Forest Heights Elementary

Forest Heights Elementary is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Oxon Hill, Maryland, run under Prince George's County Public Schools, caters to 215 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 55% leaner than typical.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Forest Heights Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Forest Heights Elementary reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Black, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forest Heights Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.5%; this one delivers 24.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Prince George's County indicate the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Forest Heights Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Nearest neighbor: Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forest Heights Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 28.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forest Heights Elementary has fell 24%, going from 284 students in 2018 to 215 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 59% to 34% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.