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Best Public Schools in Springdale, MD

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3,182

Students

Top rankedCharles Herbert Flowers High53^rd of 220 Maryland high schools

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Charles Herbert Flowers High up 27 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Springdale, Maryland has two schools serving students - Charles Herbert Flowers High School, a high school for grades 9-12, and Ardmore Elementary School, an elementary school for grades PK-5. Both schools serve a high percentage of students from low-income families, with Ardmore Elementary having 77.04% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Charles Herbert Flowers High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 53rd in 2024-2025 to 101st in 2022-2023. The school has struggled with low proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics, where only 6.2% of students were proficient in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 26.5%. However, the school has performed better in English Language Arts, with 60.5% of 10th-grade students proficient in 2024-2025, exceeding the state average of 59.5%. The school also has a high dropout rate of 14.5% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 32.7% in 2023-2024.

In contrast, Ardmore Elementary School has maintained a consistent statewide ranking, placing around the 550th out of 865 Maryland elementary schools over the past few years. The school has outperformed the district and state averages in mathematics, with 19.7% of students proficient in 2024-2025 compared to 13.1% and 26.5%, respectively. However, in English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates (33.3% in 2024-2025) are lower than the state average of 50.8%. Like Charles Herbert Flowers High School, Ardmore Elementary also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.7% in 2023-2024.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)					MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ardmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 Ardwick Ardmore Rd	Springdale	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 925-1311	470	41	11.6	92.3%	7 (1.5%)	330 (70.2%)	122 (26.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	32.1	543^rd of 865 public elementary schools	37.2%		27.7	555^th of 859 public elementary schools	35.4%	12	26.6	13.4	18.2	19.7	36.7	22.4	39.5		33.3		28.9	$22,839	$1,275	$21,564
Charles Herbert Flowers High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10001 Ardwick-Ardmore Rd	Springdale	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 636-8000	2,712	137	19.7	67.7%	23 (0.8%)	2,236 (82.4%)	345 (12.7%)	71 (2.6%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	25 (0.9%)	54.3	53^rd of 220 public high schools	75.9%		42.4	80^th of 146 public high schools	45.2%	27				6.2				60.5	60.5	6.2		$16,254	$959	$15,296

Cities Near Springdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Upper Marlboro	0.74 mi	19	199^th
Mitchellville	2.37 mi	4	216^th
Bowie	2.52 mi	14	140^th
Largo	3.45 mi	1	2^nd
Capitol Heights	4.73 mi	11	236^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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