Crossland High

Crossland High is a four-year high school of mid-sized scale in Temple Hills, Maryland, operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, instructing 1,094 students in grades 9 through 12.

Prince George's County Public Schools runs 199 schools in total, collectively educating 132,693 students. Crossland High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crossland High logs that Black students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder consists of 26% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, On paper, Crossland High has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Crossland High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.1%; this one delivers 29.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Prince George's County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Prince George's County runs 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), of which Crossland High is one.

Allenwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Crossland High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crossland High at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Crossland High's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,137 (now 1,094). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Crossland High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.