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Tayac Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Tayac Elementary is a public school in Fort Washington, MD, serving 459 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, where 85.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Tayac Elementary is facing significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates that are the lowest among nearby schools. In mathematics, only 6.8% of all students are proficient, which is roughly half the district average of 13.7% and far below schools like Fort Foote Elementary (18.1%) and James Ryder Randall Elementary (14.8%). English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is also critically low at 16.7%, less than half the district average of 38.9% and the lowest among its peers—for example, Allenwood Elementary has a 23.5% ELA proficiency rate. The school's state ranking has declined steeply over five years, from the 28th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026, a more severe drop than any nearby school. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 37.5% of students missing significant school in 2024-2025, compared to 25.0% at Fort Foote and just 15.8% at Excel Academy Public Charter.

Despite spending $20,792 per student in 2023-2024—higher than the district average—these resources are not translating into academic success, suggesting the need for more effective instructional strategies. There is a glimmer of hope in 5th-grade ELA, where 21.7% of students are proficient, the highest rate for any subject at any grade level. However, math scores are in crisis, dropping from 9.4% proficiency in 3rd grade to just 4.4% in 5th grade, indicating students are not building foundational skills. The school's performance for African American students ranks in the 8th percentile statewide, highlighting an urgent need for targeted support. Addressing chronic absenteeism, as seen at Excel Academy, could be a powerful lever for improvement.

459

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,792

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8600 Allentown Rd
Fort Washington, MD 20744-1499

(301) 449-4840

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

African American:

44.4%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

834^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

129^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	9.0	834 of 864	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	795 of 865	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	732 of 859	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	754 of 855	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	617 of 862	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	643 of 802	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	711 of 853	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	728 of 857	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	618 of 847	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	669 of 845	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	624 of 859	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	669 of 867	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	717 of 847	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	687 of 857	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	611 of 853	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	796 of 855	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	664 of 850	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	782 of 838	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	78.8	140 of 818	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	104 of 804	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	167 of 805	79.3%	★★★★☆
2004	83.6	83 of 803	89.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	464 of 504	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.1	709 of 796	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.0	586 of 788	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2021)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)11th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2021)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts17%-35 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Clinton Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9420 Temple Hill Rd	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 599-2414	295	23	12.9	87.8%	28 (9.5%)	149 (50.5%)	105 (35.6%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.3	709^th of 864 public elementary schools	17.9%		16.5	737^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.8%	28	21.7	7.8	8.3	12.4	26.1	25.5	35.4	29.0	15.7	$21,744	$1,693	$20,051
James Ryder Randall Elementary	Public	K-5	5410 Kirby Rd	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4980	299	20	14.7	91.6%	5 (1.7%)	151 (50.5%)	128 (42.8%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	27.7	599^th of 864 public elementary schools	30.7%		24.4	620^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.3%	21	16.1	14.3	13.7	14.8	37.1	30.9	54.9	40.5	17.6	$21,599	$1,652	$19,946
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
Allenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Harley Ln	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 702-3930	371	34	10.8	87.9%	8 (2.2%)	158 (42.6%)	193 (52.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	13.5	773^rd of 864 public elementary schools	10.5%		18.9	701^st of 865 public elementary schools	19.0%	72	17.5	6.0	8.8	10.5	25.0	25.4	19.6	23.5	12.5	$24,224	$1,888	$22,335
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tayac Elementary

What district is Tayac Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Tayac Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tayac Elementary usually go on to attend:

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Tayac Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tayac Elementary?

Students at Tayac Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 44% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tayac Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Tayac Elementary.

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