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"Children come first."
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| 14201 School Lane Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 |
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| School type | Public School District |
| Founded | 1899 |
| School board | Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., Chair, At-Large Ron L. Watson, Ph.D., Vice Chair, At-Large Donna Hathaway Beck, At-Large Pat J. Fletcher, District 3 Heather Iliff, District 2 R. Owen Johnson, Jr, District 5 Rosalind A. Johnson, District 1 Linda Thornton Thomas, District 4 Amber P. Waller, At-Large Edward Burroughs, III , Student Board Member |
| Superintendent | Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D. |
| Staff | 19,174 |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Enrollment | 128,000 (2009) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Area | Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Website | http://www1.pgcps.org |
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a large school district headquartered in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States; the district serves Prince George's County, which is the most affluent county in the United States with a majority African American population.[1][2]
With approximately 128,000 students enrolled for the 2008-2009 school year, the Prince George's County Public Schools system is the second largest school district in the state of Maryland, the third largest school district in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area after Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia and Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland, and the the 18th largest school district in the nation.[3] PGCPS operates at total of 208 schools with 142 elementary schools, 32 middle schools, and 24 high schools with 8 special centers, 2 vocational centers, and the Howard B. Owens Science Center, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. This total of 207 schools includes 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 & Northwestern High School), in the state. The school system currently transports over 90,536 students, daily, on its fleet of 1,335 GPS-equipped school buses, on 5,616 bus routes. PGCPS employs approximately 19,174 staff members, which includes approximately 10,000 teachers, and is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education. The approved operating budget for FY2008-09 is just over $1.65 billion USD with a per pupil expenditure of $10,332.00. Average teacher salary ranges from $59,109 for teachers with a Bachelor's Degree and over $80,967 for teachers with a Doctorate's Degree.
The district is headed by interim 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. 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 has accepted a position with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is expected to start full time work at the foundation February 2009. William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D, former assisstant superintendent, is now the interim superintendent until a new superintendent is named.[6]
In terms of racial demographics, African-Americans make up the majority of the system's students at 74.16%, followed by 17.38% Hispanic, 5.10% Caucasian, 2.93% Asian, and 0.42% Native American.
In June 2009, five PGCPS high schools were named in "America's Top Public High Schools" list by Newsweek magazine, for 2009.[7][8] The list named the 1,500 top schools nationwide. 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. The schools are ranked on the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students in a school in 2008, divided by the number of graduating seniors, called the "Challenge Index". The schools represent the top 6 percent of all public high schools ranked in this way. 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.
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History
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]
Desegregation
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School Consolidation (SY2009-2010)[10]
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.
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 Interim 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 are affected by Phase I.
- Eight (8) schools will be consolidated and students will be reassigned for the 2009-2010 school year. The following schools will be 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 will convert to Kindergarten through Grade 8 (K-8) programs: Andrew Jackson Middle School, Samuel P. Massie Elementary School, and William W. Hall Elementary School, will enroll students in grades K-8, while Henry G. Ferguson Elementary School and Eugene Burroughs Middle School, will become one combined PreK-8 school with the Talented & Gifted (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 will be 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.).
School Lists
PGCPS 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 "Program-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 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 would do) through career academies such as "Arts, Media, & 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 | SCHOOL HOURS | SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS & COMMENTS |
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| Bladensburg High School | Link | Bladensburg | 9-12 | 1,795 | 9:30a - 4:10p | Biomedical Magnet Program; Technical Academy Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Bowie High School | Link | Bowie | 9-12 | 2,965 | 7:45a - 2:25p | 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. |
| Central High School | Link | Capitol Heights | 9-12 | 1,172 | 7:45a - 2:25p | French Immersion Magnet Program; International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Crossland High School | Link | Temple Hills | 9-12 | 1,483 | 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 |
| Frederick Douglass High School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 9-12 | 1,091 | 8:30a - 3:10p | International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| DuVal High School | Link | Lanham | 9-12 | 1,739 | 8:30a - 3:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Project Lead The Way Engineering Academy |
| Fairmont Heights High School | Link | Capitol Heights | 9-12 | 1,008 | 8:30a - 3:10p | Biotechnology Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Charles Herbert Flowers High School | Link | Springdale | 9-12 | 2,673 | 9:30a - 4:10p | Science and Technology Center Magnet Program; National Academy of Finance; Project Lead The Way Engineering Academy |
| Forestville Military Academy | Link | Forestville | 9-12 | 931 | 8:30a - 3:10p | Military Academy; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Friendly High School | Link | Fort Washington | 9-12 | 1,641 | 7:45a - 2:25p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Gwynn Park High School | Link | Brandywine | 9-12 | 1,183 | 7:45a - 2:25p | Technical Academy Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| High Point High School | Link | Beltsville | 9-12 | 2,172 | 7:45a - 2:25p | AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Largo High School | Link | Largo | 9-12 | 1,455 | 8:30a - 3:10p | Biotechnology Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Largo Evening High School |
| Laurel High School | Link | Laurel | 9-12 | 1,846 | 7:45a - 2:25p | Technical Academy Magnet Program; International Baccalaureate (IB) Program (Non-Magnet); America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Northwestern High School | Link | Hyattsville | 9-12 | 2,486 | 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); School of Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology (Project Lead The Way Engineering Academy); Colours Performing Arts Program; Northwestern Evening High School; Northwestern Adult Evening High School |
| Oxon Hill High School | Link | Oxon Hill | 9-12 | 1,977 | 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 Communcations (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) |
| Parkdale High School | Link | Riverdale | 9-12 | 2,083 | 7:45a - 2:25p | International Baccalaureate (IB) Magnet Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Potomac High School | Link | Temple Hills | 9-12 | 1,290 | 7:45a - 2:25p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; National Academy of Finance |
| Eleanor Roosevelt High School | Link | Greenbelt | 9-12 | 2,743 | 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 |
| Suitland High School | Link | Forestville | 9-12 | 2,555 | 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; 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. |
| Surrattsville High School | Link | Clinton | 9-12 | 946 | 7:45a - 2:25p | AVID Signature Program; America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 9-12 | 2,779 | 9:00a - 3:40p | Technical Academy Magnet Program |
PGCPS Intermediate 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 SY2008-2009, exactly 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 "Program-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 | SCHOOL HOURS | SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS & COMMENTS |
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| Buck Lodge Middle School | Link | Adelphi | 7-8 | 631 | 8:30a - 3:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; AVID Signature Program |
| Eugene Burroughs Middle School | Link | Accokeek | 6-8 | 688 | 9:30a - 4:10p | AVID Signature Program |
| Charles Carroll Middle School | Link | New Carrollton | 7-8 | 924 | 8:30a - 3:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Stephen Decatur Middle School and Community Center | Link | Clinton | 6-8 | 728 | 9:30a - 4:10p | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program; (This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility) |
| Drew-Freeman Middle School | Link | Suitland | 7-8 | 696 | 9:30a – 4:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School | Link | Laurel | 7-8 | 724 | 8:30a – 3:10p | AVID Signature Program |
| Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School | Link | Fort Washington | 6-8 | 579 | 9:00a - 3:40p | AVID Signature Program; Autism Program |
| Greenbelt Middle School | Link | Greenbelt | 6-8 | 815 | 9:00a - 3:40p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Gwynn Park Middle School | Link | Brandywine | 6-8 | 652 | 7:45a - 2:25p | AVID Signature Program |
| Hyattsville Middle School | Link | Hyattsville | 7-8 | 741 | 7:45a - 2:25p | Creative and Performing Arts Magnet Program (Limited attendance area; Available to students in Regions 2 & 5 only) |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School | Link | Forestville | 7-8 | 531 | 8:30a - 3:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program (Converting to a PreK - 8th grade school starting SY2009-10) |
| Thomas Johnson Middle School | Link | Lanham | 7-8 | 905 | 9:00a - 3:40p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Ernest Everett Just Middle School and Community Center | Link | Mitchellville | 7-8 | 931 | 9:00a - 3:40p | AVID Signature Program; Project Lead The Way Engineering Academy; (This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility) |
| Kenmoor Middle School | Link | Landover | 7-8 | 674 | 9:30a - 4:10p | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program |
| Kettering Middle School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 6-8 | 845 | 7:45a - 2:25p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School | Link | Beltsville | 7-8 | 855 | 9:30a - 4:10p | AVID Signature Program |
| James Madison Middle School | Link | Upper Marlboro | 7-8 | 854 | 9:30a - 4:10p | International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme |
| Thurgood G. Marshall Middle School | Link | Temple Hills | 6-8 | 736 | 9:00a - 3:40p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Samuel Ogle Middle School | Link | Bowie | 6-8 | 954 | 9:30a - 4:10p | AVID Signature Program |
| Nicholas Orem Middle School | Link | Hyattsville | 6-8 | 745 | 9:30a - 4:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; Project Lead The Way Engineering Academy |
| Oxon Hill Middle School | Link | Fort Washington | 7-8 | 682 | 9:30a - 4:10p | AVID Signature Program |
| G. Gardner Shugart Middle School | Link | Oxon Hill | 6-8 | 417 | 9:00a - 3:40p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; (Closing, Effective SY2009-10) |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle School | Link | Temple Hills | 6-8 | 580 | 8:30a - 3:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Benjamin Tasker Middle School | Link | Bowie | 6-8 | 1,113 | 8:30a - 3:10p | AVID Signature Program |
| Walker Mill Middle School | Link | Capitol Heights | 7-8 | 606 | 9:30a - 4:10p | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program; AVID Signature Program |
| William Wirt Middle School | Link | Riverdale | 6-8 | 751 | 9:30a - 4:10p | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
PGCPS 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 nad 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 | SCHOOL HOURS | SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS & COMMENTS |
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| Benjamin D. Foulois K-8 Creative and Performing Arts Magnet School (South County) | Link | Seabrook | ES K-5
MS 6-8 |
ES 309 (appx)
MS 225 (appx) |
N/A | Creative and Performing Arts Magnet Program; (Opening SY2009-10) |
| Robert Goddard French Immersion (North County) | Link | Seabrook | ES K-5
MS 6-8 |
578 | 9:00a - 3:40p | French Immersion Magnet Program |
| Robert Goddard Montessori (North County) | Link | Seabrook | ES PreK-5
MS 6-8 |
536 | 9:00a - 3:40p | Montessori Magnet Program |
| John Hanson French Immersion (South County) | Link | Oxon Hill | ES K-5
MS 6-8 |
340 | 9:00a - 3:40p | French Immersion Magnet Program |
| John Hanson Montessori (South County) | Link | Oxon Hill | ES PreK-5
MS 6-8 |
456 | 9:00a - 3:40p | Montessori Magnet Program |
| Judith P. Hoyer Montessori | Link | Cheverly | PreK-6 | N/A | N/A | Motessori Magnet Program |
| Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Creative and Performing Arts Magnet School (North County) | Link | Landover | ES K-5
MS 6-8 |
746 | 9:00a - 3:40p | Creative & Performing Arts Magnet Program |
PGCPS PreK-8 Elementary-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 | SCHOOL HOURS | SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS & COMMENTS |
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| Andrew Jackson PreK-8 Elementary and Middle School | Link | Forestville | PreK-8 | N/A | N/A | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; (Opening SY2009-10) |
| Cora L. Rice Elementary School
G. James Gholson Middle School |
ES Link
MS Link |
Landover | ES PreK-5
MS 6-8 |
ES 478
MS 742 |
ES 9:15a - 3:25p
MS 9:30a - 4:10p |
America's Choice School Design Signature Program; (Both schools are housed in ONE state-of-the-art educational complex) |
PGCPS 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 GRADES | HIGHEST GRADE | SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS & COMMENTS |
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| Adelphi Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Allenwood Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Apple Grove Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Ardmore Elementary School | Link | Springdale | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Arrowhead Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Avalon Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Baden Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Brandywine | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| Barnaby Manor Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| John H. Bayne Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Beacon Heights Elementary School | Link | Riverdale | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| William Beanes Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| Beltsville Elementary School | Link | Beltsville | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Berkshire Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; (Closing, effective SY2009-10) |
| Berwyn Heights Elementary School | Link | Berwyn Heights | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Music and Technology Magnet Program |
| Bladensburg Elementary School | Link | Bladensburg | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Bond Mill Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Bradbury Heights Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Brandywine Elementary School | Link | Brandywine | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Doswell E. Brooks Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Calverton Elementary School | Link | Beltsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Capitol Heights Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Carmody Hills Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Carole Highlands Elementary School | Link | Takoma Park | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| John Carroll Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Closing, effective SY2009-10 |
| Carrollton Elementary School | Link | New Carrollton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Samuel Chase Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| César Chávez Spanish Immersion Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Partial Spanish Immersion Program |
| Cherokee Lane Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Chillum Elementary School | Link | Chillum | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Thomas Claggett Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Clinton Grove Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Columbia Park Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| Concord Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Cool Spring Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Cooper Lane Elementary School | Link | Landover Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Deerfield Run Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Laurel | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| J. Frank Dent Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| District Heights Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Dodge Park Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Francis T. Evans Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Henry G. Ferguson Elementary School | Link | Accokeek | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Flintstone Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Forest Heights Elementary School | Link | Forest Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Fort Foote Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Fort Washington Forest Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Benjamin D. Foulois Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Converting and reopening as a dedicated K-8 Creative and Performing Arts magnet school, starting SY2009-10 |
| Robert Frost Elementary School | Link | New Carrollton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Gaywood Elementary School | Link | Seabrook | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Glassmanor Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Glassmanor | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center built into the facility |
| Glenarden Woods Elementary School | Link | Glenarden | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Glenn Dale Elementary School | Link | Glenn Dale | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Glenridge Elementary School | Link | Landover Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Robert R. Gray Elementary School | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Greenbelt Elementary School | Link | Greenbelt | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| William W. Hall Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| James H. Harrison Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Heather Hills Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Matthew Henson Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Closing, effective SY2009-10 |
| High Bridge Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Hillcrest Heights Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Hollywood Elementary School | Link | College Park | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| John Eager Howard Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Capitol Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; (Closing, effective SY2009-10) |
| Hyattsville Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Indian Queen Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Elementary School | Link | Adelphi | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Kenilworth Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Kenmoor Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Kettering Elementary School | Link | Kettering | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Francis Scott Key Elementary School | Link | District Heights | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Kingsford Elementary School | Link | Mitchellville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Lake Arbor Elementary School | Link | Mitchellville | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Lamont Elementary School | Link | New Carrollton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Laurel Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Lewisdale Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Longfields Elementary School | Link | Forestville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Magnolia Elementary School | Link | Lanham | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Marlton Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Samuel P. Massie Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Forestville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| Mattaponi Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| James McHenry Elementary School | Link | Lanham | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Melwood Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Middleton Valley Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program; (Closing, effective SY2009-10) |
| Montpelier Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Morningside Elementary School | Link | Morningside | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Closing, effective SY2009-10 |
| Mt. Rainier Elementary School | Link | Mount Rainier | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| North Forestville Elementary School | Link | Forestville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Northview Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Oakcrest Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Oaklands Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Overlook Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Owens Road Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Closing, effective SY2009-10 |
| Oxon Hill Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| William Paca Elementary School | Link | Landover | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Paint Branch Elementary School | Link | College Park | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Panorama Elementary School | Link | Temple Hills | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Rosa L. Parks Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Patuxent Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Perrywood Elementary School | Link | Largo | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | This school has a Community/Recreation Center built into the facility |
| Pointer Ridge Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Port Towns Elementary School | Link | Bladensburg | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Potomac Landing Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| Princeton Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| James Ryder Randall Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Catherine T. Reed Elementary School | Link | Lanham | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Riverdale Elementary School | Link | Riverdale | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Rockledge Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Rogers Heights Elementary School | Link | Bladensburg | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Rosaryville Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Rose Valley Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Scotchtown Hills Elementary School | Link | Laurel | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Seabrook Elementary School | Link | Seabrook | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Seat Pleasant Elementary School | Link | Seat Pleasant | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Skyline Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Autism Program |
| Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary School | Link | Cheverly | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Springhill Lake Elementary School | Link | Greenbelt | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Thomas S. Stone Elementary School | Link | Mount Rainier | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Suitland Elementary School | Link | Suitland | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Tayac Elementary School | Link | Fort Washington | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Templeton Elementary School | Link | Bladensburg | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Tulip Grove Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| University Park Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Valley View Elementary School | Link | Oxon Hill | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet Program |
| Vansville Elementary School and Community Center | Link | Beltsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | This school has a full Community/Recreation Center directly connected to the facility |
| Waldon Woods Elementary School | Link | Clinton | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Whitehall Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
| Phyllis E. Williams Elementary School | Link | Upper Marlboro | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Woodmore Elementary School | Link | Mitchellville | Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Woodridge Elementary School | Link | Hyattsville | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | None |
| Judge Sylvania W. Woods, Sr. Elementary School | Link | Glenarden | Pre-Kindergarten | Grade 6 | America's Choice School Design Signature Program |
| Yorktown Elementary School | Link | Bowie | Kindergarten | Grade 5 | None |
External links
Notes
- ^ Howell, Tom Jr. (2006-04-18). "Census 2000 Special Report. Maryland Newsline, Census: Md. Economy Supports Black-Owned Businesses". University of Maryland. Philip Merrill College of Journalism. http://www.newsline.umd.edu/business/specialreports/census/blackbusiness041806.htm.
- ^ Chappell, Kevin (November 2006). "America's Wealthiest Black County]". Ebony. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_1_62/ai_n16807718. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
- ^ "Discover PGCPS...". Prince George’s County Public Schools. 2008-9-30. http://www1.pgcps.org/discover.aspx.
- ^ "Meet the Interim Superintendent". Prince George’s County Public Schools. 2008-12-1. http://www1.pgcps.org/superintendent/index.aspx?id=8324.
- ^ "String of Superintendents". The Washington Post. 2008-9-30. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092903612_pf.html.
- ^ "Deasy Lieutenant Takes Over System". The Washington Post. 2008-10-24. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102301656.html.
- ^ "Five county schools make top high school list". The Gazette. 2009-6-9. http://www.gazette.net/stories/06092009/prinnew155906_32549.shtml.
- ^ "The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek Magazine. 2009-6-8. http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160.
- ^ 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.
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