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Enrollment
1,347
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001133
Potomac High
5211 Boydell Ave, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 · (301) 702-3900 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,347 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
15.5:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,267 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 | 456 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 363 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 287 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 241 | 18% |
Student demographics
51%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
39.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Potomac High
Potomac High's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac High this school | 1,347 | 94.1% | 26.4% |
| Fairmont Heights High Landover | 1,090 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| Crossland High Temple Hills | 1,094 | 94.9% | 29.3% |
| Laurel High Laurel | 2,129 | 95.7% | 27.6% |
| Duval High Lanham | 2,522 | 95.9% | 32.0% |
| Suitland High Suitland | 1,847 | 94.7% | 25.1% |
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 Potomac High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #153 of 203 | #13 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #27 of 206 ▲ 165 | #4 of 25 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #168 of 206 ▲ 6 | #17 of 25 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,347 | #96 of 234 | #13 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #68 of 210 | #7 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #119 of 211 | #8 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #14 of 212 | #12 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #100 of 131 | #18 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
1,347
+160 (+13%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,127
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 1,347 | 87 | 15.5:1 | 94% (1,267) |
| 2023-24 | 1,183 | 82 | 14.4:1 | 74% (877) |
| 2022-23 | 1,253 | 88 | 14.2:1 | 76% (956) |
| 2020-21 | 1,187 | 87 | 13.6:1 | 76% (900) |
| 2017-18 | 1,287 | 96 | 13.4:1 | 72% (930) |
| 2015-16 | 1,295 | 87 | 14.9:1 | 62% (804) |
| 2010-11 | 1,216 | 79 | 15.4:1 | 54% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 1,001 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 41% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 1,127 | 74 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potomac High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,287 to 1,347); teachers down 9% (96 to 87).
About Potomac High
Potomac High is a medium-sized high school in Oxon Hill, Maryland, administered by Prince George's County Public Schools. It enrolled 1,347 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
Federal data list 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, with 132,693 students enrolled.
Potomac High is 59% Black by enrollment. Other students are 38% Hispanic. The county population is about 59% Black, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 87 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Maryland average 15.3:1. Eligible students account for 94% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Prince George's County report 79%.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Potomac High receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Potomac High's results are 7.8 points above predicted: 26.4% against 18.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prince George's County is home to 203 public schools and about 132,693 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Prekindergarten Offsites, about 0.3 miles away. Potomac High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Potomac High at 5th of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,347, a 13% increase from 1,187 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.6:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Oxon Hill
- Oxon Hill HighHigh · 1,562 students
- John Hanson MontessoriElementary · 496 students
- Barnaby Manor ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Flintstone ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Valley View ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Glassmanor ElementaryElementary · 261 students
Other Potomac High schools
One other US public school is named Potomac High. Potomac High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Potomac HighDumfries, VA · 2,197 students
Nearby schools
- Prekindergarten Offsites0.3 mi · 15
- Valley View Elementary0.7 mi · 351
- Barnaby Manor Elementary0.7 mi · 438
- Glassmanor Elementary0.7 mi · 261
- Maya Angelou French Immersion1.0 mi · 363
- Early Childhood Academy PCS1.1 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Potomac HighHow many students attend Potomac High?
Potomac High enrolls approximately 1,347 students in grades 09-12.
Is Potomac High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Potomac High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Potomac High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Potomac High is approximately 15.5:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Potomac High?
At Potomac High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 38% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Potomac High?
Potomac 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.