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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