Andrew Jackson Academy, Forestville MD

Original Research by School Decision on Andrew Jackson Academy

Andrew Jackson Academy sits in Forestville, a predominantly residential, car-dependent suburb in Prince George's County. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and is a regular public school within the Prince George's County Public Schools district. It is not a charter or magnet school. The community around it is built out largely with mid-20th-century garden apartments, single-family homes, and strip shopping centers, and many residents commute to employment hubs such as Joint Base Andrews, which is adjacent to Forestville, and the U.S. Census Bureau. The area has a majority African-American population, and the school's own enrollment reflects this, with a student body that is overwhelmingly Black and Hispanic, and a very small share of white students and students of two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

The school is large enough to run separate classes at each grade level from kindergarten through eighth grade, plus a pre-kindergarten program. It does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The school's mission and day-to-day academic program are set within the broader district context. Prince George's County Public Schools has recently adopted a district-wide literacy initiative aligned with the science of reading, which affects how reading is taught in its elementary grades. The district also completed a boundary review in 2024 to address overcrowding, with changes taking effect for the 2025-2026 school year, meaning families living within the current attendance zone should confirm whether their address will be reassigned.

State test results from the most recent school year show that academic attainment is low overall. In mathematics, the share of students scoring at the proficient or advanced level was in the single digits at every tested grade from third through eighth, and in two grade levels no student reached that bar. In English language arts, proficiency rates were higher but still below a majority, with a range across grades from a very small share at fourth grade to a moderate share at eighth grade. Science proficiency was low at both the fifth-grade and eighth-grade levels, and in eighth-grade social studies, about one in six students scored proficient or above. A comparison against other districts in Prince George's County was not possible because the comparison group was too small to generate a meaningful benchmark. These numbers are a plain description of the test results; a parent considering this school may want to speak directly with the school or district about the specific academic support and intervention strategies in place for students who are not yet meeting state standards.

The school's environment data, including discipline rates, staffing ratios, course access, and attendance, were not available, so it is not possible to describe those conditions from the record. Similarly, no information was provided on any special programs, gifted offerings, or after-school activities. Housing in the Forestville ZIP code carries a home value estimate that is below the Maryland state average. The area appears to be a stable, mature suburb without major new development or growth pressure.

For a family, the bottom line on Andrew Jackson Academy is a school in a high-poverty, suburban setting, where state test performance is very low and where the district is in the middle of curriculum changes and attendance boundary adjustments. The school does not serve high school, so families will need to plan for a transition after eighth grade. The available data paints a straightforward picture of low measured academic outcomes, but the reasons behind those numbers and the quality of classroom experience are not something the test data alone can tell.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 310%

School 10% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 52%

School 2% · district not reported

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 62%

School 2% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 76%

School 6% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 84%

School 4% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · district not reported

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 45%

School 5% · district not reported

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 54%

School 4% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 811%

School 11% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 21% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolPrince George's County Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income8%Higher-income12%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income38%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income9%Higher-income24%15 pp gap