Andrew Jackson Academy

Set in Forestville, Maryland, Andrew Jackson Academy is a mid-tier elementary-level community, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools. It instructs 458 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Andrew Jackson Academy is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that instructs 132,693 students overall.

Demographically, Andrew Jackson Academy lists that the largest single group is Black, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Andrew Jackson Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Andrew Jackson Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) shows that median household earnings sit near $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Andrew Jackson Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Samuel P. Massie Academy, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Andrew Jackson Academy comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.7%.

Andrew Jackson Academy operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Andrew Jackson Academy's enrollment has declined 28% since 2018, when it stood at 638 (now 458). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 11% to 24%.

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