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Schools in Camp Springs · Prince George's County Public Schools

Camp Springs’s public schools score below 92% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Camp Springs’s districts is 11%, below the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Camp Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.

#194of 261 Maryland townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 10 pts vs MD 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 14 pts vs MD 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
▼ 12 pts vs MD 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 7% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
MD 14.5
Schools in town
10
2,743 students on the public path
In brief

Camp Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 190 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Camp Springs’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 8% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 45% and 25% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,592 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Thurgood Marshall Middle, then Crossland High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

New Chapel Christian Academy (private), St. Philip the Apostle School (private), From the Heart Christian School (private), Maryland International Day School (private) and Evangel Assembly Daycare (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Camp Springs’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 8% of Maryland school districts, #194 of 261 Maryland towns. Both inputs trail the Maryland average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (190)Better than 1%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 64,008 test results and a graduating class of 10,117 could put Camp Springs anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Camp Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (64,488 in math, 63,527 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Camp Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
6–8Thurgood Marshall MiddlePrince George's County Public SchoolsC
9–12Crossland HighPrince George's County Public SchoolsB−

Camp Springs’s public schools are run by Prince George's County Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Prince George's County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 197 schools · 132,123 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$21,592MD $20,258 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 45.1% · 63527 students tested
Math11%
State average 24.6% · 64488 students tested

Camp Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Camp Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Camp SpringsDPrince George's County
MorningsideDPrince George's County

Every school in Camp Springs

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Camp Springsby address
Allenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D
371 students11:1Rate it →
Avalon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
D
302 students14:1Rate it →
Princeton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suitland
D−
269 students12:1Rate it →
Thurgood Marshall Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Temple Hills
C
707 students16:1Rate it →
Crossland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Temple Hills
B−
1,094 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
New Chapel Christian Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Religious
156 students7:1Rate it →
St. Philip the Apostle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
140 students16:1Rate it →
From the Heart Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
111 students6:1Rate it →
Maryland International Day School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Temple Hills
Private · Nonsectarian
26 students4:1Rate it →
Evangel Assembly Daycare
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Temple Hills
Private · Religious
19 students6:1Rate it →

1 duplicate private-school records merged.

Questions about Camp Springs’s schools

Are Camp Springs’s schools good?

On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Camp Springs children attend score below 92% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #194 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Camp Springs in?

Prince George's County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 132,123 students in 197 schools (2024–25).

Where do Camp Springs kids go to high school?

Crossland High in Temple Hills, with 1,094 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Camp Springs’s graduation rate?

74% of the class of 2023 in Prince George's County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.

How much does Camp Springs spend per student?

$21,592 in Prince George's County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Camp Springs?

Yes: New Chapel Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–K, 156 students), St. Philip the Apostle School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 140 students), From the Heart Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 111 students), Maryland International Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–7, 26 students) and Evangel Assembly Daycare (religious, grades PK–K, 19 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.