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Francis Scott Key Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Francis Scott Key Elementary is a public elementary school located in District Heights, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 419. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis Scott Key Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.5% to 44.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAP test scores, is also significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.1% of students at Francis Scott Key Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 13.1% in the district and 26.5% statewide. Similarly, in English Language Arts, only 14.7% of students at Francis Scott Key Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 38.3% in the district and 50.8% statewide. The school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50% to 91.17%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Comparing Francis Scott Key Elementary to the nearby schools, such as Bradbury Heights Elementary, Capitol Heights Elementary, and Doswell E. Brooks Elementary, reveals that they have similar demographic and performance characteristics, with high rates of chronic absenteeism and low academic achievement. However, Capitol Heights Elementary, a public magnet school, stands out with significantly higher academic performance, with 45.9% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and 70.4% in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year. This suggests that exploring alternative educational models and opportunities may be beneficial for the students at Francis Scott Key Elementary.

451

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,358

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 Scott Key Dr
District Heights, MD 20747-1231

(301) 817-7970

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Francis Scott Key Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Drew-Freeman Middle
High:	Suitland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.7%

Hispanic:

23.5%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

839^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd 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	9.7	839 of 865	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	816 of 859	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	775 of 855	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	796 of 862	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	804 of 853	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	763 of 857	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	743 of 847	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	694 of 845	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	774 of 859	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	759 of 867	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	779 of 847	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	815 of 857	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	834 of 853	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	818 of 855	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	748 of 850	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	659 of 838	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	81.6	102 of 818	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	82.3	114 of 804	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	87.8	40 of 805	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	85.4	46 of 803	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	345 of 347	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-36 vs state

Science8%-18 vs state

Mathematics6%-20 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
John H. Bayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7010 Walker Mill Rd	Capitol Heights	20743	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 499-7020	339	19	17.5	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	267 (78.8%)	60 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	12	808^th of 865 public elementary schools	6.6%		11	806^th of 859 public elementary schools	6.2%	2	17.9	0.0	3.3				7.7	27.8	9.8	16.9				18.8	8.3			$21,138	$2,028	$19,110
Andrew Jackson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 Regency Pkwy	Forestville	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0310	458	36	12.7	93.9%	6 (1.3%)	334 (72.9%)	109 (23.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	10.9	822^nd of 865 public elementary schools	5.0%		8.7	833^rd of 859 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	9.5	0.0	1.8	1.7	6.4	4.3	4.2	23.8	4.8	20.4	28.1	38.3	42.6	26.5	3.6	10.6	17.0	$24,626	$2,528	$22,098
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis Scott Key Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Francis Scott Key Elementary?

Students at Francis Scott Key Elementary are 71% African American, 24% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Francis Scott Key Elementary attend?

Students who attend Francis Scott Key Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drew-Freeman Middle
High : Suitland High

Is Francis Scott Key Elementary a good school?

Francis Scott Key Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Francis Scott Key Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

How many students attend Francis Scott Key Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Francis Scott Key Elementary.

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