Prince George's County Public Schools
| Prince George's County Public Schools | |
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| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Established | 1899 |
| Region | Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Country | USA |
| Location | 14201 School Lane Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 |
| Coordinates | 38°48′54″N 76°45′33″W / 38.81496°N 76.75905°WCoordinates: 38°48′54″N 76°45′33″W / 38.81496°N 76.75905°W |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | William R. Hite |
| Schools | 198 |
| Budget | US$1.6 Billion |
| NCES District ID | 2400510[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 127,039 |
| Teachers | 8,347 |
| Staff | 18,000 appx |
| Other information | |
| School Board | Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., Chair, At-Large Donna Hathaway Beck, Vice Chair, At-Large Henry P. Armwood, Jr., District 7 Donna Hathaway Beck, District 9 Carolyn Boston, District 6 Edward Burroughs, III, District 8 Patricia Eubanks, District 4 Peggy Higgins, District 2 Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., District 5 Rosalind A. Johnson, District 1 Amber P. Waller, District 3 |
| Website | www1.pgcps.org |
The Prince George's County Public Schools system (PGCPS) is a large school district administered by the government of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States and is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education. The school system is headquartered in Upper Marlboro and the district serves Prince George's County.
With approximately 127,039 students enrolled for the 2011-2012 school year,[2] the Prince George's County Public Schools system is the second largest school district in the state of Maryland;[2] the third largest school district in both the Washington Metropolitan Area and Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, after Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland; and it's the 18th largest school district in the nation.[2] PGCPS operates at total of 198 schools[2] which includes: 128 elementary schools,[2] 36 middle schools,[2] and 24 high schools[2] with 8 special centers,[2] 2 vocational centers,[2] and the Howard B. Owens Science Center, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.[2] This total of 198 schools does not include public charter schools within the county. PGCPS is also home to the largest and second largest high schools (Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School and Northwestern High School), in the state. The school system currently transports over 90,536 students, daily, by its fleet of 1,335 GPS-equipped school buses, on 5,616 bus routes. PGCPS employs approximately 18,000 staff members[2] which includes approximately 9,000 teachers.[2] The approved operating budget for FY2011–12 is approximately US$1.6 billion[2] with a per pupil expenditure of US$12,267.[3] Average teacher salary ranges from US$55,689 for teachers with a Bachelor's Degree[3] to US$80,009 for teachers with a Doctorate's Degree.[3]
The district is headed by Superintendent William R. Hite, Jr., Ed. D.[4] Howard A. Burnett, the former chief human resources officer of the school district, was interim replacement Superintendent through April, 2006.[5] Dr. John E. Deasy (the previous Superintendent) took office on May 1, 2006, and was the former superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Dr. Deasy accepted a position with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and started full-time work at the foundation, in February 2009.[6]
In terms of racial demographics, African-Americans make up the majority of the systems students at 74.16%, followed by 17.38% Hispanic, 5.10% Caucasian, 2.93% Asian, and 0.42% Native American.
In June 2009, the PGCPS became one of the first school systems in America, to name one of their schools after current President Barack Obama. The new 792-student, Barack Obama Elementary School, in Upper Marlboro, opened in August 2010.[7][8]
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[edit] History
[edit] Early schools in Prince George's County
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In 1899, the first High School was built in Prince George's County, at the northeast corner of Montgomery and Eighth Streets in Laurel, Maryland, and was named, Laurel High School.[9]
[edit] Desegregation
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[edit] School consolidation (SY2009–2010)
On March 26, 2009, the Prince George's County Public Schools Board of Education voted to consolidate eight under-enrolled schools in the county and expand magnet program offerings within the school system. This decision was made after a series of community briefings, public hearings, more than 2,500 survey responses, and additional public input.[10]
This process of expanding opportunities for students began in June 2008. The Board of Education directed the school district to conduct a comprehensive review of school enrollments in September 2008. Recognizing that some schools were significantly under-enrolled, the Board of Education sought to offer more educational opportunities in historically under-served areas of the county, relieve overcrowding where possible, and improve operating efficiencies. The Board of Education used constituent feedback to refine the proposal made by Interim Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite, Jr. earlier this year, and reduced the number of schools to be consolidated to eight (8) instead of 12. The plan still relieves overcrowded schools, identifies space for new academic choices, and expands successful programs. The school district’s next step will be to solicit public input on what new or expanded programs communities would like to see in their schools.
In January 2009, the Superintendent presented the Board with the first of four phases in a proposal. Phase I was approved with the following components for the 2009–2010 school year:
- No high schools were affected by Phase I.
- Eight (8) schools were consolidated and students were reassigned for the 2009–2010 school year. The following schools were closed (permanently) starting with the 2009–2010 school year: Berkshire Elementary, John Carroll Elementary, John E. Howard Elementary, Matthew Henson Elementary, Middleton Valley Elementary, Morningside Elementary, Owens Road Elementary, and G. Gardner Shugart Middle School.
- Five (5) schools were converted to Kindergarten through Grade 8 (K-8) programs: Andrew Jackson Middle School, Samuel P. Massie Elementary School, and William W. Hall Elementary School, whom of which enroll students in grades K-8, while Henry G. Ferguson Elementary School and Eugene Burroughs Middle School, were combined to create The Accokeek Academy PreK-8 school with the Talented & Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program from Henry Ferguson carrying over to the newly combined school and expanding to include grades 7 & 8.
- Benjamin D. Foulois Elementary School was converted to a K-8 Creative & Performing Arts magnet center for the southern end of the county, replicating the current program at Thomas G. Pullen Arts Magnet School.
- Concord, Dodge Park, District Heights, and Oakcrest elementary schools were removed from the list of potential schools to be closed/consolidated.
- Twenty-nine (29) temporary classrooms will no longer be in use at the affected schools.
- Communities will make recommendations on what new magnet programs they want for their schools (i.e. Foreign Language Immersion, Montessori, etc.).
[edit] Transportation
Prince George's County Public Schools offers students transportation to and from school with its own transportation system. The system runs a fleet of various school bus models by Blue Bird Corporation, IC Bus, and Thomas Built Buses. Models include rear-engined and front-engined types, which all operate under diesel fuel. Special needs children are also provided with a bus that is accessible to them. All buses visibly display "Prince George's County Public Schools" on both sides of the bus.[11] The transportation department operates from 13 bus lots, which in total operate over 1200 buses on over 5000 routes. The ridership varies annually, although at least 93,000 students ride buses provided by the department. All routes consist of three digit numbers, such as 001, and a letter-digit route, such as B12.[12] In addition to transportation to and from schools, the school district runs buses for school field trips, athletic events, and other approved necessities for a bus in Maryland.[13] Ridership of each bus is determined by the distance in which the student lives from their school, which includes but not limited to two miles for intermediate and secondary schools and one and half mile for primary schools. Each route is determined through a trapeze system, in which information regarding students is entered into a computer system and the outcome being their route number.[14]
[edit] List of schools
[edit] High schools
All high schools in Prince George's County operate with a "comprehensive" model as their base. All students are assigned to a high school based on an "attendance area". Magnet Programs operate as a "School-Within-A-School" model, where the magnet serves as an alternative program---in addition to the main comprehensive program---and students from outside the regular attendance area of the high school are enrolled and accepted into the magnet, either through continuity (automatic continuation from a middle school magnet program to the high school level equivalent) or more commonly, through a "Magnet Lottery", where students apply for a magnet program and are granted acceptance through a random drawing. Enrollment into the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts is through audition only. Some high schools have also implemented a "Smaller Learning Community" model, where they offer anywhere from two or more Academy Programs, which effectively breaks a school down into several smaller schools within the school, by allowing students to essentially declare a major (such as a student attending a college or university) through career academies such as "Arts, Media, and Communication" or the "National Academy of Finance", for example. Larger high schools have more academy program offerings. All high schools in the PGCPS operate on a staggered school day schedule, where some high schools start as early as 7:45am and end as early as 2:25pm, and other high schools start as late as 9:30am and end as late as 4:10pm. All high schools operate on an alternating A/B-day block scheduling system, where one group of classes are taken on "A-Days" and a different group of classes are taken on "B-Days", and the cycle repeats. Most high schools have between three and four lunch shifts, depending on enrollment and eating accommodations. The only exception is Eleanor Roosevelt High School, which has adopted a modified hybrid block schedule in which both traditional single period courses and double period (block schedule) courses, are integrated.
| SCHOOL | WEBSITE | LOCATION | GRADES | ENROLLMENT (2009–10) |
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SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS | NOTES & COMMENTS | |
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| 1. | Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George's Community College | Link | Largo | 9 | 100 | Varies | Academy of Health Sciences | This is a brand new school in PGCPS ran in conjunction with the Prince George's Community College with classes being held on the PGCC campus and is the State of Maryland's first middle college. The school will be admitting the first class of 100 Freshman in Fall 2011. A new grade level will be added each year until a full, four year, grades 9-12 high school is operational. There will be a total of 400 students. |
| 2. | Bladensburg High School | Link | Bladensburg | 9–12 | 1,926 | 9:30a – 4:10p | Biomedical Magnet Program; Career and Technical Education Magnet Program; Academy of Hospitality and Tourism; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | Bladensburg received a state-of-the-art, replacement facility, in August 2004. |
| 3. | Bowie High School | Link | Bowie | 9–12 | 2,912 | 7:45a – 2:25p | SUMMIT Scholar Signature Program | Bowie High School has two physical campuses. 10th-12th grade attend classes at the main campus and 9th graders attend classes at the "Belair Annex" (a former middle school) a half mile away. Bowie was ranked #1,173 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 4. | Central High School | Link | Capitol Heights | 9–12 | 1,057 | 7:45a – 2:25p | French Immersion Magnet Program; International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet Program; Law, Education, and Public Service Academy; AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | Central was ranked #1,429 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 5. | Crossland High School | Link | Temple Hills | 9–12 | 1,412 | 7:45a – 2:25p | Technical Academy Magnet Program; International Baccalaureate (IB) Program (Non-Magnet); America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Academy of Global Studies; Crossland Evening High School | Crossland was named an IB World School, in 2009. |
| 6. | Frederick Douglass High School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 9–12 | 1,133 | 8:30a – 3:10p | International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 7. | DuVal High School | Link | Lanham | 9–12 | 1,644 | 8:30a – 3:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Academy of Hospitality and Tourism; Project Lead The Way Pre-Engineering Academy; Foundations to Technology Academy | DuVal received a state-of-the-art, $13.4 million USD, 65,995 sq. ft., 600-student classroom addition, in 2007. The addition added a music wing and two-story academic wing. |
| 8. | Fairmont Heights High School | Link | Capitol Heights | 9–12 | 776 | 8:30a – 3:10p | Biotechnology Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 9. | Charles Herbert Flowers High School | Link | Springdale | 9–12 | 2,431 | 9:30a – 4:10p | Science and Technology Center Magnet Program; National Academy of Finance; Project Lead The Way Pre-Engineering Academy | Flowers was ranked #1,445 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2009. |
| 10. | Forestville Military Academy | Link | Forestville | 9–12 | 797 | 8:30a – 3:10p | Military Academy; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 11. | Friendly High School | Link | Fort Washington | 9–12 | 1,457 | 7:45a – 2:25p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 12. | Gwynn Park High School | Link | Brandywine | 9–12 | 1,173 | 7:45a – 2:25p | Technical Academy Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 13. | High Point High School | Link | Beltsville | 9–12 | 2,218 | 7:45a – 2:25p | AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | High Point received the Siemens Award for Advanced Placement, in 2004. High Point was ranked #1,361 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America, for 2010. U.S. News & World Report named High Point a Silver Medal School, in 2010. |
| 14. | Largo High School | Link | Largo | 9–12 | 1,266 | 8:30a – 3:10p | Biotechnology Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Largo Evening High School | |
| 15. | Laurel High School | Link | Laurel | 9–12 | 1,877 | 7:45a – 2:25p | Technical Academy Magnet Program; International Baccalaureate (IB) Program (Non-Magnet); America's Choice School Design Signature Program | Laurel completed a 600-student classroom addition, as well as a brand new auditorium, in the Spring of 2010. Laurel was also ranked #1,343 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 16. | Northwestern High School | Link | Hyattsville | 9–12 | 2,543 | 9:30a – 4:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; School of Business Management and Finance (National Academy of Finance • Academy of Business Management); The Jim Henson School of Arts, Media, & Communications (Academy of Arts and Humanities • Academy of Instrumental Music • Academy of Visual Arts • Academy of Vocal Music); School of Human Resource Services (The International Studies Academy • NJROTC Academy of Military Science); School of Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology (Project Lead The Way Pre-Engineering Academy); Colours Performing Arts Program; Northwestern Evening High School; Northwestern Adult Evening High School; Northwestern Saturday Academy | Northwestern received a state-of-the-art, $45 million replacement facility, which opened in August 2000. At 386,000sq. ft., it was (at the time) the largest high school in the state of Maryland in terms of total square footage. It was surpass in physical size by the new Dr. Henry Wise, Jr. HS (also in Prince George's County), in 2006. Northwestern is currently the second largest high school in Maryland. U.S. News & World Report named Northwestern a Silver Medal School, in 2010. |
| 17. | Oxon Hill High School | Link | Oxon Hill | 9–12 | 1,699 | 9:30a – 4:10p | Science and Technology Center Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program; School of Arts, Media, and Communications (Academy of Dance • Academy of Music • Academy of Visual Arts); School of Business Management and Finance (Academy of Accounting and Finance • Academy of Business Administrative Services • Academy of Business Management); School of Consumer Services, Hospitality, and Tourism (Academy of Hospitality and Restaurant Management); School of Human Resources (Academy of Early Childhood • Academy of Military Sciences • Teacher Academy of Maryland) | Oxon Hill was ranked #957 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 18. | Parkdale High School | Link | Riverdale | 9–12 | 2,205 | 7:45a – 2:25p | International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Academy of Global Studies; Capital One Student Banking Program | Parkdale received a state-of-the-art, 400-seat classroom addition, in November 2007. Parkdale was ranked #1,481 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 19. | Potomac High School | Link | Temple Hills | 9–12 | 1,216 | 7:45a – 2:25p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; National Academy of Finance; School of Arts, Media, and Communications (Academy of the Arts-Dance • Academy of the Arts-Music • Academy of the Arts-Visual); School of Business Management and Finance (Academy of Finance • Academy of Business Management); School of Consumer Services, Hospitality and Tourism (Academy of Hospitality and Restaurant Management); School of Human Resource Services (Academy of Military Sciences • Law, Education, and Public Service Academy • Teacher Academy of Maryland); School of Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology (Project Lead the Way Pre-Engineering Academy) | Potomac received a state-of-the-art, 600-seat classroom addition, in January 2008. |
| 20. | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | Link | Greenbelt | 9–12 | 2,669 | 8:30a – 3:10p | Science and Technology Center Magnet Program; Quality Education in Science and Technology (QUEST) Program/Academy of Information Technology (AOIT); Arts, Media, and Communications Academy; Academy of Business and Finance; Academy of Public Service; Technology Systems Academy; Academy of Health and Bio-Sciences; Gilder-Lehrman American History Program | Eleanor Roosevelt has been twice recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence both in 1991 and 1998, as well as a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1991 and 1998. It was also named a New American High School in 1999, and it received the Siemens Award for Advanced Placement in 2002. Roosevelt was also named a National School of Character in 2002. Roosevelt was ranked #409 on Newsweek's Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. U.S. News & World Report named Roosevelt a Silver Medal School, in 2008. |
| 21. | Suitland High School | Link | Forestville | 9–12 | 2,359 | 8:30a – 3:10p | Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Program; International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet Program; Technical Academy Magnet Program (The Jesse J. Warr Vocational Center); America's Choice School Design Signature Program;Navy Junior ROTC (NJROTC); School of Business and Finance (National Academy of Finance) | Suitland High School has TWO physical campuses: the main campus and the "annex" (a former elementary school) located directly behind the main campus, which houses the majority of the schools "Center for the Visual and Performing Arts" magnet program. Suitland was named a 1989 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. |
| 22. | Surrattsville High School | Link | Clinton | 9–12 | 857 | 7:45a – 2:25p | AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Law, Education, and Public Service Academy | |
| 23. | Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 9–12 | 2,651 | 9:00a – 3:40p | Technical Academy Magnet Program | At 434,600 sq. ft. and with a capacity of 2,600 students, Wise is currently the largest high school in the state of Maryland when measured by total square footage. It was completed in August 2006 and features a 5,000-seat professional gymnasium---the largest of any school in the Washington Metropolitan Area. |
[edit] Middle schools
Intermediate schools are referred to as "Middle Schools" in the PGCPS system, and operate as either Grades 6–8 middle schools or Grades 7–8 middle schools. Grades 7–9 Junior High Schools were phased out in the mid-1980s. Recent efforts have been made to convert most middle schools to the more popular Grades 6–8 model. Issues in the past such as over-enrollment, lack of classroom space, and funding, had made it hard to convert all middle schools to a Grades 6–8 configuration, but with increased funding and the addition of new middle schools, the transitions is slowly being made. As of SY2010–2011, more than half of the PGCPS middle schools, have gained the sixth grade. Most middle schools in Prince George's County operate with a "comprehensive" model, as their base. Most students are assigned to a middle school based on an "attendance area". Most magnet programs operate as a "School-Within-A-School" model, where the magnet serves as an alternative program---in addition to the main comprehensive program---and students from outside the regular attendance area of the middle school are enrolled and accepted into the magnet, either through continuity (automatic continuation from an elementary school magnet program to the middle school level equivalent) or more commonly, through a Magnet Lottery, where students apply for a magnet program and are granted acceptance through a random drawing. Almost all middle schools have a whole-school "Signature Program" that includes a specialized program of instruction which is the foundation of the schools comprehensive program. All middle schools in the PGCPS operate on a staggered school day schedule, where some middle schools start as early as 7:45am and the end as early as 2:25pm, and other middle schools start as late as 9:30am and end as late as 4:10pm. All middle schools operate on a modified block scheduling system, where some classes meet for as long as 70-minutes, daily. In a cooperative effort of the county government, Board of Education, and the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), some M-NCPPC community centers are physically connected to middle schools, throughout the district. The unique community park/school centers currently features shared use areas which include: a gymnasium; multi-purpose room; exercise/fitness room; dance room; arts and crafts room; computer lab; offices; storage areas; patio area; and restrooms. There are tennis courts and unlighted fields located, on-site, at select centers.
| SCHOOL | WEBSITE | LOCATION | GRADES | ENROLLMENT (SY2009-10) |
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| 1. | Buck Lodge Middle School | Link | Adelphi | 7–8 | 775 | 8:30a – 3:10p |
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| 2. | Charles Carroll Middle School | Link | New Carrollton | 6–8 | 821 | 8:30a – 3:10p |
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| 3. | Stephen Decatur Middle School and Community Center | Link | Clinton | 6–8 | 627 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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| 4. | Drew-Freeman Middle School | Link | Suitland | 7–8 | 781 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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| 5. | Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School | Link | Laurel | 7–8 | 779 | 8:30a – 3:10p |
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| 6. | Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School | Link | Fort Washington | 6–8 | 619 | 9:00a – 3:40p |
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| 7. | Greenbelt Middle School | Link | Greenbelt | 6–8 | 732 | 9:00a – 3:40p |
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| 8. | Gwynn Park Middle School | Link | Brandywine | 6–8 | 616 | 7:45a – 2:25p |
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| 9. | Hyattsville Middle School | Link | Hyattsville | 7–8 | 663 | 7:45a – 2:25p | The magnet program at Hyattsville has a limited attendance-area, and is available to students in Regions 2 ann 5, only | |
| 10. | Thomas Johnson Middle School | Link | Lanham | 6–8 | 932 | 9:00a – 3:40p | ||
| 11. | Dr. Ernest Everett Just Middle School | Link | Mitchellville | 7–8 | 757 | 9:00a – 3:40p |
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| 12. | Kenmoor Middle School | Link | Landover | 7–8 | 705 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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1989 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 1989 Maryland Blue Ribbon School |
| 13. | Kettering Middle School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 6–8 | 602 | 7:45a – 2:25p |
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1993 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 1993 Maryland Blue Ribbon School |
| 14. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School | Link | Beltsville | 6–8 | 687 | 9:00a – 3:40p |
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| 15. | James Madison Middle School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 7–8 | 927 | 9:30a – 4:10p | ||
| 16. | Thurgood G. Marshall Middle School | Link | Temple Hills | 6–8 | 781 | 9:00a – 3:40p |
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| 17. | Samuel Ogle Middle School | Link | Bowie | 6–8 | 920 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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| 18. | Nicholas Orem Middle School | Link | Hyattsville | 6–8 | 659 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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| 19. | Oxon Hill Middle School | Link | Fort Washington | 7–8 | 608 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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| 20. | Benjamin Stoddert Middle School | Link | Temple Hills | 6–8 | 655 | 8:30a – 3:10p |
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| 21. | Benjamin Tasker Middle School | Link | Bowie | 6–8 | 1,006 | 8:30a – 3:10p |
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| 22. | Walker Mill Middle School | Link | Capitol Heights | 7–8 | 759 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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| 23. | William Wirt Middle School | Link | Riverdale | 6–8 | 755 | 9:30a – 4:10p |
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[edit] Dedicated magnet schools
Dedicated magnet schools are offered in the PGCPS system, at the PreK-8th grade, elementary and middle school level, only. Dedicated magnet schools are "whole school" programs and differ from traditional comprehensive schools, as (1) all students at the school are enrolled and receive instruction in the magnet program and (2) traditional attendance areas for assigning students to a school are replaced by much larger geographical attendance zones, usually split between North county (areas North of Central Avenue) and South county (areas South of Central Avenue). Currently, whole school, dedicated magnet programs are offered through the Creative and Performing Arts, French Immersion, and Montessori magnet programs. Students receive specialized instruction that varies from the typical comprehensive program, offered at most other schools. Students are selected for the magnet programs through Magnet Lottery for the French Immersion and Montessori programs and also for the Creative and Performing Arts program at the elementary school level, and acceptance into the Creative and Performing Arts program is through audition only at the middle school level.
| SCHOOL | WEBSITE | LOCATION | GRADES | ENROLLMENT (SY2009-10) |
ATTENDANCE HOURS (Start/End) |
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS | NOTES & COMMENTS | |
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| 1. | Benjamin D. Foulois Creative and Performing Arts Academy | Link | Suitland | ES K-5 MS 6–8 |
542 | 9:00a – 3:40p | Creative and Performing Arts Magnet Program | This magnet school serves all PGCPS students who live SOUTH of Central Avenue. Benjamin Foulois is based on the Creative and Performing Arts magnet program found at Thomas G. Pullen. |
| 2. | Robert Goddard French Immersion School | Link | Seabrook | ES K-5 MS 6–8 |
585 of 1,136 | 9:00a – 3:40p | French Immersion Magnet Program | This magnet school serves all PGCPS students who live NORTH of Central Avenue. Robert Goddard French Immersion occupies the same facility as Robert Goodard Montessori, however, each school operates as two separate schools, and each school has its own principal and staff. |
| 3. | Robert Goddard Montessori School | Link | Seabrook | ES PreK-5 MS 6–8 |
551 of 1,107 | 9:00a – 3:40p | Montessori Magnet Program | This magnet school serves all PGCPS students who live NORTH of Central Avenue. Robert Goddard Montessori occupies the same facility as Robert Goodard French Immersion, however, each school operates as two separate schools, and each school has its own principal and staff. |
| 4. | John Hanson French Immersion School | Link | Oxon Hill | ES K-5 MS 6–8 |
389 of 855 | 9:00a – 3:40p | French Immersion Magnet Program | This magnet school serves all PGCPS students who live SOUTH of Central Avenue. John Hanson French Immersion occupies the same facility as John Hanson Montessori, however, each school operates as two separate schools, and each school has its own principal and staff. |
| 5. | John Hanson Montessori School | Link | Oxon Hill | ES PreK-5 MS 6–8 |
466 of 855 | 9:00a – 3:40p | Montessori Magnet Program | This magnet school serves all PGCPS students who live SOUTH of Central Avenue. John Hanson Montessori occupies the same facility as John Hanson French Immersion, however, each school operates as two separate schools, and each school has its own principal and staff. |
| 6. | Thomas G. Pullen Creative and Performing Arts Magnet School | Link | Landover | ES K-5 MS 6–8 |
738 | 9:00a – 3:40p | Creative & Performing Arts Magnet Program | This magnet school serves all PGCPS students who live NORTH of Central Avenue. |
[edit] Combined elementary and middle schools
Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 schools are essentially combined elementary and middle schools, facilitated in one building. The elementary school usually starts at Pre-Kindergarten and ends at Grade 5 and the middle school starts at Grade 6 and ends at Grade 8. These schools usually offer a slightly enhanced standard of learning and studies have suggested that students have benefited from being in one continuous facility from Kindergarten through 8th grade, without having the disruption having to attend a brand new school, for the middle school years.
| SCHOOL | WEBSITE | LOCATION | GRADES | ENROLLMENT (SY2009-10) |
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Accokeek | ES K-5 MS 6–8 |
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| 2. | Beltsville Academy | Link | Beltsville | ES PreK-5 MS 6–8 |
1,028 | 8:30a - 3:10p | Beltsville Academy operated as "Beltsville Elementary School" and prior to that, as "Beltsville Academic Center" (when Beltsville housed the now eliminated "Academic Center Magnet Program"), until the 2008-2009 school year, when it was converted to a kindergarten through 8th grade school. | |
| 3. | William W. Hall Academy | Link | Capitol Heights | ES PreK-5 MS 6–8 |
530 | 7:45a - 2:25p | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. William Hall was converted from a PreK-6 Elementary School to a PreK-8 Academy, for school year 2009-2010. | |
| 4. | Andrew Jackson Academy | Link | Forestville | ES K-5 MS 6–8 |
667 | 8:30a - 3:10p | Andrew Jackson was converted from a 6-8 middle school to a PreK-8 Academy for the 2009-2010 school year. | |
| 5. | Samuel P. Massie Academy | Link | Forestville | ES PreK-5 MS 6–8 |
660 | 7:45a - 2:25p | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. Samuel Massie was converted from a PreK-5 Elementary School to a PreK-8 Academy, for school year 2009-2010. | |
| 6. |
Cora L. Rice Elementary School |
Link Link |
Landover | ES PreK-6 MS 7–8 |
ES 623 MS 735 Total: 1,358 |
7:45a – 1:55p 9:30a – 4:10p |
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Both schools are housed in ONE state-of-the-art educational complex. |
[edit] Elementary schools
Elementary Schools in Prince George's County operate in several configurations, ranging from Pre-K (Head Start) through Grade 6. Most elementary schools operate under a Kindergarten through Grade 6 configuration, and lack a Pre-Kindergarten/Head Start program. More recently, with boundary realignments to ease overcrowding and with the opening of newer and larger schools and increased funding, several schools have changed to a PreK-6th grade configuration while others have added a Pre-Kindergarten, but dropped the sixth grade, to change to a Pre-K through Grade 5 school. The sixth grades from those schools were added to the elementary schools feeder middle school. In a cooperative effort of the county government, Board of Education, and the Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), several M-NCPPC community centers are physically connected to elementary schools, throughout the district. The unique community park/school centers currently features shared use areas which include: a gymnasium; multi-purpose room; exercise/fitness room; dance room; arts and crafts room; computer lab; offices; storage areas; patio area; and restrooms. There are tennis courts and unlighted fields located, on-site, at select centers.
| SCHOOL | WEBSITE | LOCATION | LOWEST GRADE | HIGHEST GRADE | ENROLLMENT | SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS | NOTES & COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 391 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Allenwood Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 444 | ||
| Apple Grove Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 504 | ||
| Ardmore Elementary School | Link | Springdale | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 543 | ||
| Arrowhead Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 520 | ||
| Avalon Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 346 | ||
| Baden Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Brandywine | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 258 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. | |
| Barnaby Manor Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 543 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| John H. Bayne Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 485 | ||
| Beacon Heights Elementary School | Link | Riverdale | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 482 | 2004 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 2004 Maryland Blue Ribbon School | |
| William Beanes Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 480 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. | |
| Berwyn Heights Elementary School | Link | Berwyn Heights | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 473 | Music and Technology Magnet Program | |
| Bladensburg Elementary School | Link | Bladensburg | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 665 | ||
| Bond Mill Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 451 | Maryland Blue Ribbon School | |
| Bradbury Heights Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 560 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Brandywine Elementary School | Link | Brandywine | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 522 | ||
| Doswell E. Brooks Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 308 | ||
| Calverton Elementary School | Link | Beltsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 777 | ||
| Capitol Heights Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 221 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| Carmody Hills Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 382 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Carole Highlands Elementary School | Link | Takoma Park | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 674 | ||
| Carrollton Elementary School | Link | New Carrollton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 766 | ||
| Samuel Chase Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 330 | ||
| César Chávez Spanish Immersion Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 234 | Spanish Immersion Signature Program | |
| Cherokee Lane Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 434 | ||
| Chillum Elementary School | Link | Chillum | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 313 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Thomas Claggett Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 260 | ||
| Clinton Grove Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 388 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Columbia Park Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 454 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. Columbia Park was named a 1988 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence | |
| Concord Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 372 | ||
| Cool Spring Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 503 | ||
| Cooper Lane Elementary School | Link | Landover Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 490 | ||
| Deerfield Run Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Laurel | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 549 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. | |
| J. Frank Dent Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 226 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| District Heights Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 469 | ||
| Dodge Park Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 495 | ||
| Francis T. Evans Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 540 | ||
| Flintstone Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 380 | ||
| Forest Heights Elementary School | Link | Forest Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 226 | ||
| Fort Foote Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 386 | 2001 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence | |
| Fort Washington Forest Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 350 | ||
| Robert Frost Elementary School | Link | New Carrollton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 285 | ||
| Gaywood Elementary School | Link | Seabrook | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 491 | ||
| Glassmanor Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Glassmanor | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 326 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. | |
| Glenarden Woods Elementary School | Link | Glenarden | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 460 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | 2005-06 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 2005-06 Maryland Blue Ribbon School |
| Glenn Dale Elementary School | Link | Glenn Dale | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 567 | ||
| Glenridge Elementary School | Link | Landover Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 685 | ||
| Robert R. Gray Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 387 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Greenbelt Elementary School | Link | Greenbelt | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 600 | 1991-92 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence; 1991-92 Maryland Blue Ribbon School; Greenbelt Elementary School is sometimes credited as "Greenbelt Center Elementary School". The latter name was used as the official school name from the year the school first opened until the early part of the 21st century, until "Center" was dropped. | |
| James H. Harrison Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 292 | ||
| Heather Hills Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 336 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| High Bridge Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 427 | ||
| Highland Park Elementary School | Link | Seat Pleasant | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 189 | ||
| Hillcrest Heights Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 504 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Hollywood Elementary School | Link | College Park | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 444 | ||
| Hyattsville Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 508 | ||
| Indian Queen Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 359 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. | |
| Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 736 | ||
| Kenilworth Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 395 | ||
| Kenmoor Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 369 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| Kettering Elementary School | Link | Kettering | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 412 | ||
| Francis Scott Key Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 626 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Kingsford Elementary School | Link | Mitchellville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 776 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| Lake Arbor Elementary School | Link | Mitchellville | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 874 | ||
| Lamont Elementary School | Link | New Carrollton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 655 | ||
| Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 461 | ||
| Laurel Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 551 | ||
| Lewisdale Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 565 | ||
| Longfields Elementary School | Link | Forestville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 387 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| Magnolia Elementary School | Link | Lanham | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 451 | ||
| Marlton Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 550 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| Mattaponi Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 465 | ||
| James McHenry Elementary School | Link | Lanham | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 683 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Melwood Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 775 | ||
| Montpelier Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 611 | ||
| Mount Rainier Elementary School | Link | Mount Rainier | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 337 | ||
| North Forestville Elementary School | Link | Forestville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 355 | ||
| Northview Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 870 | ||
| Oakcrest Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 351 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| Oaklands Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 401 | ||
| Barack Obama Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 725 | Facility opens in August 2010; 2nd LEED certified facility built in the county. | |
| Overlook Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 326 | ||
| Oxon Hill Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 321 | ||
| William Paca Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 462 | ||
| Paint Branch Elementary School | Link | College Park | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 341 | ||
| Panorama Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 428 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Rosa L. Parks Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 784 | ||
| Patuxent Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 575 | ||
| Perrywood Elementary School | Link | Largo | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 706 | ||
| Pointer Ridge Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 453 | ||
| Port Towns Elementary School | Link | Bladensburg | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 790 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Potomac Landing Elementary School and Community Center |
Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 471 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. | |
| Princeton Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 356 | ||
| James Ryder Randall Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 452 | ||
| Catherine T. Reed Elementary School | Link | Lanham | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 426 | ||
| Ridgecrest Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 578 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Riverdale Elementary School | Link | Riverdale | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 660 | ||
| Rockledge Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 527 | Maryland Blue Ribbon School | |
| Rogers Heights Elementary School | Link | Bladensburg | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 649 | ||
| Rosaryville Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 596 | ||
| Rose Valley Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 392 | ||
| Scotchtown Hills Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 680 | ||
| Seabrook Elementary School | Link | Seabrook | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 380 | ||
| Seat Pleasant Elementary School | Link | Seat Pleasant | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 303 | ||
| Skyline Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 221 | Autism Program | |
| Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary School | Link | Cheverly | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 410 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Springhill Lake Elementary School | Link | Greenbelt | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 471 | ||
| Thomas S. Stone Elementary School | Link | Mount Rainier | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 614 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Suitland Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 538 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Tayac Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 422 | ||
| Templeton Elementary School | Link | Riverdale | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 546 | 1999 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 1999 Maryland Blue Ribbon School | |
| Tulip Grove Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 292 | ||
| University Park Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 558 | ||
| Valley View Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 493 | Talented and Gifted Center (TAG) Magnet Program | |
| Vansville Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Beltsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 862 | This school shares it's space with a full Community/Recreation Center which directly connected to the facility. | |
| Waldon Woods Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 642 | ||
| Whitehall Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 431 | ||
| Phyllis E. Williams Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 416 | ||
| Woodmore Elementary School | Link | Mitchellville | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 482 | ||
| Woodridge Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 422 | ||
| Judge Sylvania W. Woods, Sr. Elementary School | Link | Glenarden | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | 353 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| Yorktown Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | 305 |
[edit] Secondary School Reform
Please See Secondary School Reform (Prince George's County)
[edit] Accolades and achievements
[edit] Newsweek's America's Best High Schools
In June 2010, seven PGCPS high school were listed in Newsweek's annual list of the top 1600 high schools in the nation. This is up from five county high schools which made the list from the previous year. The schools that made the 2010 list include: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt (#409), Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill (#957), Bowie High School in Bowie (#1,173), Laurel High School in Laurel (#1,343), High Point High School in Beltsville (#1,361), Central High School in Capitol Heights (#1,429), and Parkdale High School in Riverdale (#1,481).[15] The schools are ranked on the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students in a school in 2009, divided by the number of graduating seniors, called the "Challenge Index". The schools represent the top six percent of all public high schools in America. In June 2009, five PGCPS high schools were named in the best high schools list.[16][17] It included Bowie High School in Bowie, Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Springdale, High Point High School in Beltsville, Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, and Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt. Eleanor Roosevelt ranked the highest out of county schools at 372nd on the nationwide list, Oxon Hill ranked 918th, High Point ranked 961st, Bowie ranked 1,370th, and Charles Herbert Flowers ranked 1,445th.
[edit] U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools
Since 2008, U.S. News & World Report has ranked high schools in PGCPS amongst the Best High Schools in America. High Point High School, Northwestern High School, and Eleanor Roosevelt High School, have all been recognized as Silver Medal Schools.[18]
[edit] State & National Blue Ribbon Schools
PGCPS has 14 Blue Ribbon Schools, 12 of which are USDE National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence.[19][20][21]
[edit] National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
- Beacon Heights Elementary School | Riverdale | 2003-04
- Columbia Park Elementary School | Landover | 1987-88
- Fort Foote Elementary School | Fort Washington | 2000-01
- Glenarden Woods Elementary School | Glenarden | 2005-06
- Greenbelt Center Elementary School | Greenbelt | 1991-92
- Heather Hills Elementary School | Bowie | 1989-90
- Templeton Elementary School | Riverdale | 1998-99
- Kenmoor Middle School | Landover | 1988-89
- Kettering Middle School | Upper Marlboro | 1992-93
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School | Beltsville | 1992-93
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School | Greenbelt | 1990-91 & 1997-98
- Suitland High School | Forestville | 1988-89
[edit] Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools
- Beacon Heights Elementary School | Riverdale | 2003-04
- Bond Mill Elementary School | Laurel | (Year N/A)
- Columbia Park Elementary School | Landover | 1987-88
- Fort Foote Elementary School | Fort Washington | 2000-01
- Glenarden Woods Elementary School | Glenarden | 2005-06
- Greenbelt Center Elementary School | Greenbelt | 1991-92
- Heather Hills Elementary School | Bowie | 1989-90 & 2006-07
- Rockledge Elementary School | Bowie | (Year N/A)
- Templeton Elementary School | Riverdale | 1998-99
- Kenmoor Middle School | Landover | 1988-89
- Kettering Middle School | Upper Marlboro | 1992-93
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School | Beltsville | 1992-93
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School | Greenbelt | 1990-91 & 1997-98
- Suitland High School | Forestville | 1988-89
[edit] Magnet programs and centers
[edit] See also
- List of Prince George's County Public Schools Middle Schools
- Prince George's County Public Schools Magnet Programs
- List of schools in Prince George's County, Maryland
- Secondary School Reform (Prince George's County)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Prince George's County Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=2400510. Retrieved 30 August 2011Aug 30 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Prince George's County Public Schools at a Glance". Prince George's County Public Schools. http://www.webcitation.org/61KoRWJ7s. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "2010 Annual Report". Prince George's County Public Schools. p. 12. http://www1.pgcps.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=140191. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "Meet the Interim Superintendent". Prince George’s County Public Schools. 2008-12-01. http://www1.pgcps.org/superintendent/index.aspx?id=8324.
- ^ "String of Superintendents". The Washington Post. 2008-09-30. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092903612_pf.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Hernandez, Nelson (2008-10-24). "Deasy Lieutenant Takes Over System". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102301656.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "School board approves Barack Obama Elementary name". The Gazette. 2009-06-26. http://www.gazette.net/stories/06262009/prinnew100601_32526.shtml.
- ^ "Upper Marlboro school makes final touches". Prince George's County The Gazette. 2010. http://www.gazette.net/stories/08052010/clinnew163731_32534.php. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ History of the City of Laurel, MD. URL last retrieved on December 27, 2006.
- ^ "BOE Approves Expanding Choices, Consolidating Under-enrolled Schools". Prince George's County Public Schools. 2009-03-26. http://www1.pgcps.org/test_ajaxMenu.aspx?id=85918.
- ^ [Transportation: Frequently Asked Questions "http://www1.pgcps.org/transportation/index.aspx?id=5720&ekmensel=c580fa7b_1064_0_5720_6"]. Prince George's County Public Schools. Transportation: Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ [Transportation "http://www1.pgcps.org/transportation/index.aspx?id=5708&ekmensel=c580fa7b_1064_0_5708_5"]. Prince George's County Public Schools. Transportation. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ [Transportation-Special Programs "http://www1.pgcps.org/transportation/index.aspx?id=5726&ekmensel=c580fa7b_1064_0_5726_7"]. Prince George's County Public Schools. Transportation-Special Programs. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ [Safety Meetings and Topics - Training "http://www1.pgcps.org/transportation/index.aspx?id=5774&ekmensel=c580fa7b_1064_0_5774_10"]. Prince George's County Public Schools. Safety Meetings and Topics - Training. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "America's Best High Schools: The List". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ "Five county schools make top high school list". The Gazette. 2009-06-09. http://www.gazette.net/stories/06092009/prinnew155906_32549.shtml.
- ^ "The complete list of the 1,600 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek Magazine. 2009-06-08. http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160.
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/directories/high-schools/index_html/state_id+MD/page_number+1/page_size+10/sort+alpha/name+/award+1+2+3+4/school_name+/county+Prince%20George%27s%20County/detail+less
- ^ "USDE Blue Ribbon Schools 1982-2002". U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf.
- ^ "USDE Blue Ribbon Schools 2003-2006". U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf.
- ^ "Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools Program". Maryland State Department of Education. http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/programs/recognition-partnerships/blue_ribbon/.
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