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Enrollment
875
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001167
Surrattsville High
6101 Garden Dr, Clinton, MD 20735 · (301) 599-2453 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL875 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
566 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 | 279 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 233 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 179 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 184 | 21% |
Student demographics
48%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
37.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 37 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Surrattsville High
Surrattsville High's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrattsville High this school | 875 | 64.7% | 22.9% |
| Owings Mills High Owings Mills | 1,040 | 62.5% | 18.5% |
| Central High Capitol Heights | 754 | 71.0% | 20.9% |
| Friendly High Fort Washington | 894 | 63.5% | 22.0% |
| Largo High Upper Marlboro | 1,159 | 64.4% | 28.8% |
| Thomas Stone High School Waldorf | 1,230 | 56.4% | 23.3% |
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 Surrattsville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #173 of 203 | #20 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #198 of 206 ▼ 3 | #23 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #174 of 206 ▼ 5 | #20 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 875 | #158 of 234 | #20 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #116 of 210 | #11 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #128 of 211 | #11 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #55 of 212 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.4% | #35 of 131 | #7 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
875
+202 (+30%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 875 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 65% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 68% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 60% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 55% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 58.5 | 12.3:1 | 52% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 59 | 12.2:1 | 49% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 857 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 31% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 1,282 | 70 | 18.3:1 | 10% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 944 | 52 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surrattsville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (721 to 875); teachers down 9% (58.5 to 53).
About Surrattsville High
Surrattsville High is one of the public schools in Clinton, Maryland. It is a low-enrollment high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 875 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students, so this school is 26% smaller than average.
Surrattsville High is one school in Prince George's County Public Schools, a system of 199 schools with 132,693 students.
Roughly 65% of students at Surrattsville High are Black. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 53 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.5:1. On average, high schools in Maryland have 15.3:1, compared with 16.5:1 here. Around 65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 79% average among public schools in Prince George's County.
The allk12 Grade for Surrattsville High is D. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Surrattsville High is 13.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 22.9% actual, 35.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
County data help place the school in context: in Prince George's County, the median household income is $101,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Prince George's County is home to 203 public schools and about 132,693 public school students.
Waldon Woods Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Surrattsville High, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Surrattsville High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Surrattsville High's enrollment climbed 30%, to 875. By 2024-25, the school had 16.5 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
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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 Clinton
- Stephen Decatur MiddleMiddle · 751 students
- Waldon Woods ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Francis T. Evans ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- James Ryder Randall ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Clinton Grove ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- James Ryder Randall E C CElementary · 193 students
Nearby schools
- Waldon Woods Elementary0.9 mi · 523
- Stephen Decatur Middle1.1 mi · 751
- Clinton Grove Elementary1.1 mi · 295
- James Ryder Randall Elementary1.6 mi · 299
- James Ryder Randall E C C1.6 mi · 193
- Francis T. Evans Elementary1.7 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Surrattsville HighHow large is Surrattsville High?
Surrattsville High enrolls approximately 875 students in grades 09-12.
Is Surrattsville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Surrattsville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Surrattsville High?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Surrattsville High.
How diverse is Surrattsville High?
Surrattsville High reports a student body of 2% White, 31% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Surrattsville High?
Surrattsville 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.