Summary:
Oxon Hill, Maryland, is served by nine public schools within the Prince George's County Public Schools district, comprising seven elementary schools and two high schools, with no standalone middle schools in the data set.
The standout school in the area is John Hanson Montessori, which consistently earns a 3-star rating and boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (10.1%) and the lowest percentage of students on free/reduced lunch (31.25%). Its English Language Arts proficiency of 65.2% is the highest in the city. In contrast, Potomac High faces the most significant challenges, with the lowest graduation rate (59.4%), the highest dropout rate (26.5%), and a chronic absenteeism rate of 61.3%. Oxon Hill Elementary presents a paradox, having the highest per-student spending ($28,028) yet ranking in the bottom 26% of Maryland elementary schools. Forest Heights Elementary showed the most improvement, jumping from the 12th to the 35th percentile in state ranking, driven by a doubling of math proficiency to 32.9%.
City-wide, academic performance lags behind state averages, with math proficiency averaging just 17.1% and ELA proficiency at 36.9%. Chronic absenteeism is a pervasive issue, averaging 36.3% across all schools, and is strongly linked to lower academic outcomes. The two high schools, Oxon Hill High and Potomac High, show vastly different results, with Oxon Hill High achieving an 84.3% graduation rate compared to Potomac's 59.4%. The data suggests that higher spending does not guarantee better results, as the three highest-spending elementary schools all have math proficiency rates below the city average.
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