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Potomac Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hagerstown, Washington County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Potomac Heights Elementary enrolls 348 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 142 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 16% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 348 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 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.
Potomac Heights Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-60, state senate district 2.
Potomac Heights Elementary is one of 44 schools in Washington County Public Schools, based in Hagerstown, Maryland. The district serves 22,772 students district-wide and employs 1,508 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Potomac Heights Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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