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Enrollment
462
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001704
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC
301 Largo Rd, Largo, MD 20774 · (301) 546-7247 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Maryland public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
232 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 148 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 21% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
96.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96.9% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.5% | 66.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Maryland's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC this school | 462 | 50.2% | 80.0% |
| Loch Raven High Baltimore | 780 | 56.8% | 26.4% |
| Pikesville High Baltimore | 908 | 48.8% | 31.3% |
| Westlake High School Waldorf | 1,216 | 51.2% | 26.6% |
| College Park Academy Riverdale | 682 | 53.2% | 44.2% |
| Gwynn Park High Brandywine | 1,147 | 47.7% | 24.4% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #2 of 203 | #1 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1 of 206 ▲ 1 | #1 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.9% | #2 of 206 no change | #1 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #190 of 234 | #23 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #179 of 210 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #126 of 211 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #108 of 212 | #23 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #74 of 76 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
462
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 23.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 50% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 44% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 42% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 23 | 23.2:1 | 36% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 20 | 23.2:1 | 50% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 15 | 27.1:1 | 43% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (464 to 462); teachers up 25% (20 to 25).
About Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC is a very small high school that serves part of Largo, Maryland. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 462 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC is one school in Prince George's County Public Schools, a system of 199 schools with 132,693 students.
Federal enrollment data show Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC is 69% Black. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 3% White. The school's Black share is 10 points above the 59% share among Prince George's County residents. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC is 18.5:1, based on 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Maryland average 15.3:1. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Prince George's County average 79%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC scores 35.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 80.0% actual versus 44.5% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Prince George's County, median household income comes to about $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 203 public schools and about 132,693 students.
Phyllis E. Williams Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 462, compared with 534 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.5:1.
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Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Nearby schools
- Phyllis E. Williams Elementary0.5 mi · 326
- International High school @ Largo0.6 mi · 354
- Largo High0.6 mi · 1,159
- Kettering Elementary0.9 mi · 415
- Lake Arbor Elementary1.2 mi · 593
- Kettering Middle1.2 mi · 874
Frequently asked questions
About Academy of Health Sciences at PGCCHow many students attend Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC?
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC enrolls approximately 462 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC serve?
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC.
What is the student diversity at Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC?
Student demographics at Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC are roughly 3% White, 18% Hispanic, 69% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC public or private?
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.