High Point High School

For the high school in North Carolina which had this name, see High Point Central High School.
High Point High School
Address
3601 Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, Maryland, 20705
United States
Coordinates 39°2′33″N 76°56′38″W / 39.04250°N 76.94389°W / 39.04250; -76.94389Coordinates: 39°2′33″N 76°56′38″W / 39.04250°N 76.94389°W / 39.04250; -76.94389
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1954
School district Prince George's County Public Schools
Superintendent Kevin Maxwell
Principal Sandra Jimenez
Teaching staff 115.70 (FTE)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,162 (2012-2013)
Student to teacher ratio 18.69
Color(s) Blue and Gold
Nickname Eagles
Rival Northwestern, Laurel
Website HPHS website
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High Point High School (HPHS) is a public high school located in Beltsville, an unincorporated section of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America, and built on the highest point in Prince George's County.

The school, serving children in grades 9 through 12, is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district system.

High Point serves a portion of the city of College Park, and several unincorporated areas, including Adelphi, Beltsville, Landover and Hyattsville.

High Point students come from middle schools throughout Prince George's County. They hail predominately from Buck Lodge Middle School and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, both in unincorporated Prince George's County. Originally, the students were bussed as well from Beltsville Junior High school which is now known as Beltsville Elementary School.

History

Opened in 1954, High Point High School was originally going to be named Cherry Hill High School. However, after some thought, school officials decided to change the name to "High Point," because of the school's location on the highest point in Prince George's County, Maryland.

In 2011 an 84-second video of a fight at the school was posted to YouTube. Students at the school had been saying for months that the security had been poor and violence had been rampant at the school. The students argued that the school administrators downplayed these facts.[2]

Advanced Placement Program

Over the past three years High Point has dramatically revamped their Advanced Placement program by more than doubling enrollment from 312 students to more than 745 students taking at least one AP course. High Point also features an AP Fair every winter showcasing the benefits of the Advanced Placement program, and course offerings.

In 2007 High Point has also seen impressive results in the number of students passing an AP exam with a score of 3 or above ranking 3rd (40.9%) in the Prince George's County behind Eleanor Roosevelt HS (71.5%), and Bowie High School (44.8%).

High Point has also nearly doubled their Advanced Placement course offering totalling sixteen courses.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,162 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:

in addition, 71.7% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch. [1]

Notable alumni

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for High Point High". ed.gov. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Samuels, Roberts. "Prince George's school fight posted on YouTube frustrates parents, students." Washington Post. March 7, 2011. Retrieved on May 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Hodges, Jim (November 8, 1994). "Clearly, He's K.J., Not J.J.". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brian Keith Reid, PhD". anglican.org. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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