📍 200 Cabin Branch Rd, Capitol Heights, Prince George's County, 20743
Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Capitol Heights, Prince George's County. The school has 877 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 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High enrolls 877 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 529 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 316 | 36% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.5% |
| White | 12 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
649 of the school's 877 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 584 qualify for free lunch and 65 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.
Central 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 25, state house district 25.
Central 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 877 students, Central High 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