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Enrollment
1,147
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001052
Gwynn Park High
13800 Brandywine Rd, Brandywine, MD 20613 · (301) 372-0140 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,147 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Maryland public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
17.1:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
547 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 | 302 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 281 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 299 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 265 | 23% |
Student demographics
40%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
41.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gwynn Park High
Gwynn Park High's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwynn Park High this school | 1,147 | 47.7% | 24.4% |
| Frederick Douglass High Upper Marlboro | 1,183 | 44.7% | 37.2% |
| Westlake High School Waldorf | 1,216 | 51.2% | 26.6% |
| St. Charles High School Waldorf | 1,617 | 50.3% | 26.0% |
| Baltimore City College Baltimore | 1,470 | 52.1% | 51.3% |
| Thomas Stone High School Waldorf | 1,230 | 56.4% | 23.3% |
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 Gwynn Park High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #164 of 203 | #16 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #192 of 206 ▼ 5 | #17 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #165 of 206 ▼ 3 | #16 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,147 | #124 of 234 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #145 of 210 | #15 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #153 of 211 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #118 of 212 | #24 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #45 of 131 | #9 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
1,147
+122 (+12%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,159
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 1,147 | 67 | 17.1:1 | 48% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 1,155 | 65 | 17.8:1 | 50% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 1,140 | 66 | 17.3:1 | 51% (583) |
| 2020-21 | 1,025 | 62 | 16.5:1 | 42% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 983 | 57 | 17.3:1 | 38% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 1,052 | 60 | 17.5:1 | 38% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 1,173 | 62 | 18.9:1 | 24% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 1,370 | 65 | 21.1:1 | 16% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 1,159 | 64 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gwynn Park High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (983 to 1,147); teachers up 18% (57 to 67).
About Gwynn Park High
Gwynn Park High is a medium-sized high school in Maryland, located in Brandywine. The school had 1,147 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Prince George's County Public Schools enrolls 132,693 students, and its 199 schools include Gwynn Park High.
Gwynn Park High is 75% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 59% Black among all Prince George's County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.1 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County, the school's rate is lower.
Gwynn Park High is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Gwynn Park High is 21.6 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Maryland.
In the county around the school, Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Prince George's County is home to 203 public schools and about 132,693 public school students.
The nearest public school is Gwynn Park Middle, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 24.4% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Gwynn Park High falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 1,147 students in 2024-25, 122 more than the 1,025 it had in 2020-21.
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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 Brandywine
- Gwynn Park MiddleMiddle · 702 students
- Brandywine ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Baden ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- William Schmidt Environmental CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Gwynn Park Middle0.3 mi · 702
- Brandywine Elementary1.0 mi · 572
- Waldon Woods Elementary3.6 mi · 523
- Surrattsville High4.5 mi · 875
- Mattaponi Elementary4.7 mi · 391
- Rosaryville Elementary4.8 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Gwynn Park HighHow many students attend Gwynn Park High?
Gwynn Park High enrolls approximately 1,147 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gwynn Park High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gwynn Park High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Gwynn Park High have?
Gwynn Park High employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Gwynn Park High?
Gwynn Park High reports a student body of 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 75% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gwynn Park High?
Gwynn Park High is overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools in Prince George's County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.