📍 601 Suffolk Ave, Capitol Heights, Prince George's County, 20743
Capitol Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Capitol Heights, Prince George's County. The school has 289 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 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capitol Heights Elementary enrolls 289 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 199 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 20% |
| White | 24 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 289 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Capitol 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 24, state house district 24.
Capitol 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 289 students, Capitol 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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