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Apple Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

761^st

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Apple Grove Elementary is a public school in Fort Washington, MD, serving 277 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school spends above the state average at $20,943 per student, its academic outcomes remain well below state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science, with a math proficiency rate of just 9.9%—the lowest among its immediate peers.

A key bright spot is 4th grade English Language Arts (ELA), where 37.0% of students are proficient, outperforming the district average of 34.3% and rivaling nearby Valley View Elementary (37.9%). However, this success is not mirrored in other grades or subjects; 5th-grade math proficiency drops to just 5.1%, and 5th-grade science proficiency is a mere 5.1% compared to the district's 19.6%. This suggests a systemic weakness in STEM instruction that worsens as students progress through the grades. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 39.3% in 2022-2023 to 28.2%, remains higher than at Valley View Elementary (29.9%) and significantly higher than at John Hanson Montessori (10.1%), a magnet school with a more affluent student body.

The most striking comparison is with Valley View Elementary, located just 1.7 miles away and serving a similarly high-poverty population (85.75% vs. 93.5% free/reduced lunch) with nearly identical per-pupil spending ($20,821 vs. $20,943). Yet Valley View outperforms Apple Grove in nearly every academic metric—32% vs. 9.9% in math and 45.1% vs. 26.8% in ELA—earning a 3-star rating compared to Apple Grove's 1-star. This gap suggests that factors like school leadership, instructional quality, and school culture are driving performance differences beyond demographics or funding. For parents, Apple Grove shows promise in 4th-grade literacy and improving attendance, but significant, targeted intervention is needed in Mathematics and Science to reverse the downward trend in upper elementary grades and close the gap with its higher-performing neighbor.

277

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,943

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7400 Bellefield Ave
Fort Washington, MD 20744-3399

(301) 449-4966

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

African American:

40.8%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (16% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

761^st of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 135Elementary 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
2026	14.4	761 of 864	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	612 of 865	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	673 of 859	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	654 of 855	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	645 of 862	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	656 of 802	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	629 of 853	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	617 of 857	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	574 of 847	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.5	585 of 845	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	623 of 859	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.7	528 of 867	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.9	487 of 847	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.9	615 of 857	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	645 of 853	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	654 of 855	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	743 of 850	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	710 of 838	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	84.5	75 of 818	90.8%	★★★★★
2006	81.6	122 of 804	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	123 of 805	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	85.9	34 of 803	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	387 of 504	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	623 of 796	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.1	252 of 347	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	446 of 546	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	690 of 788	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)27th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2021)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)18th percentile~ school

Male (2021)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

Science5%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

CLASSROOMS OVER CROWED EVEN MY SON CANT WAIT TO GET INTO ANOTHER SCHOOL HE SAYS HE DONT LEARN. I CALLED THE PRINCIPLE ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND NO ONE EVER CALLED ME BACK. THE TEACHER CANT HANDLE THE STUDENTS EVEN WITH A CLASSROOM AID. I HAPPEN TO WALK IN TO PICK UP MY KINDERGARTEN CHILD EARLY AND THE CLASSROOM WAS IN TOTAL CHAOS. THERE WERE SOME KIDS IN CIRCLE TIME TRYING TO READ THERE WERE OTHER KIDS AT THEIR DESK TRYING TO DO THEIR WORK AND THERE WERE OTHERS PLAYING AND MAKING A LOT OF NOISE EVEN THE TEACHER LOOKED OVER WHELMED. THERE IS NO STRUCTURE IN THE CLASSROOM. THE HOMEWORK IS PISS POOR THE TEACHER SENT HOMEWORK ON A SHEET OF PAPER AND WANTED THE PARENTS WRITE OUT SENTENCES AND MATH PROBLEMS FOR THE KIDS. IT BECAME TO MUCH SO I PRINTED OUT KINDERGARTEN AND 1ST GRADE WORKSHEETS OFF THE INTERNET AND SENT IT WITH MY SON TO TURN IN FOR HIS HOMEWORK. I GUESS HIS TEACHER GOT THE HINT THE FOLLOWING WEEK GUESS WHAT HIS HOMEWORK PACKET WAS YOU GUESSED IT ACTUAL WORKSHEETS. THE SAD THING IS HIS CLASSROOM IS ONLY 10 FT FROM THE MAIN OFFICE AND I KNOW THEY HAVE TO HEAR ALL THE NOISE THAT IS COMING FROM THAT CLASSROOM. THIS CAN BE A MUCH BETTER SCHOOL IF THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION PUT IN THE EFFORT TO MAKE IT WORK. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 28, 2015

This school is great, a few bad eggs does not spoil the whole dozen. Many of these kids are doing the best they can and teachers are working hard to help them. This school will improve over the next few years. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 8, 2014

Seems as though the teachers does not know how to handle the kids when they get out of hand. Their only way of disciplining kids is SUSPENSION, same goes for the principle and the assistant principle. The ONLY word they are familiar with is SUSPENSION. There needs to be more training on how to handle kids without suspending them for EVERY little thing. Taking them out of school does not solve the problem because they are missing valuable school time when they could be learning! Our African American kids do not need to have a record on them before they are even out of school and it seems as though ALOT of these school staff are trying to put a paper trail on these kids. I would love to find a new school quick! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)							MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Apple Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Bellefield Ave	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4966	277	23	11.8	93.5%	7 (2.5%)	113 (40.8%)	145 (52.3%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14.4	761^st of 864 public elementary schools	11.9%		24.8	612^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.2%	149	19.1	6.5	5.1				9.9	19.1	37.0	25.0				26.8		5.1		$20,943	$1,334	$19,608
Excel Academy Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6700 Bock Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 925-2320	454	26	17.4	60.6%	3 (0.7%)	391 (86.1%)	45 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)																		$24,014	$2,080	$21,934
Avalon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7302 Webster Ln	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4970	302	22	13.7	90.1%	11 (3.6%)	152 (50.3%)	126 (41.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	13.5	774^th of 864 public elementary schools	10.4%		22.3	659^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.8%	115	14.0	10.0	3.4				8.6	32.6	24.0	25.4				27.0		5.3		$25,260	$1,454	$23,807
Tayac Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8600 Allentown Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4840	459	34	13.5	85.2%	15 (3.3%)	204 (44.4%)	222 (48.4%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	9	834^th of 864 public elementary schools	3.5%		12.8	795^th of 865 public elementary schools	8.1%	39	9.4	6.8	4.4				6.8	14.3	13.6	21.7				16.7		6.7		$20,792	$1,783	$19,008
J. Frank Dent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Corning Ave	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-3850	243	19	13.1	92.2%	7 (2.9%)	184 (75.7%)	44 (18.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16.4	734^th of 864 public elementary schools	15.0%		16.3	740^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.5%	6	13.6	12.8	13.3				13.1	25.9	30.6	20.7				26.7		9.4		$26,512	$2,795	$23,717
Samuel Chase Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Fisher Rd	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-7660	355	25	14.0	89.3%	7 (2.0%)	182 (51.3%)	159 (44.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21.3	667^th of 864 public elementary schools	22.8%		13.9	776^th of 865 public elementary schools	10.3%	109	15.1	7.7	18.9				14.0	28.8	20.5	41.7				29.9		21.6		$23,147	$2,663	$20,485
Oxon Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 Livingston Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4290	215	21	10.4	94.4%	11 (5.1%)	73 (34.0%)	111 (51.6%)	16 (7.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	24	637^th of 864 public elementary schools	26.3%		20.5	678^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.6%	41	8.9	11.8	15.0				11.8	22.2	51.5	37.5				35.6		17.5		$28,028	$2,117	$25,911
Valley View Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5500 Danby Ave	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(301) 749-4350	351	28	12.5	85.8%	9 (2.6%)	155 (44.2%)	164 (46.7%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	49.6	413^th of 864 public elementary schools	52.2%		52.7	385^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.5%	28	34.9	26.3	34.6				32.0	42.9	37.9	55.8				45.1		41.5		$20,821	$964	$19,857
John Hanson Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6360 Oxon Hill Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 749-4052	496	35	14.3	31.3%	10 (2.0%)	425 (85.7%)	27 (5.4%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	41.7	469^th of 864 public elementary schools	45.7%		46.5	437^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.5%	32	11.1	11.6	2.7	12.2	29.4	6.7	13.3	50.0	62.8	43.2	79.6	79.4	73.5	65.2	21.1	13.9	29.4	$21,372	$959	$20,413
Barnaby Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2411 Owens Rd	Oxon Hill	20745	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-7560	438	42	10.5	91.1%	9 (2.1%)	224 (51.1%)	189 (43.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	24.7	631^st of 864 public elementary schools	27.0%		20.6	676^th of 865 public elementary schools	21.8%	45	27.3	20.3	18.5				22.2	27.3	25.7	40.7				30.4		14.8		$24,976	$2,034	$22,942

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How many students attend Apple Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Apple Grove Elementary.

Is Apple Grove Elementary a good school?

Apple Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Apple Grove Elementary?

Students at Apple Grove Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 41% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Apple Grove Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

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