MarylandSchoolsPointer Ridge Elementary

Pointer Ridge Elementary

PublicGrades 05
Bowie, Maryland · Prince George's County Public Schools
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students315
Student:Teacher15.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch58%
Title INo
Pointer Ridge

Around this school

US Census ACS 2022 five-year estimates for ZIP 20716 — the area around Pointer Ridge Elementary.

Median home value
$380k
Owner-occupied (ACS B25077)
Median rent
$2k
Gross rent (ACS B25064)
Median household income
$120k
ACS B19013
Poverty rate
3.4%
ACS B17001

Walk, bike, transit

Scores 0–100 based on nearby amenity density and commute mode share. "Car-Dependent" tier.

Walk score
41
Car-dependent
Bike score
45
Transit score
9

Air quality

From the nearest EPA AQS monitor (19.5 km away).

Air Quality Index
32
Good
PM2.5
5.7 µg/m³
Ozone
48.9 ppb
90-day 95th pct
66
AQI on worst days
Bad days (90d)
3
days above 100 AQI

How the area gets around

Commute time + mode share for residents of ZIP 20716 (ACS S0801).

Mean commute
37 min
Drive alone
71%
Public transit
5%
Walk
0.4%
Bike
0.0%
Work from home
24%

What's nearby

Closest libraries, parks, hospitals, grocery stores, and police stations within 10 km (OpenStreetMap).

Libraries
  • South Bowie Branch Library1.0 km
  • Bowie Branch Library8.3 km
  • Accokeek Hall8.6 km
Parks
  • Pointer Ridge Recreation Area0.4 km
  • Tall Oaks Park1.3 km
  • Tall Oaks Playground1.4 km
Hospitals
  • Bowie Health Center5.1 km
Grocery stores
  • Giant3.7 km
  • Safeway4.6 km
  • Palawan Oriental Market8.0 km
Police stations
  • Prince George's County Police Department Division II - Bowie2.7 km
  • Anne Arundel Police Academy7.5 km

Coming soon

Additional context being ingested.

Pending update
Home value trends (Zillow)
12-month and 5-year price-change from Zillow ZHVI — we have the current value from ACS, trends are the next step — expected this week.
Pending update
Property taxes
Effective rate + median annual tax from county assessor data — expected this week.
Pending update
Adjacent ZIP school comparison
Test-score deltas across neighbouring ZIPs — expected this week.