Enrollment
41
District of Columbia · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Laurel, DC
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill
Federal NCES profile for Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 110008700213
👥 S:T ratio 73
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 97
📋 Attendance 39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of District of Columbia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in District of Columbia.
- 60
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.8:1
- small classes for District of Columbia
- 41
- students enrolled
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill has class sizes smaller than 98% of District of Columbia schools. Computed live against every District of Columbia school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Dyrs · District of Columbia
NCES ID 110008700213 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.8:1
vs 12.3:1 District of Columbia avg
-45% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill compares with District of Columbia and U.S. medians
What stands out at Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill sits near the smaller end of the District of Columbia enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill is a small combined-grade school in Laurel, District of Columbia, enrolling 41 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.8:1, Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill is leaner than roughly 98% of District of Columbia schools and 45% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of District of Columbia schools, with 41 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 243 District of Columbia schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly African American (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 14 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Discipline events run high: 16 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 41 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Dyrs operates only this one school, so Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 41 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of District of Columbia's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill compares
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill on the metrics families compare, against District of Columbia and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs District of Columbia | District of Columbia avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.8:1 | ▼ 45% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 41 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.8:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
41
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6.8:1
students per teacher
- 45% below state mean
Top 2% in District of Columbia - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 14 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 39.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
African American 92.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.3%
Largest group: African American at 92.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.5, Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill is less mixed than the District of Columbia school average of 33.3.
Programs
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of District of Columbia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~41 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill
How many students attend Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill?
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill has 41 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Laurel, DC.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill?
The student-teacher ratio at Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill is 6.8:1, which is 45% lower than the District of Columbia average of 12.3:1 and 57% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill?
The largest demographic group at Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill is African American at 92.7% of enrollment, in Laurel, DC.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill?
Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Dyrs?
None reported; Dyrs operates only Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings Formerly Oak Hill as a public school district in NCES's records.
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