MD include Rock Creek Christian Academy, Riverdale Baptist School, and St. Mary Of The Assumption School.

The average acceptance rate is 80%, which is same as the Maryland private elementary school average acceptance rate of 80%.

88% of private elementary schools in Upper Marlboro, MD are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Catholic).

Riverdale Baptist School Photo - The entire student body together for a group photo during Spirit Week in 2012.

Top-Ranked Upper Marlboro �� Elementary Schools (2026)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Riverdale Baptist School

(Baptist)

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1133 Largo Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 249-7000

Gr: PK-12 | 479 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Rock Creek Christian Academy

(Baptist)

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6707 Woodyard Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 599-9600

Gr: PK-6 Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

The Foundation Schools

Special Education School

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1330 McCormick Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 881-0078

Gr: K-12 | 298 students

St. Mary Of The Assumption School

(Catholic)

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4610 Largo Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 627-4170

Gr: NS-8 | 260 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Divine Peace Lutheran School

(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)

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1500 Brown Station Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 350-4522

Gr: K-8 | 37 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed

Edified Christian Preparatory Academy

(Christian)

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1441 McCormick Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 583-1300

Gr: PK-8 | 115 students Avg. class size: 9 students Tuition listed

Fairhaven School

Special Program Emphasis

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17900 Queen Anne Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 249-8060

Gr: K-12 | 55 students Tuition listed

Fellowship Baptist Academy

(Baptist)

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8011 Rosaryville Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(240) 493-8755

Gr: 3-12 | 19 students

[+] Show Closed �� Schools in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Upper Marlboro, Maryland �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Edgemeade Center School (Closed 2004)

All-boys | Special Education School

13101 Crume Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 888-1333

Gr: 7-12 | 56 students

Excellence Christian School (Closed 2024)

(Baptist)

9010 Frank Tippett Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 868-1873

Gr: PK-8 | 178 students

New Life Christian Academy (Closed 2021)

(Church of God)

17411 Central Ave
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 567-9507

Gr: PK-12 | 241 students

Queen Anne School (Closed 2010)

(Episcopal)

14111 Oak Grove Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 249-5000

Gr: 6-12 | 128 students Tuition listed

Overview

This Town (Upper Marlboro)

This State (MD)

# Schools

8 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Total Schools
2025	8
2024	9
2023	8
2022	10
2021	10
2020	10
2019	7
2018	7
2017	8
2016	7
2015	9

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Student Body:

# Students

1,263 Students

110,658 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	180	220	199
2024	188	213	192
2023	223	219	193
2022	197	232	205
2021	196	223	201
2020	232	207	188
2019	280	205	193
2018	280	204	190
2017	241	214	199
2016	270	209	196
2015	273	202	183

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% Average Students of Color

73%

37%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	73%	37%	33%
2024	77%	36%	32%
2023	90%	37%	32%
2022	87%	37%	32%
2021	87%	36%	31%
2020	85%	35%	31%
2019	94%	35%	31%
2018	94%	34%	30%
2017	89%	37%	31%
2016	88%	37%	31%
2015	85%	39%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

160 Teachers

11,941 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	9:1	9:1	11:1
2024	9:1	9:1	11:1
2023	10:1	9:1	11:1
2022	9:1	9:1	11:1
2021	8:1	9:1	11:1
2020	10:1	9:1	11:1
2019	12:1	9:1	11:1
2018	12:1	9:1	11:1
2017	10:1	9:1	11:1
2016	10:1	9:1	12:1
2015	11:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

58%

57%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	58%	57%	54%
2024	58%	57%	54%
2023	56%	56%	53%
2022	61%	56%	53%
2021	61%	57%	53%
2020	61%	57%	53%
2019	68%	57%	52%
2018	68%	56%	52%
2017	61%	56%	51%
2016	49%	57%	51%
2015	53%	56%	50%

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Average Class Size

17 students

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	17	16	16
2024	17	16	15
2023	19	16	15
2022	19	16	15
2021	19	16	15
2020	20	16	15
2019	20	16	15
2018	20	16	15
2017	20	16	15
2016	20	16	15
2015	16	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

9 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	9	12	12
2024	7	11	11
2023	6	11	10
2022	6	11	10
2021	6	11	10
2020	5	10	10
2019	5	10	10
2018	5	10	10
2017	5	10	10
2016	6	10	9
2015	6	8	9

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Average SAT score

1110

(Out of 1600)

1236

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	1,110	1,236	1,236
2024	1,110	1,230	1,233
2023	1,110	1,229	1,231
2022	1,110	1,230	1,232
2021	1,110	1,232	1,232
2020	1,110	1,227	1,229
2019	1,110	1,226	1,230
2018	1,110	1,228	1,227
2017	1,110	1,232	1,232
2016	1,520	1,317	1,292
2015	1,520	1,194	1,244

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$10,867

$16,016

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	$10,867	$16,085	$14,043
2024	$10,700	$14,529	$12,357
2023	$10,090	$13,602	$11,693
2022	$9,576	$13,169	$11,199
2021	$9,561	$12,609	$10,824
2020	$7,810	$12,174	$10,496
2019	$7,727	$12,513	$10,300
2018	$7,727	$12,055	$10,056
2017	$7,724	$11,498	$9,712
2016	$10,275	$11,472	$9,307
2015	$9,561	$10,693	$8,903

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Average % on Financial Aid

60%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	60%	33%	34%
2024	60%	34%	33%
2023	60%	33%	33%
2022	85%	33%	32%
2021	85%	32%	32%
2020	5%	31%	31%
2019	5%	30%	30%
2018	5%	29%	29%
2017	5%	29%	29%
2016	27%	28%	28%
2015	21%	26%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,000

$6,231

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	$1,000	$6,164	$6,227
2024	$1,000	$5,988	$6,113
2023	$1,000	$5,943	$5,785
2022	$2,500	$5,662	$5,514
2021	$2,500	$5,265	$5,269
2020	$500	$4,714	$5,141
2019	$500	$5,256	$5,007
2018	$500	$4,748	$4,752
2017	$500	$4,916	$4,582
2016	$500	$5,224	$4,396
2015	$500	$4,825	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	80%	78%	81%
2024	72%	80%	85%
2023	72%	81%	85%
2022	93%	81%	85%
2021	93%	82%	86%
2020	93%	80%	86%
2019	93%	81%	85%
2018	93%	80%	85%
2017	93%	81%	86%
2016	93%	81%	85%
2015	92%	82%	86%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.38

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	0.38	0.63	0.64
2024	0.38	0.63	0.64
2023	0.36	0.63	0.63
2022	0.34	0.61	0.62
2021	0.34	0.61	0.62
2020	0.38	0.61	0.62
2019	0.55	0.58	0.61
2018	0.55	0.59	0.60
2017	0.39	0.57	0.59
2016	0.38	0.57	0.59
2015	0.39	0.59	0.58

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

274 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

19 Students

3,913 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	1%	4%	5%
2024	1%	4%	5%
2023	1%	4%	5%
2022	1%	4%	5%
2021	1%	4%	5%
2020	1%	4%	5%
2019	2%	4%	4%
2018	2%	4%	4%
2017	1%	3%	4%
2016	1%	4%	4%
2015	1%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

11 Students

4,647 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	1%	4%	9%
2024	1%	4%	9%
2023	1%	5%	9%
2022	1%	4%	8%
2021	1%	4%	9%
2020	1%	5%	9%

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# Black Students

1,476 Students

19,034 Students

% Black Students

77%

17%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	77%	17%	8%
2024	78%	18%	8%
2023	79%	18%	8%
2022	80%	17%	7%
2021	80%	18%	8%
2020	78%	18%	8%
2019	61%	17%	8%
2018	61%	18%	8%
2017	77%	18%	7%
2016	77%	18%	8%
2015	77%	20%	8%

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# White Students

304 Students

60,999 Students

% White Students

16%

55%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	16%	55%	55%
2024	14%	55%	55%
2023	13%	55%	55%
2022	13%	58%	57%
2021	13%	58%	57%
2020	12%	58%	58%
2019	11%	61%	59%
2018	11%	60%	59%
2017	13%	62%	61%
2016	14%	62%	61%
2015	11%	60%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

494 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

94 Students

21,711 Students

% of Others Students

20%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Upper Marlboro, MD Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	5%	20%	22%
2024	6%	19%	22%
2023	6%	18%	22%
2022	5%	17%	22%
2021	5%	16%	20%
2020	8%	15%	19%
2019	26%	15%	20%
2018	26%	15%	20%
2017	9%	14%	19%
2016	8%	13%	18%
2015	11%	14%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

3 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

5 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Upper Marlboro, MD?

The private elementary schools in Upper Marlboro, MD include Rock Creek Christian Academy, Riverdale Baptist School, and St. Mary Of The Assumption School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Upper Marlboro?

8 private elementary schools are located in Upper Marlboro.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Upper Marlboro?

Upper Marlboro private elementary schools are approximately 73% minority students, which is higher than the Maryland private school average of 37%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Upper Marlboro?

88% of private elementary schools in Upper Marlboro are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Catholic).

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