Robert R. Gray Elementary

Robert R. Gray Elementary is one of the close-knit elementary schools in Capital Heights, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools, with 375 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Robert R. Gray Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 46% Black, 6% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Robert R. Gray Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robert R. Gray Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Robert R. Gray Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Houston ES, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert R. Gray Elementary.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Robert R. Gray Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 375). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 73% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.