Thurgood Marshall Middle

Thurgood Marshall Middle, an average-sized junior high in Temple Hills, Maryland, one of the schools within Prince George's County Public Schools, serves 707 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (132,693 students total), Thurgood Marshall Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Thurgood Marshall Middle shows that Black students make up the majority at 55%; the rest reads as 41% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Thurgood Marshall Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

With demographic context factored in, Thurgood Marshall Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Prince George's County) shows that median household income runs about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Thurgood Marshall Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Allenwood Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thurgood Marshall Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.6%.

Thurgood Marshall Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thurgood Marshall Middle has edged up 18%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 707 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 73% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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