John H. Bayne Elementary

John H. Bayne Elementary is a small primary school in Capitol Heights, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools. The school hosts 339 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 30% below typical.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; John H. Bayne Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, John H. Bayne Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, John H. Bayne Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.5%; this one delivers 24.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Prince George's County shows median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. John H. Bayne Elementary is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

The closest other public school is Walker Mill Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John H. Bayne Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. John H. Bayne Elementary's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 339). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 91% to 79%.

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