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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001170
Tayac Elementary
8600 Allentown Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744 · (301) 449-4840 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- C+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
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
391 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
57%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
22.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -10.0pp 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 20 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.8% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 30.4% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Tayac Elementary
Tayac Elementary's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tayac Elementary this school | 459 | 85.2% | 25.3% |
| Maryland City Elementary Laurel | 450 | 79.8% | 33.3% |
| Barnaby Manor Elementary Oxon Hill | 438 | 91.1% | 30.9% |
| Allenwood Elementary Temple Hills | 371 | 87.9% | 31.0% |
| Columbia Park Elementary Landover | 429 | 92.3% | 23.8% |
| Valley View Elementary Oxon Hill | 351 | 85.8% | 43.0% |
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 Tayac Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #715 of 853 | #89 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #741 of 853 ▼ 198 | #91 of 136 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #798 of 853 ▼ 99 | #123 of 136 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #479 of 898 | #63 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #366 of 857 | #82 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #428 of 857 | #33 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #139 of 885 | #93 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.1% | #63 of 294 | #9 of 39 |
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
459
+123 (+37%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 459 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 85% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 26.3 | 13.1:1 | 79% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 21.7 | 17.1:1 | 75% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 65% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 21.7 | 17.1:1 | 62% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 62% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 55% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 32% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tayac Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (370 to 459); teachers up 57% (21.7 to 34).
About Tayac Elementary
Tayac Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Fort Washington, Maryland. Total enrollment is 459 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Tayac Elementary is one school in a 199-school district, Prince George's County Public Schools, which enrolls 132,693 students.
At Tayac Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other groups make up 44% Black and 3% White. County-wide, 23% of Prince George's County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Tayac Elementary are from different groups.
There are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. On the income side, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Tayac Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.8%.
The county, Prince George's County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $101,798 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Tayac Elementary, Prince George's County has 203 public schools.
The closest school to Tayac Elementary is Rose Valley Elementary, located about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Tayac Elementary ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.3% against a local average of 28.1%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 37% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.5:1.
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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 Fort Washington
- Colin L Powell AcademyElementary · 1,661 students
- Friendly HighHigh · 894 students
- Oxon Hill MiddleMiddle · 773 students
- Excel Academy Public CharterElementary · 454 students
- Rose Valley ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Fort Washington Forest ElemElementary · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Rose Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 366
- Apple Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 277
- Avalon Elementary1.5 mi · 302
- Friendly High1.6 mi · 894
- Clinton Grove Elementary1.7 mi · 295
- Crossland High1.9 mi · 1,094
Frequently asked questions
About Tayac ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tayac Elementary?
Tayac Elementary enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tayac Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tayac Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tayac Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Tayac Elementary.
How diverse is Tayac Elementary?
Tayac Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 48% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tayac Elementary public or private?
Tayac Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.