📍 1301 Brooke Rd, Capital Heights, Prince George's County, 20743
Doswell E. Brooks Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Capital Heights, Prince George's County. The school has 225 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 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Doswell E. Brooks Elementary enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 154 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 24% |
| White | 9 | 4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 225 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Doswell E. Brooks 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.
Doswell E. Brooks 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 225 students, Doswell E. Brooks 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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