Lewisdale Elementary School is a public elementary school

Elementary school

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 located in Hyattsville, Maryland

Hyattsville, Maryland

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. Grade levels range from Pre-kindergarten

Kindergarten

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 through fifth grade. Lewisdale Elementary is one of the primary schools included in the Prince George's County Public Schools

Prince George's County Public Schools

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 District.

School Population

Lewisdale is populated mainly with Hispanic students with African- American students following.

Ethnicity percents

• Hispanic/Latino- 72.4%
• African- American-25.4%
• Asian- 2.0%
• White- 0.2%

Grade sizes

• Pre-Kindergarten - 60 Students
• Kindergarten - 88 Students
• 1st Grade - 94 Students
• 2nd Grade - 93 Students
• 3rd Grade - 113 Students
• 4th Grade - 100 Students
• 5th Grade - 101 Students

School procedures

Lewisdale follows procedures under the direction of Principal, Melissa Glee-Woodard. The school follows a strict dress code among students.

Notable graduates

• Jaime Dermody, Economics Professor, Class of 1960.
• Joel Resnicoff
  Joel Resnicoff
  Joel Hirsch Resnicoff was an American artist and fashion illustrator, who incorporated expressionistic art into commercial fashion illustrations, stating his belief that "commercial art is the art of the century." His work did not fit easily into any one category, and "the figures in his...
  
  , Artist and Fashion Illustrator, Class of 1962.