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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001540
Excel Academy Public Charter
6700 Bock Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744 · (301) 925-2320 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
275 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 40% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
25%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
35.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 32.3% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Excel Academy Public Charter
Excel Academy Public Charter's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Academy Public Charter this school | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
| Kingsford Elementary Mitchellville | 458 | 61.4% | 29.7% |
| Rosaryville Elementary Upper Marlboro | 517 | 61.1% | 32.1% |
| Winand Elementary Baltimore | 426 | 64.8% | 43.3% |
| Perrywood Elementary Upper Marlboro | 529 | 56.9% | 48.4% |
| Woodmore Elementary Bowie | 402 | 56.5% | 51.8% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 Excel Academy Public Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #634 of 853 | #65 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #603 of 853 ▼ 85 | #55 of 136 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #630 of 853 ▲ 104 | #76 of 136 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #493 of 898 | #67 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #817 of 857 | #138 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #764 of 857 | #123 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #392 of 885 | #114 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #181 of 294 | #22 of 39 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
454
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 61% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 60% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 72% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 64% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 68% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 51% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Excel Academy Public Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (426 to 454); teachers down 10% (29 to 26).
About Excel Academy Public Charter
This page covers Excel Academy Public Charter, a medium-sized elementary school in Fort Washington, Maryland. The school reports 454 students in kindergarten through 8.
Excel Academy Public Charter is in Prince George's County Public Schools, a district with 132,693 students across 199 schools.
At Excel Academy Public Charter, Black students make up 86% of the student body. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 59%. The chance that two students picked at random at Excel Academy Public Charter belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
The school reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 61% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
A school with Excel Academy Public Charter's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 38.4%. Excel Academy Public Charter scores 30.4%, 8.0 points below that line.
Within Prince George's County, median household income is about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 203 public schools in Prince George's County, with a combined enrollment of about 132,693.
John Hanson Montessori is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Excel Academy Public Charter ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Excel Academy Public Charter is Suburb: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The student count in 2024-25 was 454, 6% above the 430 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.3:1 to 17.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Fort Washington
- Colin L Powell AcademyElementary · 1,661 students
- Friendly HighHigh · 894 students
- Oxon Hill MiddleMiddle · 773 students
- Tayac ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Rose Valley ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Fort Washington Forest ElemElementary · 323 students
Nearby schools
- John Hanson Montessori0.8 mi · 496
- Valley View Elementary0.9 mi · 351
- Oxon Hill High0.9 mi · 1,562
- Apple Grove Elementary1.0 mi · 277
- Flintstone Elementary1.1 mi · 367
- J. Frank Dent Elementary1.2 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Excel Academy Public CharterHow many students attend Excel Academy Public Charter?
Excel Academy Public Charter enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Excel Academy Public Charter serve?
Excel Academy Public Charter serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Excel Academy Public Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Excel Academy Public Charter is approximately 17.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Excel Academy Public Charter?
At Excel Academy Public Charter, the student body is approximately 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Excel Academy Public Charter in?
Excel Academy Public Charter is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.