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How has College Park Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
682
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001718
College Park Academy
5751 Rivertech Ct, Riverdale, MD 20737 · (240) 696-3206 · Prince George's County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- 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
16.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
363 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 6 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 12% |
Student demographics
67%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
57.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -10.5pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 24.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 College Park Academy
College Park Academy's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park Academy this school | 682 | 53.2% | 44.2% |
| Friendly High Fort Washington | 894 | 63.5% | 22.0% |
| Owings Mills High Owings Mills | 1,040 | 62.5% | 18.5% |
| National Academy Foundation Baltimore | 801 | 64.0% | 10.2% |
| Surrattsville High Clinton | 875 | 64.7% | 22.9% |
| Pikesville High Baltimore | 908 | 48.8% | 31.3% |
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 College Park Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #49 of 203 | #2 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #19 of 206 ▲ 5 | #3 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #106 of 206 ▼ 51 | #5 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #176 of 234 | #22 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #120 of 210 | #12 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #57 of 211 | #1 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #97 of 212 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #64 of 131 | #11 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
682
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 682 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 53% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 51% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 34 | 20.4:1 | 49% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 47% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 40% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 35% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College Park Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (612 to 682); teachers up 41% (29 to 41).
About College Park Academy
This page covers College Park Academy, a low-enrollment high school in Riverdale, Maryland. It covers grades 6 through 12, with a total enrollment of 682 students. Enrollment is 42% lower than the average for high schools in Maryland, which is about 1,185.
Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools with a combined 132,693 students. College Park Academy is one of them.
Enrollment at College Park Academy is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 39% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Prince George's County's population at about 59%. The chance that two students picked at random at College Park Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
College Park Academy employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Maryland is 15.3:1, lower than at this school. College Park Academy's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 53%. That is 26 points below the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County.
College Park Academy is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, College Park Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.2%; the prediction is 42.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Prince George's County show that median household income is about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. College Park Academy is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County, which together enroll about 132,693 students.
Riverdale Elementary is the public school closest to College Park Academy, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. College Park Academy is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. College Park Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
In 2020-21, College Park Academy enrolled 677; in 2024-25, 682. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.6:1) than in 2020-21 (19.9:1).
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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
Other schools in Riverdale
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- William Wirt MiddleMiddle · 1,124 students
- Riverdale ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Beacon Heights ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Elementary0.5 mi · 586
- University Park Elementary0.9 mi · 538
- William Wirt Middle0.9 mi · 1,124
- Hyattsville Middle1.1 mi · 1,305
- Hyattsville Elementary1.2 mi · 422
- Parkdale High1.2 mi · 2,588
Frequently asked questions
About College Park AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at College Park Academy?
College Park Academy enrolls approximately 682 students in grades 06-12.
Is College Park Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
College Park Academy is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at College Park Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at College Park Academy is approximately 16.6:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is College Park Academy?
College Park Academy reports a student body of 14% White, 39% Hispanic, 40% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is College Park Academy public or private?
College Park Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.