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Capitol Heights Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

601 Suffolk Ave, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 · (301) 817-0494 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

Capitol Heights’ School Grade D better than 8% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
317
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Capitol Heights Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Capitol Heights kids: 39 middle schools

On the path

Where Capitol Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Capitol Heights ElementaryYou are here
6–839 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 Suffolk Ave, Capitol Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K8
Kindergarten28
Grade 124
Grade 259
Grade 369
Grade 449
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
297’20
254’21
289’22
301’23
317’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 63%Hispanic 25%White 10%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Capitol Heights Elementary from Capitol Heights families.

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

The district →
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Capitol Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.