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Bradbury Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Bradbury Heights Elementary is an elementary school located in Capitol Heights, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 378 students. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bradbury Heights Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower academic performance on MCAP tests compared to state and district averages, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school's performance has steadily declined over the past decade, ranking in the bottom 5% of Maryland elementary schools. Interestingly, nearby magnet schools like Overlook Elementary and Capitol Heights Elementary significantly outperform Bradbury Heights Elementary in both Mathematics and English Language Arts test scores, suggesting that factors such as school leadership, teaching quality, and targeted instructional strategies may play a crucial role in driving student success.

The data analysis points to the need for a thorough evaluation of Bradbury Heights Elementary's practices, resource allocation, and targeted support for students and families to help improve student outcomes. Addressing the school's challenges, including high chronic absenteeism and low academic performance, will be crucial in providing a high-quality education for all its students.

354

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,594

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Glacier Ave
Capitol Heights, MD 20743

(301) 817-0570

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Bradbury Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Drew-Freeman Middle
High:	Suitland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

Hispanic:

32.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (7% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 38 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

854^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 136Elementary Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools

22^nd of 25Prince George's County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	854 of 865	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	852 of 859	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	707 of 855	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	807 of 862	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	817 of 853	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	825 of 857	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	815 of 847	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	807 of 845	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	835 of 859	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	831 of 867	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	839 of 847	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	799 of 857	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.4	838 of 853	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	834 of 855	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	777 of 850	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	779 of 838	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	82.5	94 of 818	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	87.3	46 of 804	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	32 of 805	96.0%	★★★★★
2004	86.2	28 of 803	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.1	498 of 504	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.3	770 of 796	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2021)3rd percentile

African American (2021)1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-38 vs state

Science3%-22 vs state

Mathematics3%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 16, 2016

This school is very unorganized, incompetent and do not communicate well with us as parents. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, June 15, 2015

My daughter went here for one year. I was impressed by her Pre-K teacher. She was awesome. This school could use some improvements. Given that this is the new principal's first year give it time to improve. I liked the events the school put on and we were always given plenty of notice. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bradbury Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Glacier Ave	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0570	354	32	10.9	94.1%	4 (1.1%)	227 (64.1%)	116 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	7.5	854^th of 865 public elementary schools	1.3%		6.4	852^nd of 859 public elementary schools	0.8%	2	6.8	3.7	0.0				3.1	9.1	16.7	11.1				12.4	3.2			$27,594	$2,823	$24,771
William W. Hall Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5200 Marlboro Pk	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-2933	444	39	11.3	91.4%	8 (1.8%)	182 (41.0%)	253 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	764^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.2	761^st of 859 public elementary schools	11.4%	3	14.5	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	3.6	19.6	30.2	22.2	36.6	25.0	38.2	28.4	7.4	12.5	21.8	$19,771	$1,846	$17,925
Doswell E. Brooks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Brooke Rd	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0480	291	29	10.1	90.7%	8 (2.7%)	185 (63.6%)	86 (29.6%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18.6	706^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.9	587^th of 859 public elementary schools	31.7%	119	14.3	9.6	7.9				10.6	34.9	28.3	30.8				31.1	7.5			$36,512	$6,457	$30,054
Capitol Heights Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	601 Suffolk Ave	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 817-0494	317	30	10.4	60.9%	31 (9.8%)	200 (63.1%)	79 (24.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	81.2	168^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.7	148^th of 859 public elementary schools	82.8%	20	56.5	37.5	41.8				45.9	66.7	70.8	73.4				70.4	44.3			$22,420	$1,016	$21,405
Suitland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 Towne Park Rd	Suitland	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-3770	514	34	14.9	94.2%	6 (1.2%)	376 (73.2%)	120 (23.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13.7	780^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.8%		14.9	727^th of 859 public elementary schools	15.4%	53	6.5	3.0	6.3				5.4	15.6	24.2	29.5				23.1	10.4			$25,123	$2,552	$22,571
Francis Scott Key Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Scott Key Dr	District Heights	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-7970	451	34	13.3	92.9%	14 (3.1%)	319 (70.7%)	106 (23.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9.7	839^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.2	816^th of 859 public elementary schools	5.0%	23	6.7	5.3	6.3				6.1	17.8	12.2	14.1				14.7	8.0			$25,358	$2,779	$22,578
District Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 County Rd	District Heights	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0484	365	24	15.2	94.8%	3 (0.8%)	266 (72.9%)	87 (23.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10.9	823^rd of 865 public elementary schools	4.9%		5.1	857^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.2%	34	14.8	1.5	0.0				5.0	27.8	25.8	12.3				22.0	1.6			$20,997	$2,622	$18,375
Overlook Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3298 Curtis Dr	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 702-3831	255	23	11.0	37.3%	8 (3.1%)	204 (80.0%)	36 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	37	502^nd of 865 public elementary schools	42.0%		16.9	691^st of 859 public elementary schools	19.6%	189	20.0	27.3	19.0				21.7	27.5	48.5	61.9				46.1	9.5			$21,052	$1,062	$19,990
Seat Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6411 G St	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 925-2330	284	27	10.5	95.8%	5 (1.8%)	171 (60.2%)	99 (34.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	10.4	828^th of 865 public elementary schools	4.3%		11.2	805^th of 859 public elementary schools	6.3%	23	11.8	3.0	3.9				6.7	17.6	21.2	17.6				18.5	5.7			$31,455	$3,485	$27,970
Samuel P. Massie Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 Regency Pkwy	Forestville	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 669-1120	477	34	14.1	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	435 (91.2%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	10.2	831^st of 865 public elementary schools	3.9%		5.2	856^th of 859 public elementary schools	0.3%	25	2.5	7.3	2.1	1.8	18.0	26.9	10.2	30.0	22.0	10.2	17.0	10.0	11.5	16.1	0.0	4.0	7.7	$21,088	$2,502	$18,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradbury Heights Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bradbury Heights Elementary?

Students at Bradbury Heights Elementary are 64% African American, 33% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Bradbury Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Bradbury Heights Elementary.

What district is Bradbury Heights Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Bradbury Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bradbury Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drew-Freeman Middle
High : Suitland High

Is Bradbury Heights Elementary a good school?

Bradbury Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Maryland elementary schools.

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