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Enrollment
2,580
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051000990
Bowie High
15200 Annapolis Rd, Bowie, MD 20715 · (301) 805-2600 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,580 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Maryland public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
19.1:1
135 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
1,361 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 | 658 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 652 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 634 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 636 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%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
55.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
15.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 15.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 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 Bowie High
Bowie High's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie High this school | 2,580 | 52.8% | 36.6% |
| Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High Upper Marlboro | 2,291 | 57.9% | 30.7% |
| Paint Branch High Burtonsville | 2,038 | 52.2% | 31.8% |
| St. Charles High School Waldorf | 1,617 | 50.3% | 26.0% |
| Meade High Ft Meade | 2,045 | 53.1% | 32.2% |
| Parkville High Baltimore | 1,877 | 56.1% | 23.3% |
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 Bowie High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #96 of 203 | #7 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #58 of 206 ▲ 14 | #6 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #117 of 206 ▼ 27 | #7 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,580 | #7 of 234 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #193 of 210 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #120 of 211 | #9 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #100 of 212 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #90 of 131 | #17 of 18 |
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
2,580
+174 (+7%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,895
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 2,580 | 135 | 19.1:1 | 53% (1,361) |
| 2023-24 | 2,534 | 130 | 19.5:1 | 52% (1,311) |
| 2022-23 | 2,460 | 131 | 18.8:1 | 48% (1,187) |
| 2020-21 | 2,406 | 134 | 18.0:1 | 37% (886) |
| 2017-18 | 2,424 | 137.5 | 17.6:1 | 32% (765) |
| 2015-16 | 2,381 | 133 | 17.9:1 | 25% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 2,912 | 144 | 20.2:1 | 21% (610) |
| 2000-01 | 2,650 | 138 | 19.2:1 | 10% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 1,895 | 89 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowie High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,424 to 2,580); teachers down 2% (137.5 to 135).
About Bowie High
Bowie High is a high-enrollment high school found in Bowie, Maryland. It educates 2,580 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students.
Prince George's County Public Schools has 132,693 students spread across 199 schools.
Bowie High is 66% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% Asian. Bowie High's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Bowie High operates with 135 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.1:1. On average, high schools in Maryland have 15.3:1, compared with 19.1:1 here. Bowie High reports 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Bowie High is B+. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Bowie High are 6.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.6% actual, 43.0% predicted).
Bowie High is located in Prince George's County, where the median household income is $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bowie High, Prince George's County has 202 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Woodmore Elementary is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Bowie High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 47.4% proficiency; Bowie High posts 36.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when Bowie High had 2,406 students, to 2024-25, when it had 2,580. Students per teacher rose from 18.0 in 2020-21 to 19.1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in Bowie
- Benjamin Tasker MiddleMiddle · 1,058 students
- Samuel Ogle MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Whitehall ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Tulip Grove ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Pointer Ridge ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Other Bowie High schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bowie High. Bowie High is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Bowie High SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 2,876 students
- Bowie High SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 2,140 students
- Bowie High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 1,003 students
- Bowie High SchoolBOWIE, TX · 467 students
- Bowie High SchoolBowie, AZ · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Woodmore Elementary0.4 mi · 402
- Chapel Forge E C C0.7 mi · 230
- Tulip Grove Elementary0.8 mi · 477
- Whitehall Elementary0.9 mi · 485
- Yorktown Elementary1.0 mi · 396
- Samuel Ogle Middle1.1 mi · 806
Frequently asked questions
About Bowie HighHow many students attend Bowie High?
Bowie High enrolls approximately 2,580 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bowie High serve?
Bowie High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bowie High?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Bowie High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bowie High?
At Bowie High, the student body is approximately 7% White, 21% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bowie High?
Bowie High is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
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