Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001094
Longfields Elementary
3300 Newkirk Ave, Forestville, MD 20747 · (301) 817-0455 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
11.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
230 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 | 10 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 53% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
48%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
61.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
45.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 48.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 21% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Longfields Elementary
Longfields Elementary's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfields Elementary this school | 256 | 89.8% | 53.6% |
| Doswell E. Brooks Elementary Capital Heights | 291 | 90.7% | 29.8% |
| Princeton Elementary Suitland | 269 | 94.1% | 25.1% |
| Seat Pleasant Elementary Capital Heights | 284 | 95.8% | 21.1% |
| Clinton Grove Elementary Clinton | 295 | 87.8% | 23.2% |
| Avalon Elementary Fort Washington | 302 | 90.1% | 36.6% |
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 Longfields Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #293 of 853 | #11 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #362 of 853 ▼ 59 | #17 of 136 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #266 of 853 ▼ 4 | #13 of 136 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #808 of 898 | #132 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #120 of 857 | #21 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #544 of 857 | #76 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #93 of 885 | #76 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #355 of 551 | #76 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
256
-49 (-16%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
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 | 256 | 22.3 | 11.5:1 | 90% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 22.8 | 11.6:1 | 72% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 26.8 | 11.0:1 | 88% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 74% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 22.5 | 12.6:1 | 76% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 71% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 58% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 759 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 64% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 28 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longfields Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (283 to 256); teachers down 1% (22.5 to 22.3).
About Longfields Elementary
Longfields Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Forestville, Maryland. It enrolls 256 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 47% below the average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Besides Longfields Elementary, Prince George's County Public Schools runs 198 other schools. The district enrolls 132,693 students.
About 64% of the student body at Longfields Elementary is Black. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
With 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Longfields Elementary, 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Prince George's County report 79%.
Longfields Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Longfields Elementary is in the top 10% of Maryland schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.1%. The school's actual rate is 53.6%, 32.5 points higher.
In Prince George's County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 203 public schools in the county, enrolling about 132,693, Longfields Elementary among them.
North Forestville Elementary sits about 0.9 miles from Longfields Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Longfields Elementary places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 305 (2020-21) to 256 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 11.5 in 2024-25.
The Longfields Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Forestville
- Samuel P. Massie AcademyElementary · 477 students
- Andrew Jackson AcademyElementary · 458 students
- North Forestville ElementaryElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- North Forestville Elementary0.9 mi · 271
- Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS1.1 mi · 357
- Benjamin D. Foulois Academy1.3 mi · 540
- District Heights Elementary1.3 mi · 365
- Samuel P. Massie Academy1.5 mi · 477
- Andrew Jackson Academy1.5 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Longfields ElementaryHow many students attend Longfields Elementary?
Longfields Elementary enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
Is Longfields Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Longfields Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Longfields Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Longfields Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longfields Elementary?
At Longfields Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Longfields Elementary?
Longfields 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.