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Gwynn Park Middle

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Gwynn Park Middle ranks 239 th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Gwynn Park Middle is a public middle school in Brandywine, Maryland, serving 727 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gwynn Park Middle faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.2% to 34.8% over the past few years, and low academic performance, as measured by MCAP test scores, which are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.1% of Gwynn Park Middle students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 13.1% in the district and 26.5% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.61% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Gwynn Park Middle to nearby schools, it performs similarly or slightly worse in terms of academic achievement and other key metrics. However, when comparing to schools in the neighboring Charles County Public Schools district, Gwynn Park Middle generally underperforms. For instance, Theodore G. Davis Middle School in Charles County outperforms Gwynn Park Middle in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency rates.

702

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,265

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8000 Dyson Rd
Brandywine, MD 20613-7826

(301) 372-0120

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend Gwynn Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Gwynn Park High

Feeder schools for Gwynn Park Middle:

Elementary:	Baden Elementary
	Brandywine Elementary
	Mattaponi Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Hispanic:

15.7%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Maryland avg37%

239^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 24Middle Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools

22^nd of 25Prince George's County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	239 of 337	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	246 of 328	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	251 of 322	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	280 of 333	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	227 of 303	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	232 of 316	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	212 of 328	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.1	239 of 317	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	230 of 314	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	232 of 315	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.1	201 of 339	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.9	242 of 316	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	224 of 314	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	259 of 309	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	263 of 324	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	243 of 301	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	216 of 283	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	75.4	67 of 264	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	63 of 254	75.2%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	67 of 255	73.7%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	61 of 252	75.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	36.3	173 of 259	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	220 of 303	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.0	146 of 207	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.0	98 of 273	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	238 of 288	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)64th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2021)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2021)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)27th percentile~ school

Male (2021)17th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Social Studies21%-18 vs state

Algebra I15%-7 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics6%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)	MCAP Social Studies (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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gwynn Park Middle	Public	6-8	8000 Dyson Rd	Brandywine	20613	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 372-0120	702	39	18.0	56.1%	27 (3.8%)	537 (76.5%)	110 (15.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	26.2	239^th of 337 public middle schools	29.1%		21.1	246^th of 328 public middle schools	25.0%	7	3.9	11.4	1.0	6.1	39.7	37.0	30.2	35.7	14.8		13.5	21.0	$18,265	$1,018	$17,247
Stephen Decatur Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Pinewood Dr	Clinton	20735	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 449-4950	751	56	13.5	75.1%	17 (2.3%)	492 (65.5%)	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	24.5	250^th of 337 public middle schools	25.8%		23.7	232^nd of 328 public middle schools	29.3%	18	5.0	3.3	2.6	4.2	42.5	35.0	30.4	35.9	13.2		16.5	16.0	$21,636	$1,232	$20,404
John Hanson Middle School	Public	6-8	3165 John Hanson Dr	Waldorf	20601	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-4520	727	59	12.3	56.8%	73 (10.0%)	435 (59.8%)	130 (17.9%)	13 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.2%)	32.5	212^th of 337 public middle schools	37.1%		23.1	234^th of 328 public middle schools	28.7%	22	9.5	9.7	0.0	10.1	30.3	38.1	44.2	37.6	19.3		25.1	24.8	$17,563	$771	$16,792
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	7300 Woodyard Road	Upper Marlboro	20772	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 599-2422	800	50	16.1	63.5%	18 (2.3%)	608 (76.0%)	154 (19.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	22.2	266^th of 337 public middle schools	21.1%		25.3	224^th of 328 public middle schools	31.7%	42	3.9	2.3	1.9	2.8	44.5	29.8	34.2	35.7	7.1		10.4	12.5	$17,099	$955	$16,144
Mattawoman Middle School	Public	6-8	10145 Berry Rd	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-7708	862	49	17.5	54.2%	31 (3.6%)	614 (71.2%)	117 (13.6%)	41 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	29.4	225^th of 337 public middle schools	33.2%		22	241^st of 328 public middle schools	26.5%	16	7.9	13.1	4.9	10.1	37.9	42.9	37.0	39.2	17.2		12.0	12.1	$15,536	$760	$14,776
Thurgood Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Brinkley Rd	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 702-7540	707	43	16.4	93.5%	4 (0.6%)	390 (55.2%)	292 (41.3%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	21.7	268^th of 337 public middle schools	20.5%		15.3	278^th of 328 public middle schools	15.2%	10	2.5	7.9	6.5	5.8	31.6	22.7	28.2	27.5			9.3	18.8	$18,581	$1,063	$17,518
Theodore G. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	2495 Davis Road	Waldorf	20603	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 753-2082	999	65	15.3	46.7%	49 (4.9%)	696 (69.7%)	115 (11.5%)	56 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (7.7%)	50.2	152^nd of 337 public middle schools	54.9%		44.4	148^th of 328 public middle schools	54.9%	4	21.5	17.6	5.5	18.8	51.2	60.8	46.5	52.8	47.1	63.6	22.8	25.4	$15,169	$672	$14,496
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Public	6-8	2040 Saint Thomas Dr	Waldorf	20602	Charles County	Charles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 645-1334	920	54	17.0	59.8%	34 (3.7%)	595 (64.7%)	209 (22.7%)	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	23.3	256^th of 337 public middle schools	24.0%		15.2	279^th of 328 public middle schools	14.9%	23	7.5	5.6	4.4	8.7	24.9	34.0	29.1	29.6	29.2		15.4	21.8	$15,552	$545	$15,007
Oxon Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9570 Fort Foote Rd	Fort Washington	20744	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 749-4270	773	59	13.1	94.3%	13 (1.7%)	246 (31.8%)	485 (62.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22.6	261^st of 337 public middle schools	22.6%		18.3	262^nd of 328 public middle schools	20.1%	1	7.5	3.2	2.7	4.4	42.8	32.4	31.1	35.3	2.6		11.8	7.8	$19,366	$1,706	$17,660
Benjamin Stoddert Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Olson St	Temple Hills	20748	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 702-7500	628	44	14.2	94.7%	1 (0.2%)	414 (65.9%)	197 (31.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	13.9	311^th of 337 public middle schools	7.7%		15	282^nd of 328 public middle schools	14.0%	29	3.1	1.4	0.0	1.6	25.4	31.8	19.9	25.7	3.2		4.3	6.0	$20,396	$1,654	$18,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Gwynn Park Middle

What district is Gwynn Park Middle in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Gwynn Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Gwynn Park Middle usually go on to attend Gwynn Park High

How many students attend Gwynn Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Gwynn Park Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Gwynn Park Middle?

Students at Gwynn Park Middle are 76% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Gwynn Park Middle a good school?

Gwynn Park Middle ranks 239^th of 337 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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