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Fort Foote Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8300 Oxon Hill Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744 · (301) 749-4230 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

Fort Washington’s School Grade D better than 8% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
277
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fort Foote Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fort Washington kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Washington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Fort Foote ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8300 Oxon Hill Rd, Fort Washington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten33
Grade 141
Grade 246
Grade 344
Grade 451
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
291’20
290’21
309’22
281’23
277’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%Black 33%Asian 6%White 4%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fort Foote Elementary from Fort Washington 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; Fort Washington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.