Gwynn Park Middle

Set in Brandywine, Maryland, Gwynn Park Middle is a mid-tier intermediate school, part of Prince George's County Public Schools. It works with 702 students across grades 6 through 8.

Gwynn Park Middle is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that serves 132,693 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Gwynn Park Middle reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Gwynn Park Middle shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Gwynn Park Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Prince George's County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gwynn Park Middle is in the bottom 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.0%; Gwynn Park Middle posts 23.9%, -17.2 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Prince George's County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gwynn Park Middle is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

Gwynn Park High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gwynn Park Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gwynn Park Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gwynn Park Middle has rose 14%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 702 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 10% to 16%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.