Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001155
Seat Pleasant Elementary
6411 G St, Capital Heights, MD 20743 · (301) 925-2330 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Maryland public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
272 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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
52%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
22.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
14.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.6% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 22.1% |
% 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Seat Pleasant Elementary
Seat Pleasant Elementary's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Pleasant Elementary this school | 284 | 95.8% | 21.1% |
| Princeton Elementary Suitland | 269 | 94.1% | 25.1% |
| Doswell E. Brooks Elementary Capital Heights | 291 | 90.7% | 29.8% |
| Longfields Elementary Forestville | 256 | 89.8% | 53.6% |
| Bradbury Heights Elementary Capital Heights | 354 | 94.1% | 14.9% |
| James Ryder Randall Elementary Clinton | 299 | 91.6% | 26.1% |
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 Seat Pleasant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #774 of 853 | #114 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #805 of 853 ▼ 138 | #114 of 136 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #800 of 853 ▼ 67 | #124 of 136 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #771 of 898 | #124 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #50 of 857 | #10 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #496 of 857 | #59 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #4 of 885 | #3 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #149 of 551 | #40 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
284
-61 (-18%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 284 | 26.9 | 10.6:1 | 96% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 26.9 | 10.2:1 | 96% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 32.9 | 10.1:1 | 71% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 34 | 10.2:1 | 95% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 42.5 | 8.4:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 35 | 9.9:1 | 85% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 81% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 57% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seat Pleasant Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (356 to 284); teachers down 37% (42.5 to 26.9).
About Seat Pleasant Elementary
Seat Pleasant Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Capital Heights, Maryland. The school enrolls 284 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
Prince George's County Public Schools includes 199 schools. Together they enroll 132,693 students.
The student body at Seat Pleasant Elementary is 60% Black. The school is also 35% Hispanic. Among Prince George's County residents, the Black share is about 59%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Seat Pleasant Elementary reports a ratio of 10.6 students per teacher, from 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
Seat Pleasant Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Seat Pleasant Elementary is +3.6 points: 21.1% actual, 17.6% predicted.
For the population of Prince George's County, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Prince George's County, 203 public schools serve about 132,693 students.
Drew Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Seat Pleasant Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Seat Pleasant Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 61 students, from 345 to 284.
On allk12, people connected to Seat Pleasant Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Capital Heights
- Robert R. Gray ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Bradbury Heights ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Doswell E. Brooks ElementaryElementary · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Drew Elementary School0.7 mi · 223
- DC Wildflower PCS - The Riverseed School0.8 mi · 45
- Highland Park Elementary0.8 mi · 210
- H.D. Woodson High School0.9 mi · 579
- Maya Angelou PCS - High School0.9 mi · 218
- Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS - East End0.9 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Seat Pleasant ElementaryHow large is Seat Pleasant Elementary?
Seat Pleasant Elementary enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Seat Pleasant Elementary serve?
Seat Pleasant Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Seat Pleasant Elementary have?
Seat Pleasant Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seat Pleasant Elementary?
At Seat Pleasant Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 35% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Seat Pleasant Elementary in?
Seat Pleasant Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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