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Beacon Heights Elementary Primary School
6929 Furman Parkway Riverdale MD, 20737, Prince Georges County Phone: 301-918-8700 Ranking:  (730 out of 1,074, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Prince George's County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 478 | 447 | 419 | 409 | 481 | 455 | 434 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 8.4% | 38 | 8.5% | 38 | 9.1% | 60 | 14.7% | 45 | 9.4% | 41 | 9.0% | 40 | 9.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 14.2% | 70 | 15.7% | 66 | 15.8% | 60 | 14.7% | 72 | 15.0% | 75 | 16.5% | 66 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 16.7% | 74 | 16.6% | 57 | 13.6% | 55 | 13.4% | 77 | 16.0% | 62 | 13.6% | 58 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 14.0% | 57 | 12.8% | 58 | 13.8% | 59 | 14.4% | 59 | 12.3% | 59 | 13.0% | 59 | 13.6% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 10.9% | 56 | 12.5% | 63 | 15.0% | 42 | 10.3% | 51 | 10.6% | 56 | 12.3% | 56 | 12.9% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 13.0% | 63 | 14.1% | 47 | 11.2% | 43 | 10.5% | 59 | 12.3% | 55 | 12.1% | 59 | 13.6% |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 13.2% | 45 | 10.1% | 46 | 11.0% | 44 | 10.8% | 57 | 11.9% | 61 | 13.4% | 37 | 8.5% |
| Grade 6: | 46 | 9.6% | 44 | 9.8% | 44 | 10.5% | 46 | 11.2% | 61 | 12.7% | 46 | 10.1% | 59 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 238 | 49.8% | 213 | 47.7% | 200 | 47.7% | 201 | 49.1% | 222 | 46.2% | 209 | 45.9% | 211 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 240 | 50.2% | 234 | 52.3% | 219 | 52.3% | 208 | 50.9% | 251 | 52.2% | 238 | 52.3% | 219 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 319 | 66.7% | 294 | 65.8% | 267 | 63.7% | 237 | 57.9% | 303 | 63.0% | 288 | 63.3% | 255 | 58.8% |
| Black: | 144 | 30.1% | 133 | 29.8% | 129 | 30.8% | 151 | 36.9% | 170 | 35.3% | 160 | 35.2% | 173 | 39.9% |
| White: | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 363 | 75.9% | 326 | 72.9% | 314 | 74.9% | 284 | 69.4% | 316 | 65.7% | 276 | 60.7% | 243 | 56.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 9.8% | 49 | 11.0% | 41 | 9.8% | 48 | 11.7% | 75 | 15.6% | 73 | 16.0% | 70 | 16.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.80 | 16.31 | 15.87 | 13.02 | 15.41 | 13.70 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 56.9% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 65.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.6% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 68.5% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 72.4% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 74.2% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 77.5% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 78.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 80% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 76.3% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 55.3% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 63.1% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 69.5% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 71.5% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 74.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 74.7% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 79.1% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 75.7% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 50.0% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.2% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 72.4% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 77.1% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81.4% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 81.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 83.4% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.0% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 81.6% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 82.0% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 58.6% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67.9% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 70.0% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 76.5% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 77.2% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 79.3% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 82.7% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.4% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.0% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 43.7% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 51.6% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 59.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 64.5% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 68.7% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71.6% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72.6% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 75.5% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.2% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 50.4% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 59.0% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 61.7% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 61.8% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 77.2% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.0% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.1% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.9% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.1% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81.6% | 88.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 36.5% | 50.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 53.2% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.3% | 65.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 66.1% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 67.1% | 75.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 68.7% | 77.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 73.4% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.7% | 81.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 76.5% | 83.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 71.1% | 77.1% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 57.7% | 68.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 61.4% | 70.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 62.1% | 71.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 69.7% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.6% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 81.1% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 78.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.3% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 78.5% | 84.1% |
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* Beacon Heights Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.