Prince George's County Public Schools

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Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a large school district that serves Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

As of 2006 the district has an enrollment of almost 134,000 students and is the second largest school district in Maryland (after Montgomery County) and the 18th largest school district in the nation. PGCPS operates 141 elementary schools, 32 middle schools, and 23 high schools with nine special centers and two vocational centers, and serves students in Grades Pre-K through 12th grade employing over 17,000 people. The school system is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education. The FY2006 budget for PGCPS is almost $1.4 billion United States dollars. This is an increase of over $100 million from the previous year. PGCPS has a per pupil expenditure of $8,612.

The district is headed by Superintendent Dr. John E. Deasy. Howard A. Burnett, the former chief human resources officer of the school district, was interim replacement CEO through April, 2006. Dr. Deasy took office on May 1, 2006, and was the former superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.

In terms of racial demographics, African-Americans make up the majority of the systems students at 74.35% followed by 13.60% Hispanic, 6.14% non-Hispanic white, 2.85% Asian, and 0.52% Native American.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early schools in Prince George's County

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.[citation needed]

[edit] Desegregation


[edit] School Lists

[edit] PGCPS High Schools

PGCPS High Schools
School Name Website Location Grades Enrollment Specialized Programs
Bladensburg High School Link Bladensburg 9-12 2,061 students Biomedical Program, Technical Academy
Bowie High School Link Bowie 9-12 2,851 students Comprehensive
Central High School Link Unincorporated area
East of Capitol Heights
9-12 1,030 students French Immersion Magnet, International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet
Crossland High School Link Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
9-12 2,021 students Technical Academy
Frederick Douglass High School Link Unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
9-12 1,807 students Comprehensive
DuVal High School Link Unincorporated area
Lanham
9-12 1,607 students Comprehensive
Fairmont Heights High School Link Unincorporated area
North of Fairmount Heights
9-12 1,207 students Biotechnology Magnet
Charles Herbert Flowers High School Link Unincorporated area
Springdale
9-12 2,539 students Science and Technology Center Magnet
Forestville Military Academy Link Unincorporated area
Forestville
9-12 1,073 students Military Academy
Friendly High School Link Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
9-12 1,505 students Comprehensive
Gwynn Park High School Link Unincorporated area
Brandywine
9-12 1,203 students Technical Academy
High Point High School Link Unincorporated area
Beltsville
9-12 2,228 students Comprehensive
Largo High School Link Unincorporated area
Kettering
9-12 2,035 students Biotechnology Magnet
Laurel High School Link Laurel 9-12 1,990 students International Baccalaureate (IB), Technical Academy
Northwestern High School Link Hyattsville 9-12 2,545 students Comprehensive
Oxon Hill High School Link Unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
9-12 2,473 students Science and Technology Center Magnet
Parkdale High School Link Unincorporated area
East of Riverdale Park
9-12 2,138 students Comprehensive, International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet
Potomac High School Link Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
9-12 1,407 students Comprehensive
Eleanor Roosevelt High School Link Greenbelt 9-12 2,927 students Science and Technology Center Magnet
Suitland High School Link Unincorporated area
Forestville
9-12 2,459 students Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Magnet, International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet, Technical Academy
Surrattsville High School Link Unincorporated area
Clinton
9-12 1,419 students Comprehensive
Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School Link Unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
9-12 2,200 students Comprehensive

[edit] PGCPS Middle Schools

PGCPS Middle Schools
School Name Website Location Grades Enrollment Specialized Programs
Buck Lodge Middle School Link Unincorporated area
Adelphi
7-8 697 students America's Choice Signature Program
Eugene Burroughs Middle School Link Unincorporated area
Accokeek
6-8 739 students A.V.I.D. Signature Program
Charles Carroll Middle School Link New Carrollton 7-8 1,012 students I.B. Middle Years Program
Stephen Decatur Middle School Link Unincorporated area
Clinton
6-8 897 students Talented and Gifted Magnet

A.V.I.D. Signature Program

Drew-Freeman Middle School Link Unincorporated area
Suitland
7-8 815 students America's Choice Signature Program
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School Link unincorporated area
Southwest of Laurel
7-8 820 students I.B. Middle Years Program
G. James Gholson Middle School Link unincorporated area
Landover
7-8 904 students America's Choice Signature Program
Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School Link unincorporated area
Fort Washington
6-8 689 students I.B. Middle Years Program
Greenbelt Middle School Link Greenbelt 6-8 833 students I.B. Middle Years Program
Gwynn Park Middle School Link unincorporated area
Brandywine
6-8 652 students A.V.I.D. Signature Program
Hyattsville Middle School Link Hyattsville 7-8 805 students Creative & Performing Arts Magnet Program
Andrew Jackson Middle School Link unincorporated area
Forestville
7-8 744 students America's Choice Signature Program
Thomas Johnson Middle School Link unincorporated area
Lanham
7-8 1,049 students America's Choice Signature Program
Ernest Everett Just Middle School Link unincorporated area
Mitchellville
7-8 1,050 students A.V.I.D. Signature Program
Kenmoor Middle School Link unincorporated area
Landover
7-8 660 students Talented and Gifted Magnet Program

A.V.I.D. Signature Program

Kettering Middle School Link unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
6-8 891 students America's Choice Signature Program
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Link unincorporated area
Beltsville
7-8 735 students A.V.I.D. Signature Program
James Madison Middle School Link unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
7-8 895 students I.B. Middle Years Program
Thurgood G. Marshall Middle School Link unincorporated area
Temple Hills
6-8 822 students America's Choice Signature Program
Samuel Ogle Middle School Link Bowie 6-8 808 students A.V.I.D. Signature Program
Nicholas Orem Middle School Link Hyattsville 6-8 765 students America's Choice Signature Program
Oxon Hill Middle School Link unincorporated area
Fort Washington
7-8 720 students A.V.I.D. Signature Program
G. Gardner Shugart Middle School Link unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
6-8 620 students America's Choice Signature Program
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School Link unincorporated area
Temple Hills
6-8 778 students America's Choice Signature Program
Benjamin Tasker Middle School Link Bowie 6-8 1,111 students A.V.I.D. Signature Program
Walker Mill Middle School Link Capitol Heights 7-8 596 students Talented and Gifted Magnet Program
William Wirt Middle School Link Unincorporated area
East of Riverdale Park
6-8 847 students America's Choice Signature Program

[edit] Dedicated Magnet Schools

PCGPS Dedicated Magnet Centers
School Name Website Location Grades Enrollment Specialized Programs
Robert Goddard French Immersion (North County) Link unincorporated area
Seabrook
ES K-5, MS 6-8 532 students French Immersion Magnet Program
Robert Goddard Montessori (North County) Link unincorporated area
Seabrook
ES PreK-5, MS 6-8 543 students Montessori Magnet Program
John Hanson French Immersion (South County) Link unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
ES K-5, MS 6-8 299 students French Immersion Magnet Program
John Hanson Montessori (South County) Link unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
ES PreK-5, MS 6-8 481 students Montessori Magnet Program
Thomas G. Pullen K-8 CPA Magnet School Link unincorporated area
Landover
ES K-5, MS 6-8 798 students Creative & Performing Arts Magnet

[edit] PGCPS Elementary Schools

PGCPS Elementary Schools
School Name Location Lowest Grade Highest Grade Specialized Programs
Adelphi Elementary School Unincorporated area
Adelphi
Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Allenwood Elementary School Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Apple Grove Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Ardmore Elementary School Unincorporated area
Springdale
pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Arrowhead Elementary School Unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Avalon Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Baden Elementary School Unincorporated area
Brandywine
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Barnaby Manor Elementary School Unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
John H. Bayne Elementary School Unincorporated area
East of Capitol Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Beacon Heights Elementary School Unincorporated area
East of Riverdale Park
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
William Beanes Elementary School Unincorporated area
Suitland
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Beltsville Elementary School Unincorporated area
Beltsville
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Berkshire Elementary School Unincorporated area
South of District Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Berwyn Heights Elementary School Berwyn Heights Kindergarten Grade 6 Music and Technology Magnet
Bladensburg Elementary School Bladensburg Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Bond Mill Elementary School Unincorporated area
West of Laurel
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Bradbury Heights Elementary School Unincorporated area
South of Capitol Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Brandywine Elementary School Unincorporated area
Brandywine
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Doswell E. Brooks Elementary School Unincorporated area
Suitland
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Calverton Elementary School Unincorporated area
Beltsville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Capitol Heights Elementary School Capitol Heights Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Carmody Hills Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 America's Choice Signature Program
Carole Highlands Elementary School Unincorporated area
East of Takoma Park
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 None
John Carroll Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Carrollton Elementary School New Carrollton Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Samuel Chase Elementary School Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
César Chávez Elementary School Unincorporated area
Northwest of Hyattsville
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Cherokee Lane Elementary School Unincorporated area
Adelphi
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Chillum Elementary School Unincorporated area
Chillum
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Thomas Claggett Elementary School Unincorporated area
North of District Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Clinton Grove Elementary School Unincorporated area
Clinton
Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Columbia Park Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Concord Elementary School Unincorporated area
South of District Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Cool Spring Elementary School Unincorporated area
Adelphi
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Cooper Lane Elementary School Landover Hills Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Deerfield Run Elementary School Unincorporated area
South of Laurel
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
J. Frank Dent Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
District Heights Elementary School District Heights Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Dodge Park Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Francis T. Evans Elementary School Unincorporated area
Clinton
Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Henry G. Ferguson Elementary School Unincorporated area
Accokeek
Kindergarten Grade 5 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Flintstone Elementary School Unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Forest Heights Elementary School Forest Heights Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Fort Foote Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Fort Washington Forest Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Benjamin D. Foulois Elementary School Unincorporated area
Suitland
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Robert Frost Elementary School New Carrollton Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Gaywood Elementary School Unincorporated area
Seabrook
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Glassmanor Elementary School Unincorporated area
Glassmanor
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Glenarden Woods Elementary School Glenarden Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Glenn Dale Elementary School Unincorporated area
Glenn Dale
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Glenridge Elementary School Unincorporated area
North of Landover Hills
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Robert R. Gray Elementary School Unincorporated area
North of Capitol Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Greenbelt Elementary School Greenbelt Kindergarten Grade 6 None
William W. Hall Elementary School Unincorporated area
Southwest of Capitol Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
James H. Harrison Elementary School Unincorporated area
South of Laurel
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Heather Hills Elementary School Bowie Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Matthew Henson Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
High Bridge Elementary School Unincorporated area
West of Bowie
Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Highland Park Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Hillcrest Heights Elementary School Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 America's Choice Signature Program
Hollywood Elementary School College Park Kindergarten Grade 6 None
John Eager Howard Elementary School Unincorporated area
Southeast of Capitol Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Hyattsville Elementary School Hyattsville Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Indian Queen Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Elementary School Unincorporated area
Adelphi
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Kenilworth Elementary School Bowie Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Kenmoor Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Kettering Elementary School Unincorporated area
Kettering
Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Francis Scott Key Elementary School Unincorporated area
West of District Heights
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Kingsford Elementary School Unincorporated area
Mitchellville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Lake Arbor Elementary School Unincorporated area
Mitchellville
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Lamont Elementary School New Carrollton Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School Unincorporated area
Northwest of Hyattsville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Laurel Elementary School Laurel Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Lewisdale Elementary School Unincorporated area
Northwest of Hyattsville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Longfields Elementary School Unincorporated area
Forestville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Magnolia Elementary School Unincorporated area
Lanham
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Marlton Elementary School Unincorporated area
Marlton
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented And Gifted
Samuel P. Massie Elementary School Unincorporated area
Forestville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Mattaponi Elementary School Unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
James McHenry Elementary School Unincorporated area
Lanham
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Melwood Elementary School Unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Middleton Valley Elementary School Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Montpelier Elementary School Unincorporated area
South of Laurel
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Morningside Elementary School Morningside Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Mount Rainier Elementary School Mount Rainier Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
North Forestville Elementary School Unincorporated area
Forestville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Northview Elementary School Bowie Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Oakcrest Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Oaklands Elementary School Unincorporated area
South of Laurel
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Overlook Elementary School Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Owens Road Elementary School Unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
William Paca Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Paint Branch Elementary School College Park Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Panorama Elementary School Unincorporated area
Temple Hills
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 America's Choice Signature Program
Rosa L. Parks Elementary School Unincorporated area
Northwest of Hyattsville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Patuxent Elementary School Unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Perrywood Elementary School Unincorporated area
Largo
Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Pointer Ridge Elementary School Bowie Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Port Towns Elementary School Bladensburg Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Potomac Landing Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Princeton Elementary School Unincorporated area
Suitland
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
James Ryder Randall Elementary School Unincorporated area
Clinton
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Catherine T. Reed Elementary School Unincorporated area
Lanham
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Cora L. Rice Elementary School Unincorporated area
Landover
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Ridgecrest Elementary School Unincorporated area
West of Hyattsville
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Riverdale Elementary School Riverdale Park Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Rockledge Elementary School Bowie Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Rogers Heights Elementary School Bladensburg Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Rosaryville Elementary School Unincorporated area
Rosaryville
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Rose Valley Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Scotchtown Hills Elementary School Laurel Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Seabrook Elementary School Unincorporated area
Seabrook
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Seat Pleasant Elementary School Seat Pleasant Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Skyline Elementary School Unincorporated area
Suitland
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary School Cheverly Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Springhill Lake Elementary School Greenbelt Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Thomas S. Stone Elementary School Mount Rainier Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Suitland Elementary School Unincorporated area
Suitland
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Tayac Elementary School Unincorporated area
Fort Washington
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Templeton Elementary School Bladensburg Pre-Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Tulip Grove Elementary School Bowie Kindergarten Grade 5 None
University Park Elementary School University Park Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Valley View Elementary School Unincorporated area
Oxon Hill
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 Talented and Gifted Magnet
Waldon Woods Elementary School Unincorporated area
Clinton
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Whitehall Elementary School Bowie Kindergarten Grade 5 None
Phyllis E. Williams Elementary School Unincorporated area
Greater Upper Marlboro
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Woodmore Elementary School Unincorporated area
Woodmore
Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Woodridge Elementary School Unincorporated area
North of Landover Hills
Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 None
Judge Sylvania W. Woods, Sr. Elementary School Glenarden Pre-Kindergarten Grade 6 America's Choice Signature Program
Yorktown Elementary School Bowie Kindergarten Grade 5 None

[edit] External links

  • Prince Georges County Public Schools Web Site