Tayac Elementary

Located at 8600 Allentown Rd, in Fort Washington, Maryland, Tayac Elementary is a moderately sized primary school that works with 459 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Prince George's County Public Schools.

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

In terms of who attends, Tayac Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 44% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Tayac Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.8%; this one delivers 25.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) reports 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), Tayac Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rose Valley Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tayac Elementary. On composite proficiency, Tayac Elementary comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 28.1%.

Tayac Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Tayac Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 24% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 459). Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.