Forest Heights Elementary vs Parkdale High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Forest Heights Elementary Parkdale High
Location Oxon Hill, MD Riverdale, MD
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other high
Enrollment 215 2,588
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.3:1 16.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 81.0% 72.2%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Forest Heights Elementary Parkdale High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $21,751 $21,751
District Prince George's County Public Schools Prince George's County Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Forest Heights Elementary Parkdale High
White 3.3% 3.2%
African American 34.0% 22.9%
Hispanic or Latino 60.0% 69.3%
Asian 0.9% 3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.2%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Forest Heights Elementary Parkdale High
AP Courses Offered 10
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 215:1 323.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 54.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.