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Enrollment
3,012
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001059
High Point High
3601 Powder Mill Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705 · (301) 572-6400 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,012 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.6:1
171 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
2,880 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 | 920 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 815 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 721 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 556 | 18% |
Student demographics
30%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
33.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 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 down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 High Point High
High Point High's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point High this school | 3,012 | 95.6% | 22.6% |
| Bladensburg High Bladensburg | 2,114 | 97.0% | 24.5% |
| Northwestern High Hyattsville | 2,396 | 96.4% | 24.3% |
| Parkdale High Riverdale | 2,588 | 96.8% | 23.2% |
| Laurel High Laurel | 2,129 | 95.7% | 27.6% |
| Duval High Lanham | 2,522 | 95.9% | 32.0% |
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 High Point High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #174 of 203 | #21 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #193 of 206 ▼ 5 | #18 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #181 of 206 ▼ 21 | #22 of 25 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,012 | #3 of 234 | #1 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #158 of 210 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #178 of 211 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #9 of 212 | #8 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #50 of 131 | #10 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
3,012
+378 (+14%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 2,386
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 3,012 | 171 | 17.6:1 | 96% (2,880) |
| 2023-24 | 2,960 | 161 | 18.4:1 | 84% (2,489) |
| 2022-23 | 3,003 | 163 | 18.4:1 | 83% (2,503) |
| 2020-21 | 2,634 | 155 | 17.0:1 | 82% (2,169) |
| 2017-18 | 2,634 | 158 | 16.7:1 | 83% (2,198) |
| 2015-16 | 2,427 | 152 | 16.0:1 | 78% (1,901) |
| 2010-11 | 2,218 | 123 | 18.0:1 | 60% (1,331) |
| 2000-01 | 2,208 | 120 | 18.4:1 | 33% (732) |
| 1990-91 | 2,386 | 124 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Point High.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (2,634 to 3,012); teachers up 8% (158 to 171).
About High Point High
High Point High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Beltsville, Maryland. The school enrolls 3,012 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Maryland) has about 1,185 students.
High Point High is in Prince George's County Public Schools, a district with 132,693 students across 199 schools.
About 83% of the student body at High Point High is Hispanic. The remaining students are 13% Black and 3% Asian. Among people living in Prince George's County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. High Point High's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
At High Point High, 171 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.6:1. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Roughly 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Prince George's County is 79%.
The allk12 Grade for High Point High is C+. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, High Point High would be expected to post about 17.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.6%.
Across 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. In all, Prince George's County has 203 public schools and roughly 132,693 students.
Of nearby public schools, James E. Duckworth is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. High Point High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. High Point High comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment increase, from 2,634 in 2020-21 to 3,012 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for High Point High covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Northwestern HighHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in Beltsville
- Beltsville AcademyElementary · 1,113 students
- Calverton ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Vansville ElementaryElementary · 677 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 605 students
- Frances R Fuchs E C CElementary · 364 students
- James E. DuckworthCombined · 99 students
Nearby schools
- James E. Duckworth0.3 mi · 99
- Frances R Fuchs E C C0.5 mi · 364
- Calverton Elementary1.0 mi · 767
- Beltsville Academy1.4 mi · 1,113
- Galway Elementary1.5 mi · 695
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle2.0 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About High Point HighHow large is High Point High?
High Point High enrolls approximately 3,012 students in grades 09-12.
Is High Point High an elementary, middle, or high school?
High Point High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at High Point High?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at High Point High.
How diverse is High Point High?
High Point High reports a student body of 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees High Point High?
High Point 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.