Colin L Powell Academy

Located at 12200 Fort Washington Rd, in Fort Washington, Maryland, Colin L Powell Academy is a substantial elementary-level community that hosts 1,661 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 245% larger than the state mean of about 481.

Colin L Powell Academy is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 132,693 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Colin L Powell Academy records that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 37% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Colin L Powell Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.2%, the actual is 29.9%, a residual of -5.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Prince George's County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Colin L Powell Academy is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

The closest other public school is Fort Washington Forest Elem, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Colin L Powell Academy ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

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