Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000997
Capitol Heights Elementary
601 Suffolk Ave, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 · (301) 817-0494 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
193 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
66.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Maryland's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
+88 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.1:1
% Hispanic
25%
was 13%
% Black
63%
was 86%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Capitol Heights Elementary
Located at 601 Suffolk Ave, in Capitol Heights, Maryland, Capitol Heights Elementary is a compact K-5 school that teaches 317 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Capitol Heights Elementary sits 34% smaller than that benchmark.
Capitol Heights Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that serves 132,693 students overall.
Demographically, Capitol Heights Elementary records that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 25% Hispanic, 10% White.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at Capitol Heights Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Capitol Heights Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.2%; actual is 61.2%, +23.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, Prince George's County reports 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%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Capitol Heights Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: DC Scholars PCS, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Capitol Heights Elementary has rose 38%, going from 229 students in 2018 to 317 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 86% to 63% across the same window.
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Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Capitol Heights
- Walker Mill MiddleMiddle · 1,054 students
- Central HighHigh · 754 students
- William W. Hall AcademyElementary · 444 students
- Carmody Hills ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- H Winship Wheatley E C CElementary · 345 students
- John H. Bayne ElementaryElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- DC Scholars PCS0.7 mi · 478
- Maya Angelou PCS - HS0.7 mi · 218
- Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End0.7 mi · 353
- C.W. Harris ES0.7 mi · 251
- Doswell E. Brooks Elementary0.7 mi · 291
- William W. Hall Academy0.8 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Capitol Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Capitol Heights Elementary?
Capitol Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Capitol Heights Elementary serve?
Capitol Heights Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Capitol Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Capitol Heights Elementary is approximately 10.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Capitol Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Capitol Heights Elementary are roughly 10% White, 25% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Capitol Heights Elementary?
Capitol Heights Elementary is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
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