📍 6929 Furman Pkwy, Riverdale, Prince George's County, 20737
Beacon Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverdale, Prince George's County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beacon Heights Elementary enrolls 381 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 3.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 16% |
| White | 13 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 381 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Beacon Heights 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 22, state house district 22.
Beacon Heights 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 381 students, Beacon Heights 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
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