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If you could change one rule at Crossland High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,094
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001017
Crossland High
6901 Temple Hill Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748 · (301) 449-4800 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,094 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Maryland public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
12.4:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,038 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 | 286 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 326 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 274 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 208 | 19% |
Student demographics
42%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
43.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
21.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 10.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Crossland High
Crossland High's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossland High this school | 1,094 | 94.9% | 29.3% |
| Potomac High Oxon Hill | 1,347 | 94.1% | 26.4% |
| Fairmont Heights High Landover | 1,090 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| Suitland High Suitland | 1,847 | 94.7% | 25.1% |
| Academy for College and Career Exploration Baltimore | 967 | 79.1% | 16.4% |
| Carver Vocational-Technical High Baltimore | 1,041 | 86.4% | 18.9% |
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 Crossland High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #140 of 203 | #10 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #31 of 206 ▲ 151 | #5 of 25 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #155 of 206 ▼ 9 | #12 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,094 | #128 of 234 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #14 of 210 | #2 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #146 of 211 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #11 of 212 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #52 of 76 | #3 of 7 |
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
1,094
+137 (+14%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,585
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 1,094 | 88 | 12.4:1 | 95% (1,038) |
| 2023-24 | 1,202 | 89 | 13.5:1 | 70% (842) |
| 2022-23 | 1,082 | 87 | 12.4:1 | 71% (765) |
| 2020-21 | 957 | 82 | 11.7:1 | 66% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 1,137 | 82 | 13.9:1 | 63% (715) |
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 78 | 13.6:1 | 56% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 1,412 | 88 | 16.1:1 | 48% (674) |
| 2000-01 | 1,668 | 93 | 17.9:1 | 23% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 1,585 | 89 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossland High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,137 to 1,094); teachers up 7% (82 to 88).
About Crossland High
Crossland High is a public high school run by Prince George's County Public Schools in Temple Hills, Maryland. It reports enrollment of 1,094 students in grades 9 through 12.
Crossland High belongs to Prince George's County Public Schools, a district of 199 schools and 132,693 students.
Of every 100 students at Crossland High, about 71 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic. Among all residents of Prince George's County, the Black share is about 59%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher. High schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 15.3:1. The school reported 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, lower than here.
Crossland High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Maryland public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Crossland High falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 29.3% actual against 18.1% predicted.
Census data for Prince George's County show the median household earns about $101,798 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Prince George's County number 203, with about 132,693 students.
Of the public schools around it, Crossland High is closest to Allenwood Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Crossland High places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 14%.
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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 Temple Hills
- Thurgood Marshall MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Benjamin Stoddert MiddleMiddle · 628 students
- Panorama ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Hillcrest Heights ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Allenwood ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Imagine Lincoln PCSElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Allenwood Elementary0.6 mi · 371
- Avalon Elementary0.7 mi · 302
- Thurgood Marshall Middle0.7 mi · 707
- James Ryder Randall Elementary1.2 mi · 299
- James Ryder Randall E C C1.2 mi · 193
- Samuel Chase Elementary1.5 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Crossland HighHow many students attend Crossland High?
Crossland High enrolls approximately 1,094 students in grades 09-12.
Is Crossland High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crossland High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crossland High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crossland High is approximately 12.4:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crossland High?
At Crossland High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 26% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Crossland High public or private?
Crossland High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.