Original Research by School Decision on International High School @ Langley Park
International High School @ Langley Park is a regular public high school in Bladensburg, Maryland, serving grades nine through twelve as part of Prince George's County Public Schools. It is located on Annapolis Road in a dense residential suburb of Washington, D.C., within a cluster of communities known as the Port Towns along the Anacostia River. The school operates out of a single building on a major surface road, integrated into the town's compact fabric rather than on a remote campus.
The student body is small for a high school and overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a small Asian population and only a handful of Black and white students enrolled. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting a high level of economic need. Information on the number of English learners and students receiving special education services was not available, though the school's name and location in a community with a large immigrant population suggest that these populations may be significant; a parent would want to ask the school directly about the supports available for English learners and students with disabilities.
Academic performance data is thin. The most recent available state assessment results, from the 2024-2025 school year, show that English language arts proficiency was very low. State testing data for math and science from that same year was not reported. Earlier assessments from the 2020-2021 school year, taken during a period when Maryland changed both the test names and cut score criteria, placed proficiency in both math and science in a very low range, but the trend comparability of those results is flagged as unknown, so they should be interpreted cautiously. No graduation rate was available for this school, which is a notable gap; families should confirm with the district whether this rate is reported and what it shows. The school could not be compared to other schools in Prince George's County on proficiency, graduation, or chronic absenteeism because the necessary data was missing.
The broader district context includes a recent increase in the operating budget directed toward teacher salaries and student support services, a district-wide literacy initiative adopting a new reading curriculum aligned with the science of reading, and a boundary review that may affect school assignments for some families. These district-level changes could influence resources and staffing at this school, but specific impacts are not detailed.
Bladensburg itself is a small, historic town that grew in waves from its colonial origins as a tobacco inspection port through early twentieth-century subdivisions and mid-to-late twentieth-century apartment and commercial development. The Port Towns Revitalization Initiative has brought infrastructure improvements and waterfront reconstruction along the Anacostia River, and a new library branch opened in 2023. The area's housing values are moderate relative to the Washington metro region, with rents that are somewhat below the national rent-to-income benchmark.
For a parent, International High School @ Langley Park presents a high-poverty, academically struggling environment with very limited public performance data to evaluate. The school serves a predominantly Hispanic student body in a setting that appears to be oriented toward students who may be recent immigrants or English learners, but no programmatic details were available to confirm that focus. The lack of a reported graduation rate and the absence of recent test results in math and science are significant unknowns. A family considering this school would be wise to visit, ask about the curriculum for English learners, special education services, postsecondary pathways, and request the most current graduation and attendance data directly from the school or district. The district's literacy initiative and increased budget may bring positive changes, but the available evidence does not yet show measurable improvement.
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