Ellen Ochoa Middle

Set in Hyattsville, Maryland, Ellen Ochoa Middle is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. It enrolls 1,086 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 764 students each, so Ellen Ochoa Middle sits 42% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Ellen Ochoa Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ellen Ochoa Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Prince George's County indicate median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Ellen Ochoa Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodridge Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ellen Ochoa Middle.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Ellen Ochoa Middle typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.