Best traditional public schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Maryland.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Heather Hills Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades 2–5	Public	79.2 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	361
2	Glenarden Woods Elementary Lanham · Elementary · Grades 2–5	Public	77.9 Top 25%	84% Math proficiency	516
3	Dora Kennedy French Immersion Greenbelt · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	73.8 Top 25%	58% Math proficiency	684
4	Academy of Health Sciences at PGCC Largo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	73.6 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	462
5	Whitehall Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	63.8 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	485
6	Robert Goddard Montessori Seabrook · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	60.9 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	464
7	Capitol Heights Elementary Capitol Heights · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57.3 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	317
8	Eleanor Roosevelt High Greenbelt · High · Grades 9–12	Public	57.2 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	2,544
9	Tulip Grove Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	56.5 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	477
10	Yorktown Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	53.2 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	396
11	Thomas G. Pullen Landover · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	53.1 Top 50%	33% Math proficiency	740
12	Cesar Chavez Elementary Hyattsville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	51.9 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	355
13	Maya Angelou French Immersion Temple Hills · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	51.3 Top 50%	32% Math proficiency	363
14	Bond Mill Elementary Laurel · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	49.5 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	463
15	Kenilworth Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	49.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	364
16	Accokeek Academy Accokeek · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	48.4 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	1,445
17	Oxon Hill High Oxon Hill · High · Grades 9–12	Public	48.1 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	1,562
18	Mattaponi Elementary Upper Marlboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	46.7 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	391
19	Phyllis E. Williams Elementary Seabrook · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	46.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	326
20	Benjamin D. Foulois Academy Morningside · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	46.5 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	540
21	Indian Queen Elementary Fort Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	46.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	235
22	Bowie High Bowie · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.2 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	2,580
23	John Hanson Montessori Oxon Hill · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	45.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	496
24	Woodmore Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	45.3 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	402
25	Judith P. Hoyer Montessori Landover · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	44.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	361
26	Marlton Elementary Upper Marlboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	43.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	309
27	Samuel Ogle Middle Bowie · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	42.6 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	806
28	Charles Herbert Flowers High Springdale · High · Grades 9–12	Public	42.5 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	2,712
29	Perrywood Elementary Upper Marlboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	41.9 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	529
30	University Park Elementary Hyattsville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	41.7 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	538
31	Benjamin Tasker Middle Bowie · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	41.2 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	1,058
32	Colin L Powell Academy Fort Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	40.3 Lower 50%	66% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,661
33	Overlook Elementary Temple Hills · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	39.9 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	255
34	Greenbelt Elementary Greenbelt · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	39.7 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	531
35	Pointer Ridge Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	36.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	416
36	Friendly High Fort Washington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	35.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	894
37	Frederick Douglass High Upper Marlboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	34.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	1,183
38	Paint Branch Elementary College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	33.8 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	488
39	Seabrook Elementary Seabrook · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	33.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	365
40	Gwynn Park High Brandywine · High · Grades 9–12	Public	33.6 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	1,147
41	Berwyn Heights Elementary Berwyn Heights · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	33.4 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	421
42	Valley View Elementary Oxon Hill · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	32.6 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	351
43	Patuxent Elementary Upper Marlboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	31.4 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	281
44	Largo High Upper Marlboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	30.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	1,159
45	Kingsford Elementary Mitchellville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	30.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	458
46	Longfields Elementary Forestville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	30.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	256
47	Ardmore Elementary Springdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	29.8 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	470
48	Kenmoor Middle Landover · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	29.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	1,021
49	Glenn Dale Elementary Glenn Dale · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	29.0 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	493
50	Vansville Elementary Beltsville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	28.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	677
51	Glassmanor Elementary Oxon Hill · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	261
52	Northview Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	27.8 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	587
53	Robert Frost Elementary Landover · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.5 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	257
54	Fort Washington Forest Elem Fort Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	27.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	323
55	Barack Obama Elementary Upper Marlboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	27.1 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	629
56	Rockledge Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	27.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	319
57	Beltsville Academy Beltsville · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	26.8 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,113
58	Kettering Middle Upper Marlboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	874
59	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Beltsville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26.3 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	605
60	Oxon Hill Elementary Oxon Hill · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	215
61	Baden Elementary Brandywine · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.0 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	184
62	Hollywood Elementary College Park · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	284
63	Brandywine Elementary Brandywine · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	25.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	572
64	Central High Capitol Heights · High · Grades 9–12	Public	25.6 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	754
65	Francis T. Evans Elementary Clinton · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.6 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	393
66	James H. Harrison Elementary Laurel · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	304
67	Lake Arbor Elementary Mitchellville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.2 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	593
68	James Madison Middle Upper Marlboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	25.1 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	800
69	Rosaryville Elementary Upper Marlboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.1 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	517
70	Walker Mill Middle Capitol Heights · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.9 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	1,054
71	Melwood Elementary Upper Marlboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.5 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	531
72	Woodridge Elementary Hyattsville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	299
73	Bladensburg Elementary Bladensburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.2 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	713
74	Gwynn Park Middle Brandywine · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.8 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	702
75	High Bridge Elementary Bowie · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	23.8 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	394
76	Greenbelt Middle Greenbelt · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.5 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,270
77	Fairmont Heights High Landover · High · Grades 9–12	Public	23.4 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	1,090
78	Robert R. Gray Elementary Capital Heights · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	23.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	375
79	Montpelier Elementary Laurel · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	23.3 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	573
80	Duval High Lanham · High · Grades 9–12	Public	22.9 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	2,522
81	Doswell E. Brooks Elementary Capital Heights · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	22.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	291
82	Fort Foote Elementary Fort Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	22.8 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	277
83	Sonia Sotomayor Middle at Adelphi Adelphi · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.7 Lower 50%	92.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,077
84	Lewisdale Elementary Hyattsville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	22.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	533
85	Apple Grove Elementary Fort Washington · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	22.5 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	277
86	Adelphi Elementary Adelphi · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.9 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	505
87	Ernest Everett Just Middle Mitchellville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	21.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	752
88	Laurel Elementary Laurel · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.9 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	472
89	Rogers Heights Elementary Bladensburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.9 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	450
90	Hyattsville Elementary Hyattsville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.8 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	422
91	Mt Rainier Elementary Mt Rainier · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.6 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	311
92	James McHenry Elementary Lanham · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.5 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	610
93	Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High Upper Marlboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	21.4 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	2,291
94	Oaklands Elementary Laurel · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	483
95	Panorama Elementary Temple Hills · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.4 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	554
96	Dodge Park Elementary Landover · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.2 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	494
97	Lamont Elementary New Carrollton · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.2 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	460
98	Surrattsville High Clinton · High · Grades 9–12	Public	21.0 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	875
99	Laurel High Laurel · High · Grades 9–12	Public	20.6 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	2,129
100	Parkdale High Riverdale · High · Grades 9–12	Public	20.6 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	2,588

Heather Hills Elementary in Bowie leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Prince George's County Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 79.2. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider Maryland traditional public schools rankings, every school on the Prince George's County Public Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Prince George's County Public Schools?

Heather Hills Elementary in Bowie, Maryland ranks first among traditional public schools in Prince George's County Public Schools with a Success Index (US) of 79.2 out of 100 (Enrollment: 361).

How are traditional public schools in Prince George's County Public Schools ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.