📍 3601 Powder Mill Rd, Beltsville, Prince George's County, 20705
High Point High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beltsville, Prince George's County. The school has 3,003 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 163 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 64%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High Point High enrolls 3,003 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 163 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 2.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,422 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 432 | 14% |
| Asian | 74 | 2.5% |
| White | 50 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 14 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,503 of the school's 3,003 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,227 qualify for free lunch and 276 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.
High Point 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 21, state house district 21.
High Point 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 3,003 students, High Point 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