📍 13800 Brandywine Rd, Brandywine, Prince George's County, 20613
Gwynn Park High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brandywine, Prince George's County. The school has 1,140 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 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gwynn Park High enrolls 1,140 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 66 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 895 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 169 | 15% |
| White | 30 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
583 of the school's 1,140 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 498 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.
Gwynn Park High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 27.
Gwynn Park 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 1,140 students, Gwynn Park 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 - Midsize