Fort Foote Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fort Washington, Maryland
Fort Foote Elementary in Fort Washington, Maryland enrolled 277 students in 2024-25 with 21.4 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
309 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 277 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.5 to 21.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 309 | 22.5 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 19.5 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 277 | 21.4 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools
Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 270 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Foote Elementary enrolled 270 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 270 of the 270 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent30.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.1% of students were Hispanic, 32.9% Black, 6.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic53.1%
- Black32.9%
- Asian6.5%
- White3.6%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Pacific Islander1.4%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Fort Foote Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 35% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 11% (2021-22) | 27.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Fort Washington
7 public elementary schools in Fort Washington report 2024-25 enrollment; Fort Foote Elementary is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tayac Elementary | 459 | 13.5 | 82.1% |
| Fort Washington Forest Elementary | 323 | 14.3 | 52.0% |
| Avalon Elementary | 302 | 13.7 | 88.4% |
| Apple Grove Elementary | 277 | 11.8 | 92.4% |
| Fort Foote Elementary | 277 | 12.9 | 85.9% |
| J. Frank Dent Elementary | 243 | 13.1 | 90.1% |
| Indian Queen Elementary | 235 | 11.6 | 55.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fort Foote Elementary
- Oxon Hill ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 215 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Indian Queen ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 235 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Fort Foote Elementary with Oxon Hill ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prince George's County Public Schools spends per student$19,789 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,789
- The largest public schools in MarylandFort Foote Elementary is the number 772 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#772 of 881
- Maryland schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fort Foote Elementary
How many students attend Fort Foote Elementary?
277 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 309 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Washington, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Foote Elementary?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fort Foote Elementary a Title I school?
Fort Foote Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Fort Foote Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Fort Foote Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Fort Foote Elementary in?
Prince George's County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240051001033 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.