📍 6609 Riggs Rd, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, 20782
Cesar Chavez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hyattsville, Prince George's County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cesar Chavez Elementary enrolls 355 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 15% |
| White | 53 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
230 of the school's 355 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Cesar Chavez 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 47.
Cesar Chavez 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 355 students, Cesar Chavez 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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