The reported proficiency rate for Science is 5%.
Original Research by School Decision on Suitland High
Suitland High is a large regular public high school in Prince George's County, Maryland, serving grades nine through twelve. It is part of Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that has recently adopted a district‑wide literacy initiative aligned with the science of reading and approved a budget increase directed toward teacher salaries and student support services. The district also conducted a boundary review in 2024 to address overcrowding and facility use, with changes proposed for the following school year. These district‑level moves signal an active effort to reshape instruction and allocation of resources, though their impact at the school level will depend on implementation.
The community around the school is Suitland, a predominantly residential suburb shaped by its federal employment base. The Suitland Federal Center houses agencies such as the Census Bureau, the National Archives, and NOAA, making government work a dominant local employer. The area developed rapidly after World War II to house federal workers, and today it is built around auto‑oriented roads with limited walkability. Three Washington Metro Green Line stations serve the community, providing transit connections to the region. Revitalization initiatives are underway, including homebuyer incentive programs and projects to rehabilitate foreclosed properties, as well as condominium development near the former Manchester site. Underutilized Metro stations are seen as promising further development, giving the area a modest but active growth context.
Enrollment at Suitland High is large. The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic share and very small numbers of white, Asian, and other racial groups. A high proportion of students come from low‑income households, as measured by eligibility for free or reduced‑price meals. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available in the records reviewed, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the supports available for those students.
Academic performance information is limited. The most recent state test results show that, for the 2024‑25 school year, proficiency in English language arts was at a level that many families would find modest. That single data point is the only high‑school‑level assessment result in the dataset. For mathematics and science, the available figures are from earlier years and from grade eight rather than the high school grades this school serves, or were suppressed entirely. The school cannot be compared to other district high schools using this dataset because the cohort of comparable schools within Prince George's County was too small to compute a meaningful position. Graduation rate information was also missing from the data provided. Parents looking for a fuller picture of academic outcomes should ask the school for its most recent cohort graduation rate, Advanced Placement and dual‑enrollment participation, and any career‑technical program data.
No information on specific programs, course access, or staffing was available in the records used for this profile. The district's recent literacy initiative and budget increase for student support may eventually affect classroom instruction, but the school's current curricular offerings are not detailed here.
Housing in the Suitland area is moderately priced relative to the broader Washington region. Home values have seen a slight decline in the most recent period, while rents have risen modestly. The combination of a federal‑employment base, accessible Metro service, and active redevelopment efforts suggests a community that is stable but evolving. For a family considering Suitland High, the key questions not answered by this data concern the school's graduation rate, the depth of its academic and career pathways, and how the district's boundary review and literacy initiative will affect the day‑to‑day experience of students.
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