Dora Kennedy French Immersion

Dora Kennedy French Immersion is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Greenbelt, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools, works with 684 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% above the state mean of about 481.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Dora Kennedy French Immersion is among them.

On demographics, Dora Kennedy French Immersion logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 20% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Prince George's County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dora Kennedy French Immersion records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, Dora Kennedy French Immersion performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.3%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of +7.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put median household income runs about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Dora Kennedy French Immersion is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Greenbelt Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dora Kennedy French Immersion. On composite proficiency, Dora Kennedy French Immersion comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.9%.

Dora Kennedy French Immersion operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 671 students in 2018 compared to 684 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 77% to 63%.

On the community side, the feed for Dora Kennedy French Immersion typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.