Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter

Set in Laurel, Maryland, Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter is a large combined-grade school, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. It instructs 1,681 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 275 students each, so Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter sits 511% larger than that benchmark.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter reports that 80% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter has 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 6.7:1 average. Around 49% 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 below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.2%; Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter posts 60.8%, +15.7 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Prince George's County reports that median household income runs about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bond Mill Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 77%: 948 students in 2018 compared to 1,681 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.