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Enrollment
2,712
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051002951
Charles Herbert Flowers High
10001 Ardwick-Ardmore Rd, Springdale, MD 20774 · (301) 636-8000 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,712 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.8:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,835 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 | 758 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 735 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 638 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 581 | 21% |
Student demographics
30%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
60.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
11.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 13.9% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Charles Herbert Flowers High
Charles Herbert Flowers High's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Herbert Flowers High this school | 2,712 | 67.7% | 37.9% |
| Woodlawn High Baltimore | 1,922 | 65.5% | 22.3% |
| Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High Upper Marlboro | 2,291 | 57.9% | 30.7% |
| Milford Mill Academy Baltimore | 1,471 | 61.0% | 24.5% |
| Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High Baltimore | 1,714 | 79.2% | 19.8% |
| Overlea High Baltimore | 1,474 | 65.4% | 25.0% |
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 Charles Herbert Flowers High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #84 of 203 | #5 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #96 of 206 ▼ 16 | #8 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #101 of 206 ▼ 34 | #4 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,712 | #5 of 234 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #205 of 210 | #25 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #175 of 211 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #42 of 212 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.5% | #16 of 131 | #5 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
2,712
+370 (+16%) vs 2020
+153% since 2000-01, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 2,712 | 137 | 19.8:1 | 68% (1,835) |
| 2023-24 | 2,779 | 127 | 21.9:1 | 62% (1,731) |
| 2022-23 | 2,569 | 122 | 21.1:1 | 62% (1,600) |
| 2020-21 | 2,342 | 115 | 20.4:1 | 54% (1,273) |
| 2017-18 | 2,062 | 112 | 18.4:1 | 48% (984) |
| 2015-16 | 2,093 | 107 | 19.6:1 | 40% (834) |
| 2010-11 | 2,431 | 122 | 19.9:1 | 39% (943) |
| 2000-01 | 1,074 | 53 | 20.3:1 | 24% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Herbert Flowers High.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (2,062 to 2,712); teachers up 22% (112 to 137).
About Charles Herbert Flowers High
Charles Herbert Flowers High serves students in Springdale, Maryland, as a large high school. The school's enrollment of 2,712 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Maryland average about 1,185 students each.
Prince George's County Public Schools runs Charles Herbert Flowers High along with 198 other schools, enrolling 132,693 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Charles Herbert Flowers High is 82% Black. It is also 13% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Prince George's County's residents are about 59% Black, 24 points below the school's share. Charles Herbert Flowers High's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Charles Herbert Flowers High, 137 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.8:1. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Roughly 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County is 11 points higher.
Charles Herbert Flowers High is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Charles Herbert Flowers High's results are 3.7 points above predicted: 37.9% against 34.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 203 public schools in Prince George's County, enrolling about 132,693 students in all.
Nearby, Ardmore Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Charles Herbert Flowers High ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 37.9% versus a 39.8% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 2,712, a 16% rise from 2,342 in 2020-21.
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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
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 2,396 students
Nearby schools
- Ardmore Elementary0.6 mi · 470
- Kenmoor Middle1.7 mi · 1,021
- Ernest Everett Just Middle1.7 mi · 752
- Kenmoor Early Childhood Center1.7 mi · 240
- Templeton Elementary1.8 mi · 646
- Glenarden Woods Elementary1.9 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Herbert Flowers HighHow large is Charles Herbert Flowers High?
Charles Herbert Flowers High enrolls approximately 2,712 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Charles Herbert Flowers High serve?
Charles Herbert Flowers High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Charles Herbert Flowers High have?
Charles Herbert Flowers High employs 137 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles Herbert Flowers High?
Student demographics at Charles Herbert Flowers High are roughly 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 82% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Charles Herbert Flowers High in?
Charles Herbert Flowers High is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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