📍 6501 Columbia Park Rd, Landover, Prince George's County, 20785
Fairmont Heights High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Landover, Prince George's County. The school has 1,039 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 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairmont Heights High enrolls 1,039 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 645 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 360 | 35% |
| White | 15 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
879 of the school's 1,039 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 794 qualify for free lunch and 85 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.
Fairmont Heights 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.
Fairmont Heights 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 1,039 students, Fairmont Heights 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
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