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Largo High
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Largo High
Largo High operates as a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,159 students spanning grades 9 through 12.
Largo High is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that hosts 132,693 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Largo High records that nearly all students (80%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 64% of students at Largo High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Prince George's County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Largo High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.1%; this one delivers 28.8%.
Across the wider county, Prince George's County reports that median household income runs about $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Largo High is one.
Nearest neighbor: International High school @ Largo, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Largo High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Largo High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 48%: 784 students in 2018 compared to 1,159 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 6% to 17% over that span.
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