📍 7302 Webster Ln, Fort Washington, Prince George's County, 20744
Avalon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Washington, Prince George's County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Avalon Elementary enrolls 278 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 139 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 41% |
| White | 11 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 278 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Avalon Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-40, state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Avalon Elementary is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Avalon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large