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Central High
B

Central High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

200 Cabin Branch Rd, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 · (301) 499-7080 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

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

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Photo: Zaequan Prailow · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
754
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8Walker Mill Middlein Capitol Heights
9–12Central HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

200 Cabin Branch Rd, Capitol Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9187
Grade 10180
Grade 11251
Grade 12136
Enrollment over time
777’20
750’21
877’22
803’23
754’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 68%Hispanic 30%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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 Central High from Walker Mill families.

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

The district →
Colin L Powell Academy
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; Walker Mill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.