Accokeek Academy, Accokeek MD - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Accokeek Academy

Accokeek Academy is a regular public school in Prince George’s County, Maryland, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade on two connected campuses. The school serves the unincorporated community of Accokeek, a low-density, car-dependent commuter village roughly a half-hour from Washington, D.C. Many adults in Accokeek work in public administration, and the community’s character is shaped by large wooded lots, especially in the Moyaone Reserve, and by civic anchors like Piscataway Park and the Accokeek Foundation. The student body is diverse, with a substantial share identifying as Black, a notable portion as Hispanic, and smaller shares of Asian, white, and multiracial students. Nearly half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that places the school in a middle range for economic need within the broader county.

The school’s performance on state assessments presents a mixed picture that parents will want to examine by grade and subject. In English language arts, Accokeek Academy shows clear strengths in the upper elementary and middle school grades, with a strong majority of students in third, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades meeting the state’s proficiency bar. The fourth and fifth grade ELA results are noticeably lower, though still in a range where more than a third of students are proficient. In math, the story is more challenging. Across grades three through eight, proficiency rates are modest, and they decline steadily from third grade downward, with eighth grade math proficiency being the weakest point in the school’s academic profile. The school’s science results show a meaningful split, with a small share of fifth graders proficient and a larger share of eighth graders clearing that bar. Social studies in eighth grade also falls in a lower range of proficiency. The single-year snapshot for algebra I, taken by some students, shows a strong proficiency rate, which may reflect a selective group of students who take the course early.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism and special population breakdowns such as special education and English learner counts were not available. Parents who want the full picture on student support staffing and discipline patterns should ask the school directly, as those details are not part of the public data for this school year.

The comparison set that would typically place Accokeek Academy among its county peers is too small to produce a meaningful ranking for overall proficiency. The school sits within Prince George’s County Public Schools, a large district that recently approved a sizable budget increase directed at teacher salaries and student support, adopted a new evidence-based literacy curriculum beginning in the 2023-24 school year, and conducted a 2024 boundary review to address overcrowding. These district-level changes may affect Accokeek Academy in coming years, especially if the boundary review shifts attendance zones.

Accokeek Academy’s enrollment is large for a K-8 school, which reflects the community’s steady suburban growth and past overcrowding issues that led to fifth grade being moved to the middle school campus. The community’s housing values are above the national median, and mortgages are a significant financial commitment here. Parents shopping for a school should weigh the school’s genuine strength in middle-grades reading against the persistent softness in math across all grades, and should follow up with the school to understand what interventions or curriculum changes are in place for math instruction. The school fits a family seeking a neighborhood school in a commuter community with a K-8 program that keeps children in a familiar setting through eighth grade, but the math results warrant a close look, especially for a child who struggles with that subject.

See more original research from School Decision →

Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 622%

School 22% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 671%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 21% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above 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-income19%Higher-income26%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income29%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income31%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income51%Higher-income70%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income37%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income31%Higher-income29%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income15%Higher-income18%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income7%Higher-income23%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income22%9 pp gap