Secondary School Reform (Prince George's County)
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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.
The world our children face today is vastly different than a generation ago and is changing more rapidly. The realities that face high school dropouts are bleak. As a school system, we must adapt to these societal and economic changes and become better at preparing our children for 21st century careers.
The mission of Secondary School Reform is to graduate every student college AND workforce ready, so that with a High School diploma, our graduates are immediately competitive for jobs in the marketplace and are also prepared to excel in college level courses.
Implementation will begin in the 2011-2012 school year."
the educational experience of PGCPS middle and high
school students ensuring that 100% of our graduates are
college and workforce ready and competitive in the
21st century economy.
SSR is a key initiative in the execution of PGCPS’
system-wide goals of:
1.High Student Achievement
2.Highly-Effective Teaching
3.Safe &Supportive Schools
4. Strong Community Partnerships
5. Effective & Efficient Operations"
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 district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
administered by the government of Prince George's County
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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and is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland State Department of Education is a division of the state government of Maryland in the United States. The agency oversees public school districts. The agency is headquartered at 200 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore...
. The school system is headquartered in Upper Marlboro
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Upper Marlboro is a town in and the county seat of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The live-in population of the town core proper was only 648 at the 2000 census, although Greater Upper Marlboro is many times larger....
and the district serves Prince George's County.
Background
"In late 2009, we began a process of strategic planning for dramatically changing the way our middle schools and high schools serve the needs of our children. This is our Secondary School Reform initiative.The world our children face today is vastly different than a generation ago and is changing more rapidly. The realities that face high school dropouts are bleak. As a school system, we must adapt to these societal and economic changes and become better at preparing our children for 21st century careers.
The mission of Secondary School Reform is to graduate every student college AND workforce ready, so that with a High School diploma, our graduates are immediately competitive for jobs in the marketplace and are also prepared to excel in college level courses.
Implementation will begin in the 2011-2012 school year."
Goal
"The goal of Secondary School Reform (SSR) is to transformthe educational experience of PGCPS middle and high
school students ensuring that 100% of our graduates are
college and workforce ready and competitive in the
21st century economy.
SSR is a key initiative in the execution of PGCPS’
system-wide goals of:
1.High Student Achievement
2.Highly-Effective Teaching
3.Safe &Supportive Schools
4. Strong Community Partnerships
5. Effective & Efficient Operations"
Business and Finance
The Academy of Business and Finance provides courses to prepare high school students for employment and advancement in the business industry. Students learn the basics of entrepreneurship, the foundations of business, personal finance, accounting, communications, technology, and Microsoft Office tools. They learn about various financial analysis strategies and the methods by which businesses raise capital. The current locations are Oxon Hill High School and Suitland High School.Global Studies
The Academy of Global Studies engages students in an educational experience that fosters international understanding and welcomes diversity of thought while preparing students for a globally interconnected world. Students will understand and accept the differences they encounter in our increasingly global society and understand the importance of global awareness and the ways in which globalization shapes history, international cultures, the economy, politics, and society. The current locations are Crossland High School and Parkdale High School.Hospitality and Tourism
The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism introduces students to the concept of service as a critical component of a hospitality or tourism business. Students examine the environmental and socioeconomic impacts and interralationships of tourism, as well as the transition to a greener tourism economy. Students analyze both good and poor customer service in a variety of contexts and through various methods. Students explore communication skills and strategies, and they use a problem solving perspective to understand barriers to communication and good service. The current locations are Bladensburg High School and Duval High School.Law, Education and Public Service
The Law, Education and Public Service Academy provides students with a rigorous academic study in law, education, public safety, and government. The goal is to integrate practical experience with quality academic courses to aid students in the development of pre-college career skills. Students gain insight on the roles of attorneys, paralegals, social workers, teachers, law enforcement, corrections professionals, and government service professionals.academic courses to aid students in the development of pre-college career skills. Students gain insight on the roles of attorneys, paralegals, social workers, teachers, law enforcement, corrections professionals, and government service professionals. The current locations are Central High School, Potomac High School, and Surrattsville High School.Science and Technology
The Science and Technology Academy is an academy fit to accommodate the specialty program of Science and Technology. Only those students accepted into the Science and Technology program may enroll within this academy. The current locations are Oxon Hill High School, Charles Herbert Flowers High School, and Eleanor Roosevelt High School.High schools
Comprehensive high school
Comprehensive high schools are the most common form of public high schools in the United States and are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other nations in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations...
model as their base. All students are assigned to a high school based on an "attendance area". Magnet Programs
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
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
Audition
An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performing artist.Audition may also refer to:* The sense of hearing* Adobe Audition, audio editing software...
only. Some high schools have also implemented a "Smaller Learning Community
Small Learning Community
A Small Learning Community , also referred to as a School-Within-A-School, is a form of school structure that is increasingly common in secondary schools to subdivide large school populations into smaller, autonomous groups of students and teachers....
" 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
Academic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
(such as a student attending a college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
or university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
) 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
Block scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
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) |
ATTENDANCE HOURS (Start/End) |
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS | NOTES & COMMENTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George's Community College | Link | Largo Largo, Maryland Largo is an unincorporated area and census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. The population was 8,408 at the 2000 census.... |
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 Prince George's Community College Prince George's Community College is a community college located in the unincorporated community of Largo in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States... with classes being held on the PGCC campus and is the State of Maryland's Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... 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 Bladensburg High School Bladensburg High School is a secondary school located in Bladensburg, Maryland.The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district.... |
Link | Bladensburg Bladensburg, Maryland Bladensburg is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 7,661 at the 2000 census.Bladensburg is from central Washington, DC... |
9–12 | 1,926 | 9:30a – 4:10p | Biomedical Magnet Program; Technical Academy Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | Bladensburg received a state-of-the-art, replacement facility, in August 2004. |
| 3. | Bowie High School Bowie High School (Maryland) Bowie High School is a public high school in Bowie, Maryland. It is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.-Academics:Bowie High School has the second highest student SAT average in Prince George's County, and is rated second on The Washington Post's Advanced Placement Challenge Index.... |
Link | Bowie Bowie, Maryland Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 54,727 at the 2010 census. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the state of... |
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 Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 4. | Central High School | Link | Capitol Heights Capitol Heights, Maryland Capitol Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,138 at the 2000 census. Development around the Capitol Heights Metro station has medical facilities and eateries to support the community... |
9–12 | 1,057 | 7:45a – 2:25p | French Immersion Magnet Program; International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | Central was ranked #1,429 on Newsweek's Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 5. | Crossland High School Crossland High School Crossland High School is a public secondary school located in Temple Hills, Maryland. The school serves about 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Crossland is named after a prominent early Maryland family... |
Link | Temple Hills Temple Hills, Maryland Temple Hills is a suburb of Washington DC, southeast of the downtown district. It is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The greater Temple Hills mailing address includes not just the tiny red area on this map, but also the area... |
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; Crossland Evening High School | Crossland was named an IB World School, in 2009. |
| 6. | Frederick Douglass High School Frederick Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland) Frederick Douglass High School, established in 1934 as Marlboro High School and renamed Frederick Douglass High School in 1935, is a public high school located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland; is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system; and is named after the famous abolitionist,... |
Link | Upper Marlboro Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland Greater Upper Marlboro is a census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States that completely surrounds Upper Marlboro, the county seat... |
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 DuVal High School DuVal Senior High School , is named in honor of Gabreil DuVal, a U.S. Representative from the second district of Maryland from November 11, 1794, to March 28, 1796, Chief Justice of the General Court of Maryland from 1796 to 1802, and First Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury from 1802 through 1811... |
Link | Lanham Lanham, Maryland Lanham is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. Because it is not formally incorporated, it has no official boundaries, but the United States Census Bureau has defined a census-designated place consisting of Lanham and the... |
9–12 | 1,644 | 8:30a – 3:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; 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 Capitol Heights, Maryland Capitol Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,138 at the 2000 census. Development around the Capitol Heights Metro station has medical facilities and eateries to support the community... |
9–12 | 776 | 8:30a – 3:10p | Biotechnology Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 9. | Charles Herbert Flowers High School Charles Herbert Flowers High School Charles Herbert Flowers High School is located in Springdale of Prince George's County, Maryland. United States. The principal is Ms. Helena Nobles-Jones.Flowers High School's motto is "Mecca of Excellence."-History:... |
Link | Springdale Springdale, Maryland Springdale is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Springdale is located at .... |
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 Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2009. |
| 10. | Forestville Military Academy Forestville Military Academy Forestville Military Academy is a military high school located in Forestville, a section of unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.... |
Link | Forestville Forestville, Maryland Forestville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,707 at the 2000 census... |
9–12 | 797 | 8:30a – 3:10p | Military Academy; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 11. | Friendly High School Friendly High School Friendly High School is a public high school in unincorporated Friendly, Maryland in Prince George's County, a county in the state of Maryland in the United States of America... |
Link | Fort Washington Fort Washington, Maryland Fort Washington, Maryland is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland in the suburbs of the capital city of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., south of the downtown district. It is a prosperous community with an African American majority... |
9–12 | 1,457 | 7:45a – 2:25p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 12. | Gwynn Park High School Gwynn Park High School Gwynn Park High School is in Prince George's County, Maryland, a suburban area near the United States capital of Washington D.C..- Sports :The school has won state championships in boys basketball in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988; girls basketball in 1974, 2002, 2003,... |
Link | Brandywine Brandywine, Maryland Brandywine is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, although the postal delivery area includes part of Charles County as well near Malcolm.... |
9–12 | 1,173 | 7:45a – 2:25p | Technical Academy Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 13. | High Point High School High Point High School High Point High School is a 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.... |
Link | Beltsville Beltsville, Maryland Beltsville is a census-designated place in northern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,691 at the 2000 census. Beltsville includes the unincorporated community of Vansville.-Geography:... |
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 Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America, for 2010. U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories... named High Point a Silver Medal School, in 2010. |
| 14. | Largo High School Largo High School (Maryland) Largo High School or LHS is located near Largo in the unincorporated Largo section of Prince George's County, Maryland. It is operated by the Prince George's County Public Schools system.... |
Link | Largo Largo, Maryland Largo is an unincorporated area and census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. The population was 8,408 at the 2000 census.... |
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 Laurel High School (Laurel, Maryland) Laurel High School is a public high school located in Laurel, Maryland, and is the oldest school in the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Founded in 1899 with an enrollment of 59 students and four teachers, the original school building is now the Phelps Community Center in Laurel... |
Link | Laurel Laurel, Maryland Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street... |
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 Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 16. | Northwestern High School Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, Maryland) Northwestern High School , established in 1951, is a public comprehensive secondary school located in Hyattsville, Maryland in Prince George's County, less than a mile from the internationally known University of Maryland, College Park. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system... |
Link | Hyattsville Hyattsville, Maryland Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 17,557 at the 2000 census.- History :The city was named for its founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt. He purchased his first parcel of land in the area in March 1845... |
9–12 | 2,543 | 9:30a – 4:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; School of Business 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 • Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) Academy/Academy of Military Sciences Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States... ); 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 U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories... named Northwestern a Silver Medal School, in 2010. |
| 17. | Oxon Hill High School Oxon Hill High School Oxon Hill High School is a public senior high school located in Oxon Hill, an unincorporated area in Prince George's County, Maryland, and a suburb of Washington, D.C... |
Link | Oxon Hill Oxon Hill, Maryland Oxon Hill is part of the Oxon Hill-Glassmanor census-designated place in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Oxon Hill is a suburb of Washington, DC located southeast of the downtown district and east of Alexandria, Virginia... |
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 Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 18. | Parkdale High School Parkdale High School Parkdale High School or PHS is a public magnet high school located at 6001 Good Luck Road, Riverdale, Maryland 20737. The principal is Mrs. Cheryl Logan. The September 2009 enrollment is approximately 2,172-students in grades nine through twelve. Parkdale's schools hours are from 7:45am until... |
Link | Riverdale Riverdale Park, Maryland Riverdale Park is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,690 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale Park is located at .... |
9–12 | 2,205 | 7:45a – 2:25p | International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | Parkdale received a state-of-the-art, 400-seat classroom addition, in November 2007. Parkdale was ranked #1,481 on Newsweek's Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. |
| 19. | Potomac High School Potomac High School (Maryland) Potomac High School is a public high school located at 5211 Boydell Avenue, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745. The principal is Robynne W. Prince. The approximate enrollment as of August 2010 stands at 1,216-students in grades nine through twelve. The school hours are from 7:45am to 2:25pm, and Potomac... |
Link | Temple Hills Temple Hills, Maryland Temple Hills is a suburb of Washington DC, southeast of the downtown district. It is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The greater Temple Hills mailing address includes not just the tiny red area on this map, but also the area... |
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 • 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 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland) Eleanor Roosevelt High School , is a Maryland public magnet high school specializing in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. The school was established in 1978 at its current location in Greenbelt, Maryland and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system... |
Link | Greenbelt Greenbelt, Maryland Greenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District... |
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 Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence... Top 1500 Public High Schools in America", for 2010. U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories... named Roosevelt a Silver Medal School, in 2008. |
| 21. | Suitland High School Suitland High School Suitland High School is a public magnet high school located at 5200 Silver Hill Road, Forestville, Maryland 20747, long regarded for its Visual and Performing Arts magnet program... |
Link | Forestville Forestville, Maryland Forestville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,707 at the 2000 census... |
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 Surrattsville High School Surrattsville High School or SHS is a public high school located in Clinton, Maryland and is a part of the Prince George's County Public School System in Prince George's County, Maryland. The school educates about 1,100 children and teenagers in grades 9 through 12... |
Link | Clinton Clinton, Maryland Clinton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Clinton was formerly known as Surrattsville until after the time of the American Civil War. The population of Clinton was 26,064 at the 2000 census. However, as of 2007, there is an... |
9–12 | 857 | 7:45a – 2:25p | AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program | |
| 23. | Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School is a public high school which opened its doors to students for the very first time in the Fall of 2006. Wise was constructed to relieve overcrowding in several Southern-area high schools, mainly Frederick Douglass High School... |
Link | Upper Marlboro Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland Greater Upper Marlboro is a census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States that completely surrounds Upper Marlboro, the county seat... |
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. |
See also
- List of Prince George's County Public Schools Middle Schools
- Prince George's County Public Schools Magnet ProgramsPrince George's County Public Schools Magnet ProgramsMagnet Programs is an educational program within the Prince George's County Public Schools system in Maryland, United States. The programs provide a wide range of special or unique subjects, activities and/or learning opportunities as an enhancement to the Prince George's County Public...
- List of schools in Prince George's County, Maryland