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What's something Drew-Freeman Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,022
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001034
Drew-Freeman Middle
2600 Brooks Dr, District Heights, MD 20747 · (301) 817-0900 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,022 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
987 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 310 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 352 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 360 | 35% |
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
21.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.9% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Drew-Freeman Middle
Drew-Freeman Middle's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew-Freeman Middle this school | 1,022 | 96.6% | 16.9% |
| Kenmoor Middle Landover | 1,021 | 93.1% | 36.1% |
| Ernest Everett Just Middle Mitchellville | 752 | 92.6% | 29.2% |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle Temple Hills | 628 | 94.7% | 20.6% |
| Greenbelt Middle Greenbelt | 1,270 | 93.1% | 34.7% |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle Temple Hills | 707 | 93.5% | 19.9% |
Matched among Maryland middle 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 Drew-Freeman Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #211 of 223 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #213 of 223 ▼ 1 | #15 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #213 of 223 ▼ 8 | #23 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,022 | #36 of 230 | #11 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #167 of 225 | #15 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #186 of 225 | #19 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #4 of 227 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.5% | #10 of 95 | #3 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,022
+184 (+22%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,022 | 64 | 16.0:1 | 97% (987) |
| 2023-24 | 1,075 | 58 | 18.5:1 | 93% (998) |
| 2022-23 | 833 | 51 | 16.3:1 | 67% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 60 | 14.0:1 | 82% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 58.8 | 13.2:1 | 84% (652) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 77% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 63% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 906 | 59 | 15.4:1 | 58% (521) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 46 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drew-Freeman Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (777 to 1,022); teachers up 9% (58.8 to 64).
About Drew-Freeman Middle
Drew-Freeman Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school found in District Heights, Maryland. It enrolls 1,022 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 34% larger than the average for middle schools in Maryland.
Besides Drew-Freeman Middle, Prince George's County Public Schools runs 198 other schools. The district enrolls 132,693 students.
The student body at Drew-Freeman Middle is 73% Black. The school is also 25% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 59%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
Drew-Freeman Middle lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.0 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 14.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 97% of the student body. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
Drew-Freeman Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.9% and a predicted 17.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Prince George's County show that median household income comes to about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Prince George's County counts 203 public schools with about 132,693 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Suitland High, is the closest to Drew-Freeman Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Drew-Freeman Middle comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Drew-Freeman Middle the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 184 students, from 838 to 1,022. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.0:1 to 16.0:1.
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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
- Francis Scott Key ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- District Heights ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Concord ElementaryElementary · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Suitland High0.1 mi · 1,847
- Suitland Elementary0.4 mi · 514
- Samuel P. Massie Academy0.8 mi · 477
- William Beanes Elementary0.9 mi · 424
- Concord Elementary0.9 mi · 204
- Francis Scott Key Elementary1.0 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Drew-Freeman MiddleHow many students attend Drew-Freeman Middle?
Drew-Freeman Middle enrolls approximately 1,022 students in grades 06-08.
Is Drew-Freeman Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Drew-Freeman Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Drew-Freeman Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Drew-Freeman Middle is approximately 16.0:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Drew-Freeman Middle?
Student demographics at Drew-Freeman Middle are roughly 1% White, 25% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Drew-Freeman Middle public or private?
Drew-Freeman Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
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