Avalon Elementary

Avalon Elementary, a cozy elementary campus in Fort Washington, Maryland, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools, works with 302 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 132,693 students. Avalon Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Avalon Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 42% Hispanic, 4% White. That is considerably less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Avalon Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 20.9%; Avalon Elementary posts 36.6%, +15.7 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) shows that median household income runs about $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Avalon Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Crossland High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Avalon Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Avalon Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 26.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Avalon Elementary's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 302). The Black share of enrollment fell from 70% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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