Landover Hills’s public schools score below 92% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Landover Hills’s districts is 11%, below the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Landover Hills, 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.
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.
Landover Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 180 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Landover Hills’s, its schools beat 2%, 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 ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Mary's School (private) and New Hope Academy (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.
What’s behind Landover Hills’s grade
D: better than 8% of Maryland school districts. Both inputs trail the Maryland average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Landover Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Landover Hills’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.
Well below the state in reading
Landover Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Landover Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Landover Hills | D | Prince George's County |
| New Carrollton | D | Prince George's County |
Every school in Landover Hills
179 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).
1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Landover Hills’s schools
Are Landover Hills’s schools good?
On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Landover Hills 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 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Landover Hills in?
Prince George's County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 132,123 students in 197 schools (2024–25).
Where do Landover Hills 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 Landover Hills’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 Landover Hills 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 Landover Hills?
Yes: St. Mary's School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 196 students) and New Hope Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 175 students).
Parents talk
What Landover Hills families are saying about school.
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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.