📍 4901 Collington Rd, Bowie, Prince George's County, 20715
Benjamin Tasker Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bowie, Prince George's County. The school has 1,044 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Tasker Middle School enrolls 1,044 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 725 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 13% |
| White | 106 | 10% |
| Asian | 44 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 1,044 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 477 qualify for free lunch and 63 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Tasker Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 23.
Benjamin Tasker Middle School is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,044 students, Benjamin Tasker Middle School is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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