College Park Academy

Located at 5751 Rivertech Ct, in Riverdale, Maryland, College Park Academy is a close-knit secondary school that works with 682 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), College Park Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, College Park Academy logs that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 39% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix visibly less Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at College Park Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, College Park Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Around the school, census data for Prince George's County shows median household earnings sit near $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. College Park Academy is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Riverdale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), College Park Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. College Park Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 612 students in 2018 compared to 682 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 65% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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