Doswell E. Brooks Elementary

Located at 1301 Brooke Rd, in Capital Heights, Maryland, Doswell E. Brooks Elementary is a small elementary school that educates 291 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Prince George's County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Doswell E. Brooks Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Doswell E. Brooks Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 64% of enrollment; the rest consists of 30% Hispanic, 3% White.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Doswell E. Brooks Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at Doswell E. Brooks Elementary qualify 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 meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Doswell E. Brooks Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) reports that median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Doswell E. Brooks Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

William W. Hall Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Doswell E. Brooks Elementary. On composite proficiency, Doswell E. Brooks Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Doswell E. Brooks Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 39% since 2018, when it stood at 209 (now 291). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 81% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.