Kingsford Elementary

As a mid-sized primary school in Mitchellville, Maryland, Kingsford Elementary caters to 458 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kingsford Elementary logs that nearly all students (88%) are Black. Other groups include 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kingsford Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Kingsford Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kingsford Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.9%; this one delivers 29.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Prince George's County shows median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Kingsford Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kettering Middle, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kingsford Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 532 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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