Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001068
J. Frank Dent Elementary
2700 Corning Ave, Fort Washington, MD 20744 · (301) 702-3850 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
224 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
39%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
43.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.9pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 12.1% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 J. Frank Dent Elementary
J. Frank Dent Elementary's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Frank Dent Elementary this school | 243 | 92.2% | 24.5% |
| Highland Park Elementary Landover | 210 | 93.8% | 17.8% |
| Westport Academy Baltimore | 251 | 92.8% | 13.8% |
| Collington Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 230 | 89.6% | 16.2% |
| Frederick Elementary Baltimore | 320 | 88.8% | 11.2% |
| Choptank Elementary School Cambridge | 319 | 95.0% | 18.8% |
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 J. Frank Dent Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #728 of 853 | #93 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #755 of 853 ▲ 52 | #98 of 136 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #505 of 853 ▲ 250 | #41 of 136 ▲ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #820 of 898 | #134 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #311 of 857 | #68 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #635 of 857 | #95 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #53 of 885 | #42 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #93 of 551 | #20 of 99 |
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
243
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 243 | 18.5 | 13.1:1 | 92% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 88% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 14.2 | 15.9:1 | 75% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 93% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 23.2 | 14.1:1 | 75% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 77% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 64% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 21 | 21.7:1 | 57% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. Frank Dent Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (326 to 243); teachers down 20% (23.2 to 18.5).
About J. Frank Dent Elementary
J. Frank Dent Elementary is an elementary school in Fort Washington, Maryland, and it is part of Prince George's County Public Schools. There are 243 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 49% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
The district for J. Frank Dent Elementary is Prince George's County Public Schools, with 199 schools and 132,693 students.
Black students are 76% of those enrolled at J. Frank Dent Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% Native American. In Prince George's County overall, about 59% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
J. Frank Dent Elementary has 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The school has 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County is 13 points.
On the allk12 Grade, J. Frank Dent Elementary lands at C, ahead of 29% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 19.7% at J. Frank Dent Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.5%.
In Prince George's County, home to about 959,754 people, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. J. Frank Dent Elementary shares Prince George's County with 202 other public schools.
J. Frank Dent Elementary's nearest public school is Barnaby Manor Elementary (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.8%; J. Frank Dent Elementary's is 24.5%, ranking 6th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, J. Frank Dent Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 246 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 243. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.5 to 13.1 over 4 years.
The discussion board for J. Frank Dent Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Nearby schools
- Barnaby Manor Elementary0.5 mi · 438
- Samuel Chase Elementary0.5 mi · 355
- Valley View Elementary0.8 mi · 351
- Potomac High1.2 mi · 1,347
- Excel Academy Public Charter1.2 mi · 454
- Prekindergarten Offsites1.2 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About J. Frank Dent ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at J. Frank Dent Elementary?
J. Frank Dent Elementary enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does J. Frank Dent Elementary serve?
J. Frank Dent Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J. Frank Dent Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at J. Frank Dent Elementary.
What is the student diversity at J. Frank Dent Elementary?
Student demographics at J. Frank Dent Elementary are roughly 3% White, 18% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is J. Frank Dent Elementary in?
J. Frank Dent Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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