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Fairmont Heights High
B+

Fairmont Heights High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6501 Columbia Park Rd, Landover, MD 20785 · (301) 925-1360 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

Landover’s School Grade D better than 8% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Photo: Brittany Duncan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,090
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Fairmont Heights High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 19.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Landover kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Kenmoor Middle1,021 students
9–12Fairmont Heights HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6501 Columbia Park Rd, Landover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9287
Grade 10276
Grade 11298
Grade 12229
Enrollment over time
910’20
933’21
1,039’22
1,054’23
1,090’24

Up 19.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%Hispanic 42%Asian 1%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairmont Heights High from Landover families.

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

The district →
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Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Landover’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.