Drew-Freeman Middle

Drew-Freeman Middle is a moderately sized junior high in District Heights, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. The school instructs 1,022 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% larger than the state mean of about 764.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Drew-Freeman Middle is among them.

Demographically, Drew-Freeman Middle records that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Drew-Freeman Middle records 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Drew-Freeman Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Drew-Freeman Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 17.1%, the actual is 16.9%, a residual of -0.2 points.

In the broader community, census data for Prince George's County shows 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), Drew-Freeman Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Suitland High, roughly 0.1 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), Drew-Freeman Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 19.8%.

Drew-Freeman Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 32%: 777 students in 2018 compared to 1,022 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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