High Point High School

3601 Powder Mill Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705 | (301) 572-6400

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,176

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,176 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 160th out of 188 high schools in MD.

School District Details

Prince Georges County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $13,541
Graduation Rate: 71.7%
Dropout Rate: 2.7%
Students Per Teacher: 15.7
Enrolled Students: 127,039

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,176
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 123.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,111 (51.1%)
Females: 1,065 (48.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 188 (8.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,094 (50.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,282 (58.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

High Point High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.09%
Black	907	41.7%
Asian	92	4.2%
Hispanic	1,088	50.0%
White	87	4.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	680	31.3%
10th Grade	579	26.6%
11th Grade	463	21.3%
12th Grade	454	20.9%

Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on August 19, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am a former student at HPHS. And I have seen the many changes that the school is making to become better. I belive that the principal is doing a wonderful job at improving the school.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that High Point High School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on HSA state exams in the following subjects:

Algebra
Biology
English 2

HSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Algebra Test
2010	75.2%	67.8%	83.6%
2009	81.2%	69.2%	85.1%

Biology Test
2010	66.2%	61.4%	80.9%
2009	66.1%	63.4%	82.6%

English 2 Test
2010	70.8%	68.9%	80.2%
2009	79.2%	75.3%	83.5%

Source: MD Department of Education 2009-2010

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