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Samuel P. Massie Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

832^nd

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Samuel P. Massie Academy is a public PK-8 school in Forestville, MD, serving 477 students within the Prince George's County Public Schools district, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Massie Academy is critically low, with only 3.8% of students proficient in math and 21.2% in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2025-2026 school year—far below district averages of 13.7% and 38.9%, respectively. This is especially stark when compared to Longfields Elementary, just 1.46 miles away, which serves a similarly high-need population (89.8% free/reduced lunch) but achieves 43.6% math and 60.7% ELA proficiency. Even Andrew Jackson Academy, located on the same street (Regency Pkwy) and with nearly identical demographics, outperforms Massie in both math (7.7%) and ELA (28.6%). Chronic absenteeism is a persistent challenge, with 37.8% of students missing significant school in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district average and rates at high-performing neighbors like Benjamin D. Foulois Academy (13.6%).

Despite these challenges, there are a few notable points. Seventh-grade ELA shows a bright spot, with 32.1% of students proficient—the highest rate for any subject or grade at the school. The school also spends a substantial $21,088 per student, higher than Benjamin D. Foulois Academy ($20,314), indicating that funding alone isn't the issue. However, a recurring "5th grade math wall" is evident, with 0% of 5th graders proficient in math, suggesting foundational skills aren't being built in early grades. While the school has moved from the 0th to the 4th percentile in recent years, it remains in the bottom 5% of Maryland schools, and the improvement is marginal.

477

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,088

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Regency Pkwy
Forestville, MD 20747

(301) 669-1120

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Samuel P. Massie Academy usually attend:

High:

Suitland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (12% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

Elementary school

832^nd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

302^nd of 339

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

127^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	832 of 864	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	831 of 865	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	856 of 859	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	734 of 855	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	817 of 862	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	815 of 853	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	751 of 857	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	810 of 847	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	763 of 845	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	806 of 859	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	721 of 867	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	663 of 847	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	743 of 857	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	702 of 853	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	758 of 855	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	830 of 850	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	758 of 838	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	85.8	63 of 818	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	73 of 804	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	23 of 805	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	86.6	23 of 803	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	745 of 796	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	746 of 788	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	302 of 339	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	246 of 337	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	317 of 328	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	294 of 333	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	278 of 303	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	305 of 316	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	242 of 328	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	282 of 317	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	267 of 314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	252 of 315	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	265 of 339	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	210 of 316	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.8	236 of 314	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	240 of 309	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.8	220 of 324	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	239 of 259	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	11.4	278 of 303	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.2	253 of 273	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.7	262 of 288	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2021)6th percentile

Male (2021)5th percentile

Middle school

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Female (2021)8th percentile~ school

African American (2021)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

Mathematics4%-23 vs state

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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
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%)	9.3	832^nd of 864 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.2	831^st of 865 public elementary schools	3.9%	1	10.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	1.8	5.6	3.8	24.0	2.7	23.1	19.6	32.1	20.4	21.2		6.0	5.8	$21,088	$2,502	$18,586
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%)	14.5	760^th of 864 public elementary schools	12.0%		10.9	822^nd of 865 public elementary schools	5.0%	62	27.5	5.5	3.1	3.2	5.3	5.0	7.7	35.0	18.2	12.1	29.0	35.1	40.0	28.6		5.9	14.3	$24,626	$2,528	$22,098
William Beanes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5108 Dianna Dr	Suitland	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 817-0533	424	31	13.6	90.3%	3 (0.7%)	268 (63.2%)	141 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	8.9	835^th of 864 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.9	844^th of 865 public elementary schools	2.4%	9	4.3	1.2	2.9				2.7	21.4	11.1	20.6				17.4		13.6		$22,727	$2,317	$20,410
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%)	6.6	854^th of 864 public elementary schools	1.2%		9.7	839^th of 865 public elementary schools	3.0%	15	10.7	1.3	2.8				5.0	17.8	6.8	11.1				11.9		4.2		$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%)	11.8	796^th of 864 public elementary schools	7.9%		10.9	823^rd of 865 public elementary schools	4.9%	27	8.8	2.0	1.5				4.4	27.9	19.6	23.8				24.2		14.1		$20,997	$2,622	$18,375
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%)	9.1	833^rd of 864 public elementary schools	3.6%		13.7	780^th of 865 public elementary schools	9.8%	53	9.8	2.7	4.6				5.9	28.0	16.0	14.1				19.9		4.7		$25,123	$2,552	$22,571
Longfields Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3300 Newkirk Ave	Forestville	20747	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(301) 817-0455	256	22	11.4	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	165 (64.5%)	84 (32.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	69.8	259^th of 864 public elementary schools	70.0%		69	263^rd of 865 public elementary schools	69.6%	4	44.2	27.1	59.2				43.6	69.8	50.0	63.3				60.7		42.9		$24,355	$1,705	$22,650
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCS	Public, Charter	K-8	6900 Ames St	Morningside	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(301) 817-0544	357	29	12.5	62.5%	4 (1.1%)	326 (91.3%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	48.1	426^th of 864 public elementary schools	50.7%		30.6	552^nd of 865 public elementary schools	36.2%	126	45.2	25.5	5.4	12.5	7.3	4.5	17.1	73.8	48.9	35.1	77.5	53.7	54.5	57.4		10.8	27.3	$24,012	$1,508	$22,503
Benjamin D. Foulois Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	4601 Beauford Rd	Morningside	20746	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 817-0300	540	42	12.8	41.9%	3 (0.6%)	499 (92.4%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	47.1	433^rd of 864 public elementary schools	49.9%		46.3	441^st of 865 public elementary schools	49.0%	8	31.4	23.1	0.0	24.1	14.3	9.7	20.2	52.9	51.9	29.4	72.4	63.1	69.8	59.6	66.7	13.7	38.4	$20,314	$949	$19,365
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%)	16.9	725^th of 864 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.6	706^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.4%	19	24.5	8.3	3.8				12.3	26.4	31.9	33.3				30.5		3.7		$36,512	$6,457	$30,054

Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel P. Massie Academy

Is Samuel P. Massie Academy a good school?

Samuel P. Massie Academy ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Samuel P. Massie Academy attend?

Students who attend Samuel P. Massie Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Suitland High

What is the racial makeup of Samuel P. Massie Academy?

Students at Samuel P. Massie Academy are 91% African American, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Samuel P. Massie Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Samuel P. Massie Academy.

What district is Samuel P. Massie Academy in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

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