Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001019
District Heights Elementary
2200 County Rd, District Heights, MD 20747 · (301) 817-0484 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
346 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
32.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.6% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like District Heights Elementary
District Heights Elementary's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Heights Elementary this school | 365 | 94.8% | 20.3% |
| John H. Bayne Elementary Capitol Heights | 339 | 90.9% | 24.4% |
| Bradbury Heights Elementary Capital Heights | 354 | 94.1% | 14.9% |
| Francis Scott Key Elementary District Heights | 451 | 92.9% | 18.4% |
| Andrew Jackson Academy Forestville | 458 | 93.9% | 20.2% |
| Choptank Elementary School Cambridge | 319 | 95.0% | 18.8% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where District Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #786 of 853 | #116 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #744 of 853 ▲ 105 | #92 of 136 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #681 of 853 ▲ 112 | #83 of 136 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #659 of 898 | #94 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #614 of 857 | #124 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #613 of 857 | #91 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #13 of 885 | #8 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #279 of 551 | #64 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 365 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 95% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 24.3 | 14.4:1 | 93% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 19.3 | 18.4:1 | 79% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 93% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 87% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 73% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 29 | 22.6:1 | 71% (468) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 29 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for District Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (417 to 365); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).
About District Heights Elementary
District Heights Elementary is a small elementary school found in District Heights, Maryland. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 365 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
District Heights Elementary is in Prince George's County Public Schools, a district with 132,693 students across 199 schools.
A majority of students at District Heights Elementary, 73%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic. Among all residents of Prince George's County, the Black share is about 59%. The chance that two students picked at random at District Heights Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The count of teachers at District Heights Elementary is 24 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 95% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, District Heights Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with District Heights Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 18.1%. District Heights Elementary scores 20.3%, 2.2 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Prince George's County, median household income is about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Prince George's County number 203 and enroll about 132,693.
Francis Scott Key Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. District Heights Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 20.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 386 to 365.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at District Heights Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 District Heights
- Drew-Freeman MiddleMiddle · 1,022 students
- Francis Scott Key ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Concord ElementaryElementary · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Francis Scott Key Elementary0.3 mi · 451
- Concord Elementary0.6 mi · 204
- Samuel P. Massie Academy1.1 mi · 477
- Doswell E. Brooks Elementary1.1 mi · 291
- Suitland High1.1 mi · 1,847
- John H. Bayne Elementary1.2 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About District Heights ElementaryHow large is District Heights Elementary?
District Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-05.
Is District Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
District Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at District Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at District Heights Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at District Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at District Heights Elementary are roughly 1% White, 24% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is District Heights Elementary in?
District Heights Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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