Central High

High school·Grades 9-12 Capitol Heights, Maryland·20743
Score
16.6/100
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#169
Among 202 Maryland high schools
#17
In Prince George's County Public Schools
Top 84%
In Maryland

Score 16.6/100: better than 16% of Maryland high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Maryland, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Maryland schools.

English language arts
24%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 60%, better than 7% of them
173 students tested
Math
7%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 13%, better than 39% of them
449 students tested
Science
15%
Similar Maryland schools ≈ 49%, better than 10% of them
172 students tested
All Maryland schools (ELA / math)
52% / 28%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by Maryland State Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 10MCAP English Language Arts 1024.3173
English language artsAll gradesMCAP English Language Arts All Grades24.3173
MathHigh schoolMCAP Algebra 15.9290
MathHigh schoolMCAP Algebra 29.2142
MathHigh schoolMCAP Geometry17.617
MathAll gradesMCAP Mathematics All Grades7.3449
ScienceHigh schoolMCAP High School Science14.5172
Social studiesHigh schoolMCAP American Government20.1159

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
803
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
803
Typical high school: 1,183
Free or reduced-price lunch
67%
Typical high school: 49%

District and location

City
Prince George's County

Contact

Address
200 Cabin Branch Rd
Capitol Heights, MD 20743

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Maryland. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Central High at a glance

Central High is a public high school in Capitol Heights, Maryland, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Prince George's County Public Schools. It has about 803 students (a typical Maryland high school has 1,183). About 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Maryland high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 24% in English language arts (similar schools: 60%) and 7% in math (similar schools: 13%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Maryland high schools, it scores 16.6 out of 100: better than 16% of them, ranking #169 of 202. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.