📍 4200 57th Ave, Bladensburg, Prince George's County, 20710
Bladensburg High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bladensburg, Prince George's County. The school has 2,164 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 63%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bladensburg High enrolls 2,164 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 131 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 2.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,631 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 430 | 20% |
| Asian | 45 | 2.1% |
| White | 37 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,822 of the school's 2,164 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,629 qualify for free lunch and 193 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.
Bladensburg High 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-40, state senate district 47.
Bladensburg High 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 2,164 students, Bladensburg High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
View the full Prince George's County Public Schools profile →
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large