Indian Queen Elementary

As a cozy elementary-level community in Fort Washington, Maryland, Indian Queen Elementary caters to 235 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 481.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Indian Queen Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 39% Black, 10% Asian, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Indian Queen Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

Around the school, census data for Prince George's County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Indian Queen Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Oxon Hill Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Indian Queen Elementary. On composite proficiency, Indian Queen Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 235 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 51% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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