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What's something Laurel High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,129
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001092
Laurel High
8000 Cherry Ln, Laurel, MD 20707 · (301) 497-2050 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,129 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Maryland public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
18.5:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
2,038 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 | 633 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 632 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 459 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 405 | 19% |
Student demographics
57%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
47.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
10.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 | 47.1% | 10.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Laurel High
Laurel High's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel High this school | 2,129 | 95.7% | 27.6% |
| Duval High Lanham | 2,522 | 95.9% | 32.0% |
| Potomac High Oxon Hill | 1,347 | 94.1% | 26.4% |
| Fairmont Heights High Landover | 1,090 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| Parkdale High Riverdale | 2,588 | 96.8% | 23.2% |
| Northwestern High Hyattsville | 2,396 | 96.4% | 24.3% |
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 Laurel High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #147 of 203 | #12 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #110 of 206 ▲ 80 | #10 of 25 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #142 of 206 ▲ 3 | #11 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,129 | #22 of 234 | #9 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #181 of 210 | #20 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #102 of 211 | #4 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #8 of 212 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #72 of 131 | #13 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
2,129
+143 (+7%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,731
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 2,129 | 115 | 18.5:1 | 96% (2,038) |
| 2023-24 | 2,179 | 122 | 17.9:1 | 72% (1,566) |
| 2022-23 | 2,134 | 120 | 17.8:1 | 69% (1,476) |
| 2020-21 | 1,986 | 111 | 17.9:1 | 63% (1,255) |
| 2017-18 | 1,940 | 114 | 17.0:1 | 62% (1,198) |
| 2015-16 | 1,847 | 106 | 17.4:1 | 52% (959) |
| 2010-11 | 1,877 | 98 | 19.1:1 | 42% (795) |
| 2000-01 | 2,040 | 113 | 18.1:1 | 24% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 1,731 | 95 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,940 to 2,129); teachers up 1% (114 to 115).
About Laurel High
Laurel High, located in Laurel, Maryland, is a large high school. It reports enrollment of 2,129 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 80% larger than the average for high schools in Maryland.
Laurel High is one of the 199 schools that make up Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students in total).
Hispanic students make up 47% of enrollment at Laurel High, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 46% Black, 3% White, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Prince George's County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Laurel High are from different groups.
Laurel High reports a ratio of 18.5 students per teacher, from 115 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Maryland, the average ratio is 15.3:1. Lunch program data show 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County is 17 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Laurel High lands at B, ahead of 63% of Maryland public high schools.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Laurel High's results are 10.0 points above predicted: 27.6% against 17.6%.
In the wider Prince George's County area, the median household earns about $101,798 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Prince George's County, 203 public schools serve about 132,693 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Laurel Elementary, is the closest to Laurel High. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Laurel High is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 2,129, up from 1,986 in 2020-21.
The Laurel High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Laurel
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCombined · 1,681 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel CampusElementary · 830 students
- Hammond ElementaryElementary · 763 students
- Gorman Crossing ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Forest Ridge ElementaryElementary · 659 students
Other Laurel High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Laurel High. Laurel High is the largest of the 5.
- Laurel High SchoolLAUREL, MS · 732 students
- Laurel High SchoolLaurel, MT · 578 students
- Laurel High SchoolNew Castle, PA · 313 students
- Laurel HighViroqua, WI · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Elementary1.1 mi · 472
- Scotchtown Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 589
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle1.3 mi · 1,047
- Oaklands Elementary1.4 mi · 483
- James H. Harrison Elementary1.6 mi · 304
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter1.8 mi · 1,681
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel HighWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel High?
Laurel High enrolls approximately 2,129 students in grades 09-12.
Is Laurel High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laurel High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Laurel High?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Laurel High.
What is the student diversity at Laurel High?
Student demographics at Laurel High are roughly 3% White, 47% Hispanic, 46% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Laurel High in?
Laurel High is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.