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If you could change one rule at Kingsford Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000500
Kingsford Elementary
1401 Enterprise Rd, Mitchellville, MD 20721 · (301) 390-0260 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
281 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
23%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
37.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
19.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 37 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 24.3% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
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 Kingsford Elementary
Kingsford Elementary's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsford Elementary this school | 458 | 61.4% | 29.7% |
| Excel Academy Public Charter Fort Washington | 454 | 60.6% | 30.4% |
| Winand Elementary Baltimore | 426 | 64.8% | 43.3% |
| Perrywood Elementary Upper Marlboro | 529 | 56.9% | 48.4% |
| Rosaryville Elementary Upper Marlboro | 517 | 61.1% | 32.1% |
| Deer Park Elementary Owings Mills | 384 | 66.9% | 52.6% |
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 Kingsford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #648 of 853 | #71 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #757 of 853 ▼ 128 | #99 of 136 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #604 of 853 ▼ 63 | #68 of 136 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #483 of 898 | #64 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #591 of 857 | #121 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #780 of 857 | #126 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #378 of 885 | #110 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #254 of 551 | #59 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
458
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-53% since 2000-01, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 458 | 30.5 | 15.0:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 28.5 | 16.3:1 | 60% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 61% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 51% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 49% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 51% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 40 | 18.7:1 | 44% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 983 | 49 | 20.1:1 | 24% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingsford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (532 to 458); teachers down 8% (33 to 30.5).
About Kingsford Elementary
Kingsford Elementary is an elementary school in Mitchellville, Maryland, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 458 students covers pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools totals 132,693 students.
Kingsford Elementary's enrollment is 88% Black. The school is also 8% Hispanic. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Prince George's County residents. Kingsford Elementary's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Kingsford Elementary is 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 61% of students, or 281, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
Kingsford Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Kingsford Elementary are 8.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.7% actual, 37.9% predicted).
Among Prince George's County residents, the median household income is $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Kingsford Elementary, Prince George's County has 202 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Kettering Middle, at about 1.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Kingsford Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Kingsford Elementary's enrollment dropped from 495 in 2020-21 to 458 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.0:1 to 15.0:1.
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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 Mitchellville
- Ernest Everett Just MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Lake Arbor ElementaryElementary · 593 students
- C. Elizabeth RiegCombined · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Kettering Middle1.2 mi · 874
- Kettering Elementary1.5 mi · 415
- Lake Arbor Elementary1.8 mi · 593
- Ernest Everett Just Middle1.8 mi · 752
- Perrywood Elementary1.8 mi · 529
- Largo High1.9 mi · 1,159
Frequently asked questions
About Kingsford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kingsford Elementary?
Kingsford Elementary enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kingsford Elementary serve?
Kingsford Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kingsford Elementary have?
Kingsford Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Kingsford Elementary?
Kingsford Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 8% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Kingsford Elementary?
Kingsford Elementary is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.