📍 5200 Silver Hill Rd, Suitland, Prince George's County, 20746
Suitland High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Suitland, Prince George's County. The school has 1,834 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 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 73%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Suitland High enrolls 1,834 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 127 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,570 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 11% |
| White | 28 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,404 of the school's 1,834 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,280 qualify for free lunch and 124 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.
Suitland 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 24, state house district 24.
Suitland 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 1,834 students, Suitland 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