Bladensburg High

Bladensburg High is a sizable senior high in Bladensburg, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools. The school caters to 2,114 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 78% bigger than typical.

Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 132,693 students. Bladensburg High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bladensburg High lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bladensburg High has 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bladensburg High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.8%, the actual is 24.5%, a residual of +7.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Prince George's County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,798 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bladensburg High is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rogers Heights Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bladensburg High. On composite proficiency, Bladensburg High comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 23.5%.

Bladensburg High operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bladensburg High has expanded 10%, going from 1,915 students in 2018 to 2,114 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 26% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.