📍 2700 Corning Ave, Fort Washington, Prince George's County, 20744
J. Frank Dent Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Washington, Prince George's County. The school has 226 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 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J. Frank Dent Elementary enrolls 226 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 8.4% |
| White | 6 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 226 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J. Frank Dent 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 25, state house district 25.
J. Frank Dent 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 226 students, J. Frank Dent 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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