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Schools in Cedar Heights · Prince George's County Public Schools

Cedar Heights’s public schools score below 92% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation

In Cedar Heights, 11% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cedar Heights, 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.

K–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
0
122,700 students on the public path
In brief

Cedar Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 153 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cedar Heights’s, its schools beat 3%, 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 ↓

128 elementary schools, then 39 middle and 24 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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 Cedar Heights’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 8% of Maryland school districts. 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 (153)Better than 3%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 64,008 test results and a graduating class of 10,117 could put Cedar Heights anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Cedar Heights’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 Cedar Heights, with each school’s own grade.

128 schools teach K in Cedar Heights’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A−, so check the specific school.
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1Rate it →
Accokeek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Accokeek
B
1,445 students16:1Rate it →
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1Rate it →
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1Rate it →
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1Rate it →
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1Rate it →
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas G. Pullen
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Landover
B−
740 students14:1Rate it →
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
D−
734 students14:1Rate it →
Glenridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover Hills
C−
723 students14:1Rate it →
Bladensburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
C
713 students13:1Rate it →
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
697 students13:1Rate it →
Dora Kennedy French Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greenbelt
A−
684 students15:1Rate it →
Vansville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
C+
677 students15:1Rate it →
Templeton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D
646 students12:1Rate it →
Edward M. Felegy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
641 students10:1Rate it →
Ridgecrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
C
631 students13:1Rate it →
Barack Obama Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
C−
629 students16:1Rate it →
James McHenry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
D
610 students13:1Rate it →
Rosa L. Parks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
607 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Arbor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mitchellville
C−
593 students13:1Rate it →
Scotchtown Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
C
589 students14:1Rate it →
Northview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowie
C−
587 students13:1Rate it →
Riverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverdale
D−
586 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas S. Stone Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Rainier
D
580 students15:1Rate it →
Montpelier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
C−
573 students15:1Rate it →
Brandywine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Brandywine
C−
572 students18:1Rate it →
William Paca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D
563 students14:1Rate it →
Panorama Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D
554 students12:1Rate it →
Carole Highlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Takoma Park
D
544 students13:1Rate it →
Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenarden
D
540 students13:1Rate it →
Benjamin D. Foulois Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Morningside
B
540 students13:1Rate it →
Carrollton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Carrollton
D
539 students14:1Rate it →
University Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
B+
538 students13:1Rate it →
Lewisdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D−
533 students12:1Rate it →
Greenbelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
B−
531 students12:1Rate it →
Melwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
C−
531 students14:1Rate it →
Perrywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Upper Marlboro
C
529 students16:1Rate it →
Gaywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
D
525 students13:1Rate it →
Waldon Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
D
523 students16:1Rate it →
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cheverly
C
518 students14:1Rate it →
Rosaryville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
517 students13:1Rate it →
Cora L. Rice Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D−
516 students12:1Rate it →
Suitland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suitland
D
514 students15:1Rate it →
Adelphi Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
505 students14:1Rate it →
John Hanson Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oxon Hill
C+
496 students14:1Rate it →
Dodge Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
C−
494 students12:1Rate it →
Glenn Dale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenn Dale
C−
493 students12:1Rate it →
Paint Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · College Park
C
488 students10:1Rate it →
Whitehall Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
B+
485 students15:1Rate it →
Oaklands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
D
483 students12:1Rate it →
Deerfield Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
D
482 students14:1Rate it →
Tulip Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C+
477 students16:1Rate it →
Samuel P. Massie Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forestville
D
477 students14:1Rate it →
Laurel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
D
472 students13:1Rate it →
Ardmore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
C−
470 students12:1Rate it →
Robert Goddard Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Seabrook
B+
464 students14:1Rate it →
Bond Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Laurel
B−
463 students13:1Rate it →
Lamont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Carrollton
D
460 students12:1Rate it →
Tayac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
D
459 students14:1Rate it →
Kingsford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mitchellville
C
458 students15:1Rate it →
Cool Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
D
458 students12:1Rate it →
Andrew Jackson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forestville
D
458 students13:1Rate it →
Francis Scott Key Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · District Heights
D−
451 students13:1Rate it →
Rogers Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
C−
450 students12:1Rate it →
William W. Hall Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Capitol Heights
C−
444 students11:1Rate it →
Magnolia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
C+
442 students16:1Rate it →
Barnaby Manor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D−
438 students11:1Rate it →
Catherine T. Reed Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
C−
437 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
C−
429 students14:1Rate it →
William Beanes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suitland
D
424 students14:1Rate it →
Hyattsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
C−
422 students13:1Rate it →
Berwyn Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Berwyn Heights
C
421 students12:1Rate it →
Pointer Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C+
416 students13:1Rate it →
Kettering Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
415 students15:1Rate it →
Cooper Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover Hills
C−
407 students12:1Rate it →
Woodmore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowie
C+
402 students14:1Rate it →
Yorktown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
B−
396 students16:1Rate it →
High Bridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C
394 students16:1Rate it →
Francis T. Evans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
C+
393 students17:1Rate it →
Mattaponi Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Upper Marlboro
B−
391 students15:1Rate it →
Carmody Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capitol Heights
D
389 students13:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D−
388 students12:1Rate it →
Arrowhead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
378 students13:1Rate it →
Robert R. Gray Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Capital Heights
D
375 students10:1Rate it →
Allenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D
371 students11:1Rate it →
Flintstone Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D
367 students15:1Rate it →
District Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · District Heights
D−
365 students15:1Rate it →
Seabrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seabrook
C−
365 students14:1Rate it →
Kenilworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C−
364 students12:1Rate it →
Maya Angelou French Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Temple Hills
B−
363 students11:1Rate it →
Judith P. Hoyer Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Landover
B−
361 students15:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hyattsville
C+
355 students13:1Rate it →
Samuel Chase Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D
355 students14:1Rate it →
Bradbury Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capital Heights
D−
354 students11:1Rate it →
Valley View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
B−
351 students13:1Rate it →
Beacon Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverdale
C−
342 students11:1Rate it →
John H. Bayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capitol Heights
D−
339 students18:1Rate it →
Phyllis E. Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seabrook
B−
326 students13:1Rate it →
Fort Washington Forest Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C
323 students14:1Rate it →
Rockledge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowie
C
319 students14:1Rate it →
Capitol Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capitol Heights
B
317 students10:1Rate it →
Mt Rainier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Rainier
C
311 students12:1Rate it →
Marlton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
309 students14:1Rate it →
Chillum Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
308 students11:1Rate it →
James H. Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
C+
304 students10:1Rate it →
Avalon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
D
302 students14:1Rate it →
James Ryder Randall Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
D
299 students15:1Rate it →
Woodridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
C−
299 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
D−
295 students13:1Rate it →
Doswell E. Brooks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capital Heights
D
291 students10:1Rate it →
Hollywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · College Park
D
284 students12:1Rate it →
Seat Pleasant Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capital Heights
D
284 students11:1Rate it →
Patuxent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
281 students14:1Rate it →
Apple Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C−
277 students12:1Rate it →
Fort Foote Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C+
277 students13:1Rate it →
North Forestville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forestville
D
271 students15:1Rate it →
Princeton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suitland
D−
269 students12:1Rate it →
Glassmanor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oxon Hill
D−
261 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Frost Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Landover
D
257 students12:1Rate it →
Longfields Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forestville
B−
256 students11:1Rate it →
Overlook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
C
255 students11:1Rate it →
J. Frank Dent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
D
243 students13:1Rate it →
Indian Queen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C+
235 students12:1Rate it →
Forest Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D
215 students11:1Rate it →
Oxon Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D
215 students10:1Rate it →
Highland Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D
210 students12:1Rate it →
Baden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brandywine
B−
184 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–5128 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A−
6–839 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–1224 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Cedar Heights’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

Cedar Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Cedar Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cedar HeightsDPrince George's County
Seat PleasantDPrince George's County
Fairmount HeightsDPrince George's County

All 2 neighbors share Prince George's County with Cedar Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cedar Heights

177 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).

Also serving Cedar Heightsin other towns
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1Rate it →
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1Rate it →
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1Rate it →
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1Rate it →
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1Rate it →
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1Rate it →
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
D−
734 students14:1Rate it →
Glenridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover Hills
C−
723 students14:1Rate it →
Bladensburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
C
713 students13:1Rate it →
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
697 students13:1Rate it →
Vansville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
C+
677 students15:1Rate it →
Templeton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D
646 students12:1Rate it →
Edward M. Felegy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
641 students10:1Rate it →
Ridgecrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
C
631 students13:1Rate it →
Barack Obama Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
C−
629 students16:1Rate it →
James McHenry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
D
610 students13:1Rate it →
Rosa L. Parks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
607 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Arbor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mitchellville
C−
593 students13:1Rate it →
Scotchtown Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
C
589 students14:1Rate it →
Northview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowie
C−
587 students13:1Rate it →
Riverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverdale
D−
586 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas S. Stone Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Rainier
D
580 students15:1Rate it →
Montpelier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
C−
573 students15:1Rate it →
William Paca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D
563 students14:1Rate it →
Panorama Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D
554 students12:1Rate it →
Carole Highlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Takoma Park
D
544 students13:1Rate it →
Judge Sylvania W. Woods Sr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenarden
D
540 students13:1Rate it →
Carrollton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Carrollton
D
539 students14:1Rate it →
University Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
B+
538 students13:1Rate it →
Lewisdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D−
533 students12:1Rate it →
Greenbelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
B−
531 students12:1Rate it →
Melwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
C−
531 students14:1Rate it →
Gaywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
D
525 students13:1Rate it →
Waldon Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
D
523 students16:1Rate it →
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cheverly
C
518 students14:1Rate it →
Rosaryville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
517 students13:1Rate it →
Cora L. Rice Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D−
516 students12:1Rate it →
Suitland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suitland
D
514 students15:1Rate it →
Adelphi Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
505 students14:1Rate it →
John Hanson Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oxon Hill
C+
496 students14:1Rate it →
Dodge Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
C−
494 students12:1Rate it →
Paint Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · College Park
C
488 students10:1Rate it →
Oaklands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
D
483 students12:1Rate it →
Deerfield Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
D
482 students14:1Rate it →
Samuel P. Massie Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forestville
D
477 students14:1Rate it →
Laurel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
D
472 students13:1Rate it →
Ardmore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
C−
470 students12:1Rate it →
Robert Goddard Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Seabrook
B+
464 students14:1Rate it →
Lamont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Carrollton
D
460 students12:1Rate it →
Tayac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
D
459 students14:1Rate it →
Kingsford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mitchellville
C
458 students15:1Rate it →
Cool Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
D
458 students12:1Rate it →
Andrew Jackson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forestville
D
458 students13:1Rate it →
Francis Scott Key Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · District Heights
D−
451 students13:1Rate it →
Rogers Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
C−
450 students12:1Rate it →
William W. Hall Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Capitol Heights
C−
444 students11:1Rate it →
Magnolia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
C+
442 students16:1Rate it →
Barnaby Manor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D−
438 students11:1Rate it →
Catherine T. Reed Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lanham
C−
437 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
C−
429 students14:1Rate it →
William Beanes Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suitland
D
424 students14:1Rate it →
Hyattsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
C−
422 students13:1Rate it →
Kettering Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
415 students15:1Rate it →
Cooper Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover Hills
C−
407 students12:1Rate it →
Woodmore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowie
C+
402 students14:1Rate it →
Francis T. Evans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
C+
393 students17:1Rate it →
Carmody Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capitol Heights
D
389 students13:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D−
388 students12:1Rate it →
Arrowhead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
378 students13:1Rate it →
Robert R. Gray Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Capital Heights
D
375 students10:1Rate it →
Allenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D
371 students11:1Rate it →
Flintstone Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D
367 students15:1Rate it →
District Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · District Heights
D−
365 students15:1Rate it →
Seabrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seabrook
C−
365 students14:1Rate it →
Judith P. Hoyer Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Landover
B−
361 students15:1Rate it →
Samuel Chase Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
D
355 students14:1Rate it →
Bradbury Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capital Heights
D−
354 students11:1Rate it →
Valley View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
B−
351 students13:1Rate it →
Beacon Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverdale
C−
342 students11:1Rate it →
John H. Bayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capitol Heights
D−
339 students18:1Rate it →
Fort Washington Forest Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C
323 students14:1Rate it →
Rockledge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowie
C
319 students14:1Rate it →
Capitol Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capitol Heights
B
317 students10:1Rate it →
Mt Rainier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Rainier
C
311 students12:1Rate it →
Marlton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
309 students14:1Rate it →
Chillum Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
D
308 students11:1Rate it →
James H. Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
C+
304 students10:1Rate it →
Avalon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
D
302 students14:1Rate it →
Woodridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hyattsville
C−
299 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
D−
295 students13:1Rate it →
Doswell E. Brooks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capital Heights
D
291 students10:1Rate it →
Hollywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · College Park
D
284 students12:1Rate it →
Seat Pleasant Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Capital Heights
D
284 students11:1Rate it →
Patuxent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Upper Marlboro
D
281 students14:1Rate it →
Apple Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C−
277 students12:1Rate it →
Fort Foote Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C+
277 students13:1Rate it →
North Forestville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forestville
D
271 students15:1Rate it →
Princeton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suitland
D−
269 students12:1Rate it →
Longfields Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Forestville
B−
256 students11:1Rate it →
Overlook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple Hills
C
255 students11:1Rate it →
J. Frank Dent Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
D
243 students13:1Rate it →
Indian Queen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Washington
C+
235 students12:1Rate it →
Forest Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D
215 students11:1Rate it →
Oxon Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxon Hill
D
215 students10:1Rate it →
Highland Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Landover
D
210 students12:1Rate it →
Baden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brandywine
B−
184 students14:1Rate it →
Accokeek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Accokeek
B
1,445 students16:1Rate it →
Thomas G. Pullen
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Landover
B−
740 students14:1Rate it →
Dora Kennedy French Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greenbelt
A−
684 students15:1Rate it →
Brandywine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Brandywine
C−
572 students18:1Rate it →
Benjamin D. Foulois Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Morningside
B
540 students13:1Rate it →
Perrywood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Upper Marlboro
C
529 students16:1Rate it →
Glenn Dale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenn Dale
C−
493 students12:1Rate it →
Whitehall Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
B+
485 students15:1Rate it →
Tulip Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C+
477 students16:1Rate it →
Bond Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Laurel
B−
463 students13:1Rate it →
Berwyn Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Berwyn Heights
C
421 students12:1Rate it →
Pointer Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C+
416 students13:1Rate it →
Yorktown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
B−
396 students16:1Rate it →
High Bridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C
394 students16:1Rate it →
Mattaponi Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Upper Marlboro
B−
391 students15:1Rate it →
Kenilworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowie
C−
364 students12:1Rate it →
Maya Angelou French Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Temple Hills
B−
363 students11:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hyattsville
C+
355 students13:1Rate it →
Phyllis E. Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seabrook
B−
326 students13:1Rate it →
James Ryder Randall Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
D
299 students15:1Rate it →
Glassmanor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oxon Hill
D−
261 students11:1Rate it →
Robert Frost Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Landover
D
257 students12:1Rate it →
Hyattsville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hyattsville
C
1,305 students17:1Rate it →
Greenbelt Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenbelt
B−
1,270 students15:1Rate it →
Buck Lodge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adelphi
D
1,200 students16:1Rate it →
Thomas Johnson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lanham
C+
1,180 students16:1Rate it →
William Wirt Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverdale
C−
1,124 students16:1Rate it →
Ellen Ochoa Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hyattsville
1,086 students20:1Rate it →
Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adelphi
1,077 students16:1Rate it →
Benjamin Tasker Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowie
B
1,058 students15:1Rate it →
Walker Mill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Capitol Heights
B−
1,054 students16:1Rate it →
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laurel
C
1,047 students14:1Rate it →
Drew-Freeman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · District Heights
D
1,022 students16:1Rate it →
Kenmoor Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Landover
B
1,021 students16:1Rate it →
Nicholas Orem Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hyattsville
C
1,007 students16:1Rate it →
Charles Carroll Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Carrollton
C−
884 students14:1Rate it →
Kettering Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Marlboro
C+
874 students10:1Rate it →
Samuel Ogle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowie
B
806 students16:1Rate it →
James Madison Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Marlboro
C+
800 students16:1Rate it →
Oxon Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Washington
C
773 students13:1Rate it →
Ernest Everett Just Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mitchellville
C+
752 students14:1Rate it →
Stephen Decatur Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C
751 students14:1Rate it →
Thurgood Marshall Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Temple Hills
C
707 students16:1Rate it →
Gwynn Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brandywine
C
702 students18:1Rate it →
Benjamin Stoddert Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Temple Hills
C−
628 students14:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beltsville
C+
605 students14:1Rate it →
G. James Gholson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Landover
D
603 students12:1Rate it →
High Point High
High · Grades 9–12 · Beltsville
A−
3,012 students18:1Rate it →
Charles Herbert Flowers High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springdale
A
2,712 students20:1Rate it →
Parkdale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverdale
B+
2,588 students17:1Rate it →
Bowie High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowie
A
2,580 students19:1Rate it →
Eleanor Roosevelt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenbelt
A+
2,544 students19:1Rate it →
Duval High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lanham
A−
2,522 students18:1Rate it →
Northwestern High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hyattsville
B
2,396 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
B+
2,291 students19:1Rate it →
Laurel High
High · Grades 9–12 · Laurel
B
2,129 students19:1Rate it →
Bladensburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bladensburg
B
2,114 students17:1Rate it →
Suitland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Suitland
B−
1,847 students16:1Rate it →
Oxon Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxon Hill
A
1,562 students18:1Rate it →
Potomac High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxon Hill
C+
1,347 students15:1Rate it →
Frederick Douglass High
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
B+
1,183 students19:1Rate it →
Largo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
B
1,159 students15:1Rate it →
Gwynn Park High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brandywine
B+
1,147 students17:1Rate it →
Crossland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Temple Hills
B−
1,094 students12:1Rate it →
Fairmont Heights High
High · Grades 9–12 · Landover
B+
1,090 students16:1Rate it →
Friendly High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Washington
B
894 students15:1Rate it →
Surrattsville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
C+
875 students17:1Rate it →
Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Capitol Heights
B
754 students14:1Rate it →
Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC
High · Grades 9–12 · Largo
A+
462 students18:1Rate it →
International High School @ Langley Park
High · Grades 9–12 · Bladensburg
D
368 students12:1Rate it →
International High school @ Largo
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Marlboro
D−
354 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cedar Heights’s schools

Are Cedar Heights’s schools good?

On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cedar Heights children attend score below 92% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cedar Heights in?

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

Where do Cedar Heights kids go to high school?

One of 24 high schools, depending on your address: High Point High, Charles Herbert Flowers High, Parkdale High, Bowie High, Eleanor Roosevelt High, Duval High, Northwestern High, Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High, Laurel High, Bladensburg High, Suitland High, Oxon Hill High, Potomac High, Frederick Douglass High, Largo High, Gwynn Park High, Crossland High, Fairmont Heights High, Friendly High, Surrattsville High, Central High, Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC, International High School @ Langley Park and International High school @ Largo.

What is Cedar Heights’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 Cedar Heights 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.

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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.