School district · Maryland

Prince George's County Public Schools

Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland: 199 public schools with 132,123 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,592 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 199; 10 charter
Students: 132,123
Students per teacher: 14.1; MD 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $21,592; MD $20.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 9,375
Counselors (FTE): 401
Students per counselor: 330; MD 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 92.0; Librarians (FTE): 94.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maryland's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maryland: 49%

37%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Maryland

Median 48% · 25 school districts compared

57,045 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maryland: 28%

14%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Maryland

Median 30% · 25 school districts compared

56,618 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$14.5K15

$14.9K16

$15.6K17

$15.3K18

$15.8K19

$15.9K20

$17.2K21

$19.2K22

$19.8K23

$21.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.7% · $292.1M
State: 52% · $1.8B
Local: 39% · $1.3B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $12,853
Support services: $8,094
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $316.1M
Long-term debt: $661.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 6Elementary schools: 139Middle schools: 25High schools: 25Other schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Chapel Forge E C CSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K	230	9.2	—	—	Bowie
Frances R Fuchs E C CSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K	364	10.7	—	—	Beltsville
H Winship Wheatley E C CSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K	345	12.3	—	—	Capitol Heights
James Ryder Randall E C CSpecial education	Pre-K	193	12.1	—	—	Clinton
Kenmoor Early Childhood CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K	240	15.0	—	—	Landover
Prekindergarten Offsites	Pre-K	15	—	—	—	Oxon Hill
Accokeek Academy	K–8	1,445	16.1	60%	26%	Accokeek
Adelphi ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	505	13.9	29%	22%	Adelphi
Allenwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	371	10.8	33%	12%	Temple Hills
Andrew Jackson AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	458	12.7	26%	4.2%	Forestville
Apple Grove ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	277	11.8	36%	12%	Fort Washington
Ardmore ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	470	11.6	33%	20%	Springdale
Arrowhead ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	378	12.9	37%	7.9%	Upper Marlboro
Avalon ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	302	13.7	27%	19%	Fort Washington
Baden ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	184	14.3	45%	24%	Brandywine
Barack Obama Elementary	Pre-K–5	629	16.3	47%	21%	Upper Marlboro
Barnaby Manor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	438	10.5	26%	17%	Oxon Hill
Beacon Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	342	10.9	39%	18%	Riverdale
Beltsville AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,113	13.6	41%	12%	Beltsville
Benjamin D. Foulois Academy	K–8	540	12.9	61%	23%	Morningside
Berwyn Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	421	11.9	26%	8.1%	Berwyn Heights
Bladensburg ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	713	12.9	27%	14%	Bladensburg
Bond Mill Elementary	K–5	463	13.4	45%	26%	Laurel
Bradbury Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	354	11.0	12%	3.1%	Capital Heights
Brandywine Elementary	K–5	572	17.7	38%	12%	Brandywine
Calverton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	767	13.0	22%	10%	Beltsville
Capitol Heights Elementary	Pre-K–5	317	10.4	70%	46%	Capitol Heights
Carmody Hills ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	389	13.2	19%	9.9%	Capitol Heights
Carole Highlands ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	544	12.9	14%	2.4%	Takoma Park
Carrollton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	539	13.9	25%	10%	New Carrollton
Catherine T. Reed ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	437	11.3	32%	24%	Lanham
Cesar Chavez Elementary	K–5	355	13.4	47%	21%	Hyattsville
Cherokee Lane ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	863	13.6	29%	19%	Adelphi
Chillum ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	308	11.3	18%	14%	Hyattsville
Clinton Grove ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	295	12.9	25%	9.3%	Clinton
Colin L Powell Academy	Pre-K–8	1,661	16.0	35%	7.1%	Fort Washington
Columbia Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	429	13.7	28%	17%	Landover
Cool Spring ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	458	11.7	20%	13%	Adelphi
Cooper Lane ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	407	12.4	24%	12%	Landover Hills
Cora L. Rice ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	516	12.0	23%	10%	Landover
Deerfield Run ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	482	13.7	29%	11%	Laurel
District Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	365	15.2	22%	5.0%	District Heights
Dodge Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	494	11.8	22%	9.0%	Landover
Dora Kennedy French Immersion	K–8	684	14.6	76%	44%	Greenbelt
Doswell E. Brooks ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	291	10.1	31%	11%	Capital Heights
Edward M. Felegy ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	641	10.3	31%	15%	Hyattsville
Excel Academy Public CharterCharter	K–8	454	17.5	37%	6.6%	Fort Washington
Flintstone ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	367	15.1	28%	6.7%	Oxon Hill
Forest Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	215	11.2	24%	15%	Oxon Hill
Fort Foote ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	277	12.9	35%	18%	Fort Washington
Fort Washington Forest Elem	Pre-K–5	323	14.3	42%	20%	Fort Washington
Francis Scott Key ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	451	13.3	15%	6.1%	District Heights
Francis T. Evans Elementary	Pre-K–5	393	16.9	36%	29%	Clinton
Friendship Aspire Bowie CharterCharter	K–1	140	14.0	—	—	Upper Marlboro
Gaywood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	525	13.2	33%	18%	Lanham
Gladys Noon Spellman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	518	14.5	29%	19%	Cheverly
Glassmanor ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	261	11.5	17%	12%	Oxon Hill
Glenarden Woods Elementary	2–5	516	17.4	93%	90%	Lanham
Glenn Dale ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	493	11.5	24%	14%	Glenn Dale
Glenridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	723	14.1	27%	8.7%	Landover Hills
Greenbelt ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	531	11.9	42%	21%	Greenbelt
Heather Hills Elementary	2–5	361	14.7	91%	76%	Bowie
High Bridge ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	394	16.2	40%	19%	Bowie
Highland Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	210	12.1	19%	8.8%	Landover
Hillcrest Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	388	12.0	26%	6.7%	Temple Hills
Hollywood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	284	11.6	28%	14%	College Park
Howard B. Owens Science CenterAlternative	K–8	0	—	—	—	Lanham
Hyattsville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	422	13.1	41%	20%	Hyattsville
Imagine Andrews Public CharterCharter	K–8	347	13.6	50%	30%	Andrews Afb
Imagine Foundations at Leeland PCSCharter	K–8	480	14.8	56%	12%	Upper Marlboro
Imagine Foundations at Morningside PCSCharter	K–8	357	12.5	42%	19%	Morningside
Imagine Lincoln PCSCharter	K–8	371	12.2	40%	7.5%	Temple Hills
Indian Queen Elementary	Pre-K–5	235	11.6	50%	25%	Fort Washington
J. Frank Dent ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	243	13.1	29%	9.8%	Fort Washington
James H. Harrison ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	304	10.0	26%	13%	Laurel
James McHenry ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	610	12.9	23%	6.7%	Lanham
James Ryder Randall ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	299	14.7	36%	15%	Clinton
John H. Bayne ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	339	17.6	19%	7.7%	Capitol Heights
John Hanson Montessori	Pre-K–8	496	14.4	65%	16%	Oxon Hill
Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	540	12.6	24%	6.7%	Glenarden
Judith P. Hoyer Montessori	Pre-K–8	361	15.3	68%	27%	Landover
Kenilworth Elementary	K–5	364	12.1	49%	26%	Bowie
Kettering ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	415	14.6	31%	11%	Upper Marlboro
Kingsford Elementary	Pre-K–5	458	15.0	39%	13%	Mitchellville
Lake Arbor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	593	13.2	32%	18%	Mitchellville
Lamont ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	460	12.1	34%	21%	New Carrollton
Langley Park-McCormick ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	697	13.2	16%	11%	Hyattsville
Laurel ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	472	13.1	32%	15%	Laurel
Legends Public Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	897	23.0	39%	9.9%	Lanham
Lewisdale ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	533	11.8	31%	15%	Hyattsville
Longfields ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	256	11.5	60%	40%	Forestville
Magnolia ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	442	15.8	21%	7.6%	Lanham
Marlton Elementary	Pre-K–5	309	13.6	34%	9.9%	Upper Marlboro
Mary Harris Mother Jones ElemFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	734	14.1	28%	20%	Adelphi
Mattaponi Elementary	K–5	391	14.6	56%	39%	Upper Marlboro
Maya Angelou French Immersion	K–8	363	10.8	57%	17%	Temple Hills
Melwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	531	13.7	30%	9.5%	Upper Marlboro
Montpelier ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	573	14.5	43%	26%	Laurel
Mt Rainier ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	311	12.2	24%	12%	Mt Rainier
North Forestville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	271	14.6	23%	8.7%	Forestville
Northview Elementary	Pre-K–5	587	13.3	34%	15%	Bowie
Oaklands ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	483	12.5	29%	9.1%	Laurel
Overlook Elementary	Pre-K–5	255	11.0	46%	22%	Temple Hills
Oxon Hill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	215	10.5	33%	13%	Oxon Hill
Paint Branch ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	488	10.3	28%	19%	College Park
Panorama ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	554	12.2	30%	13%	Temple Hills
Patuxent ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	281	13.9	39%	21%	Upper Marlboro
Perrywood Elementary	K–5	529	16.1	54%	20%	Upper Marlboro
Phyllis E. Williams Elementary	K–5	326	13.4	65%	44%	Seabrook
Pointer Ridge Elementary	K–5	416	13.2	54%	27%	Bowie
Port Towns ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	747	13.3	13%	5.4%	Bladensburg
Princeton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	269	11.5	23%	8.2%	Suitland
Ridgecrest ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	631	13.1	18%	11%	Hyattsville
Riverdale ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	586	13.3	33%	12%	Riverdale
Robert Frost ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	257	11.6	32%	21%	Landover
Robert Goddard Montessori	Pre-K–8	464	14.3	75%	41%	Seabrook
Robert R. Gray ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	375	10.3	34%	17%	Capital Heights
Rockledge Elementary	Pre-K–5	319	14.0	42%	15%	Bowie
Rogers Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	450	12.0	20%	10%	Bladensburg
Rosa L. Parks ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	607	12.3	15%	6.8%	Hyattsville
Rosaryville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	517	13.3	29%	11%	Upper Marlboro
Samuel Chase ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	355	14.0	23%	7.3%	Temple Hills
Samuel P. Massie AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	477	14.2	16%	10%	Forestville
Scotchtown Hills ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	589	13.9	27%	13%	Laurel
Seabrook ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	365	13.7	39%	28%	Seabrook
Seat Pleasant ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	284	10.6	19%	6.7%	Capital Heights
Springhill Lake ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	804	12.8	17%	7.5%	Greenbelt
Suitland ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	514	14.9	23%	5.4%	Suitland
Tayac ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	459	13.5	21%	9.4%	Fort Washington
Templeton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	646	12.1	16%	12%	Landover
Thomas G. Pullen	K–8	740	14.0	64%	27%	Landover
Thomas S. Stone ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	580	14.7	18%	11%	Mt Rainier
Tulip Grove Elementary	K–5	477	15.9	58%	34%	Bowie
University Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	538	13.0	50%	27%	Hyattsville
Valley View ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	351	12.6	48%	31%	Oxon Hill
Vansville Elementary	Pre-K–5	677	14.5	43%	18%	Beltsville
Waldon Woods ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	523	15.7	27%	14%	Clinton
Whitehall Elementary	K–5	485	15.2	65%	37%	Bowie
William Beanes ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	424	13.7	17%	5.1%	Suitland
William Paca ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	563	14.3	29%	22%	Landover
William Schmidt Environmental CenterAlternative	K–5	0	—	—	—	Brandywine
William W. Hall AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	444	11.4	28%	3.6%	Capitol Heights
Woodmore Elementary	Pre-K–5	402	14.1	58%	36%	Bowie
Woodridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	299	12.1	33%	17%	Hyattsville
Yorktown Elementary	K–5	396	15.7	65%	40%	Bowie
Benjamin Stoddert MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	628	14.3	26%	1.5%	Temple Hills
Benjamin Tasker Middle	6–8	1,058	15.4	57%	15%	Bowie
Buck Lodge MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,200	15.8	25%	3.4%	Adelphi
Charles Carroll MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	884	13.6	26%	4.7%	New Carrollton
Drew-Freeman MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,022	16.0	17%	2.9%	District Heights
Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,047	14.3	32%	5.0%	Laurel
Ellen Ochoa Middle	6–8	1,086	20.1	25%	6.1%	Hyattsville
Ernest Everett Just MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	752	14.5	43%	6.2%	Mitchellville
G. James Gholson MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	603	12.3	23%	3.8%	Landover
Greenbelt MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,270	14.9	47%	19%	Greenbelt
Gwynn Park Middle	6–8	702	18.0	36%	5.7%	Brandywine
Hyattsville MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,305	17.4	27%	6.3%	Hyattsville
James Madison Middle	6–8	800	16.2	36%	2.7%	Upper Marlboro
Kenmoor MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,021	16.1	44%	17%	Landover
Kettering Middle	6–8	874	10.3	42%	9.4%	Upper Marlboro
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	605	13.8	38%	6.9%	Beltsville
Nicholas Orem MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,007	16.2	42%	6.4%	Hyattsville
Oxon Hill MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	773	13.1	35%	4.5%	Fort Washington
Samuel Ogle Middle	6–8	806	15.5	62%	15%	Bowie
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi	6–8	1,077	16.3	18%	3.5%	Adelphi
Stephen Decatur Middle	6–8	751	13.5	36%	3.7%	Clinton
Thomas Johnson MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,180	15.9	33%	5.3%	Lanham
Thurgood Marshall MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	707	16.4	28%	5.7%	Temple Hills
Walker Mill MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,054	16.1	39%	12%	Capitol Heights
William Wirt MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,124	16.1	29%	4.6%	Riverdale
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC	9–12	462	18.5	—	—	Largo
Bladensburg HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,114	16.6	—	—	Bladensburg
Bowie High	9–12	2,580	19.1	—	—	Bowie
Central HighFree meals for all	9–12	754	14.1	—	—	Capitol Heights
Charles Herbert Flowers High	9–12	2,712	19.8	—	—	Springdale
College Park AcademyCharter	6–12	682	16.6	60%	21%	Riverdale
Crossland HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,094	12.4	—	—	Temple Hills
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High	9–12	2,291	18.9	—	—	Upper Marlboro
Duval HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,522	18.4	—	—	Lanham
Eleanor Roosevelt High	9–12	2,544	19.0	—	—	Greenbelt
Fairmont Heights HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,090	15.6	—	—	Landover
Frederick Douglass High	9–12	1,183	19.1	—	—	Upper Marlboro
Friendly High	9–12	894	14.7	—	—	Fort Washington
Gwynn Park High	9–12	1,147	17.1	—	—	Brandywine
High Point HighFree meals for all	9–12	3,012	17.6	—	—	Beltsville
International High School @ Langley ParkFree meals for all	9–12	368	12.5	—	—	Bladensburg
International High school @ LargoFree meals for all	9–12	354	11.2	—	—	Upper Marlboro
Largo HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,159	15.3	—	—	Upper Marlboro
Laurel HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,129	18.5	—	—	Laurel
Northwestern HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,396	15.7	—	—	Hyattsville
Oxon Hill High	9–12	1,562	18.4	—	—	Oxon Hill
Parkdale HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,588	16.9	—	—	Riverdale
Potomac HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,347	15.5	—	—	Oxon Hill
Suitland HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,847	15.9	—	—	Suitland
Surrattsville HighFree meals for all	9–12	875	16.5	—	—	Clinton
C. Elizabeth RiegSpecial education	K–12	148	5.9	—	—	Mitchellville
Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCharter	K–12	1,681	16.6	66%	31%	Laurel
Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCharter	K–12	1,503	17.3	59%	26%	Upper Marlboro
James E. DuckworthSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–12	99	6.2	—	—	Beltsville

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 14201 School Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Phone: (301)952-6000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.