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H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center
8801 Ritchie Dr
Capitol Heights MD, 20743, Prince Georges County
Phone: 301-808-8100
Type: Special Education School, Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten
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: | 50 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 336 | 305 | 354 | 339 | 343 | 273 | 455 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 336 | 100.0% | 305 | 100.0% | 354 | 100.0% | 339 | 100.0% | 343 | 100.0% | 273 | 100.0% | 455 | 100.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 228 | 67.9% | 192 | 63.0% | 225 | 63.6% | 238 | 70.2% | 231 | 67.3% | 188 | 68.9% | 298 | 65.5% |
| Female: | 108 | 32.1% | 113 | 37.0% | 129 | 36.4% | 101 | 29.8% | 104 | 30.3% | 77 | 28.2% | 153 | 33.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 11.3% | 27 | 8.9% | 34 | 9.6% | 32 | 9.4% | 25 | 7.3% | 19 | 7.0% | 48 | 10.5% |
| Black: | 291 | 86.6% | 266 | 87.2% | 300 | 84.7% | 291 | 85.8% | 306 | 89.2% | 244 | 89.4% | 385 | 84.6% |
| White: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 8 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.5% | 5 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 253 | 75.3% | 262 | 85.9% | 267 | 75.4% | 197 | 58.1% | 193 | 56.3% | 183 | 67.0% | 158 | 34.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 5.1% | 23 | 7.5% | 15 | 4.2% | 11 | 3.2% | 15 | 4.4% | 23 | 8.4% | 17 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 6.77 | 6.03 | 6.60 | 5.99 | 6.28 | 5.10 | 7.80 | |||||||