📍 6001 Good Luck Rd, Riverdale, Prince George's County, 20737
Parkdale High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Riverdale, Prince George's County. The school has 2,561 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 157 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. 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.
Parkdale High enrolls 2,561 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 157 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 3.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,768 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 625 | 24% |
| Asian | 82 | 3.2% |
| White | 71 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,118 of the school's 2,561 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,849 qualify for free lunch and 269 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.
Parkdale 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 22, state house district 22.
Parkdale 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 2,561 students, Parkdale 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