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High Bridge Elementary

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High Bridge Elementary ranks 529 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

High Bridge Elementary is a K-5 school in Bowie, MD, serving 394 students within the Prince George's County Public Schools district, and it stands out for its remarkable strength in English Language Arts (ELA) despite facing significant economic challenges.

The most defining characteristic of High Bridge is its rapidly increasing poverty rate, with 92.4% of students qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunch (FARL) in 2024-2025—the highest among nearby schools and a dramatic jump from 62.6% just two years prior. This rate is far above neighbors like Whitehall Elementary (37.9% FARL) and Heather Hills Elementary (37.7% FARL), both of which boast higher academic rankings. Despite this, High Bridge shows a notable "bright spot" in 4th-grade ELA, where 57.6% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—outperforming both the district average (34.3%) and the state average (48.6%). This suggests effective reading instruction at that grade level, even as overall math proficiency remains low at 19.3%.

The school spends heavily—$22,182 per student in 2023-2024, more than top-performing Heather Hills ($17,495) and Whitehall ($17,827)—but academic returns have not yet matched the investment. A significant gender achievement gap exists, with male students ranking in the 10th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 compared to female students at the 41st percentile. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has been steadily declining, dropping from 31.9% in 2022-2023 to 26.2% in 2024-2025, now below the district average of 30.2%. This improvement, along with the school's ELA resilience, offers hope that High Bridge is working to stabilize its environment and build on its strengths.

394

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,182

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7011 High Bridge Rd
Bowie, MD 20720-5237

(301) 805-2690

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Students who attend High Bridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Samuel Ogle Middle
High:	Bowie High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.2%

Hispanic:

26.6%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (31% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

Maryland avg39%

529^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 135Elementary 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
2026	35.0	529 of 864	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	547 of 865	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	536 of 859	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	504 of 855	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	522 of 862	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	591 of 802	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	551 of 853	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	626 of 857	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	631 of 847	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	582 of 845	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	676 of 859	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.1	733 of 867	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	772 of 847	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	738 of 857	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	775 of 853	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	799 of 855	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	820 of 850	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	803 of 838	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	66.7	290 of 818	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.6	367 of 804	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	313 of 805	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	283 of 803	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	351 of 504	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.1	467 of 796	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.3	101 of 347	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	435 of 546	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	706 of 788	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)71st percentile+45 vs school

Female (2021)41st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2021)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)20th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2021)10th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7011 High Bridge Rd	Bowie	20720	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-2690	394	24	16.2	92.4%	29 (7.4%)	237 (60.2%)	105 (26.6%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	35	529^th of 864 public elementary schools	38.8%		31.8	547^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.8%	18	27.1	20.3	9.4	19.3	39.0	57.6	41.5	46.2	18.9	$22,182	$1,285	$20,897
Rockledge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 Laurel Bowie Rd	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-2720	319	23	13.9	62.4%	45 (14.1%)	147 (46.1%)	93 (29.2%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	28.5	590^th of 864 public elementary schools	31.7%		31.8	546^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.9%	44	19.1	16.7	8.6	14.6	38.3	37.9	44.8	40.4	20.7	$20,202	$1,158	$19,044
Whitehall Elementary	Public	K-5	3901 Woodhaven Ln	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-1000	485	32	15.2	37.9%	107 (22.1%)	248 (51.1%)	57 (11.8%)	40 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	67.8	269^th of 864 public elementary schools	68.9%		71.4	244^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.8%	25	46.2	44.6	28.9	39.8	53.8	63.9	60.7	59.6	41.2	$17,827	$986	$16,841
Woodmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Moylan Dr	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 390-0239	402	29	14.1	56.5%	10 (2.5%)	317 (78.9%)	47 (11.7%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	57.1	352^nd of 864 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.4	322^nd of 865 public elementary schools	62.8%	30	36.8	32.4	18.7	28.6	56.1	57.5	52.0	55.1	43.4	$19,125	$987	$18,137
Tulip Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2909 Trainor Ln	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-2680	477	30	15.9	43.4%	107 (22.4%)	252 (52.8%)	70 (14.7%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	61	316^th of 864 public elementary schools	63.4%		60	336^th of 865 public elementary schools	61.2%	20	47.5	25.3	23.5	32.3	61.3	64.4	58.8	61.7	33.8	$17,662	$998	$16,664
Yorktown Elementary	Public	K-5	7301 Race Track Rd	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-6610	396	25	15.7	37.4%	69 (17.4%)	204 (51.5%)	60 (15.2%)	26 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	68.3	265^th of 864 public elementary schools	69.3%		70.1	257^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.3%	8	40.0	50.0	18.4	35.9	69.2	75.0	60.5	68.2	36.8	$18,712	$1,024	$17,688
Glenn Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Glenn Dale Rd	Glenn Dale	20769	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-2750	493	43	11.5	91.9%	10 (2.0%)	328 (66.5%)	89 (18.1%)	53 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	11.5	801^st of 864 public elementary schools	7.3%		18.2	711^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.8%	90	12.6	7.1	5.7	8.7	27.1	18.8	21.7	22.6	8.7	$23,962	$1,347	$22,615
Kenilworth Elementary	Public	K-5	12520 Kembridge Dr	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-6600	364	30	12.0	48.6%	67 (18.4%)	164 (45.1%)	92 (25.3%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	51.8	398^th of 864 public elementary schools	53.9%		49.3	412^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.4%	14	37.7	24.3	38.6	33.0	52.5	47.8	45.6	48.7	33.9	$22,824	$1,365	$21,459
Heather Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	2-5	12605 Heming Ln	Bowie	20716	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 805-2730	361	25	14.6	37.7%	51 (14.1%)	248 (68.7%)	23 (6.4%)	22 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	98.7	4^th of 864 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.2	8^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.1%	4	80.2	80.0	81.9	80.8	93.0	88.2	93.3	91.7	77.1	$17,495	$857	$16,638
Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Northview Dr	Bowie	20716	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 218-1520	587	44	13.3	62.5%	44 (7.5%)	414 (70.5%)	92 (15.7%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	27.2	604^th of 864 public elementary schools	30.1%		23.3	637^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.4%	33	23.8	14.4	8.1	15.8	46.4	27.4	39.5	37.8	22.1	$17,321	$1,025	$16,296

Frequently Asked Questions about High Bridge Elementary

Is High Bridge Elementary a good school?

High Bridge Elementary ranks 529^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is High Bridge Elementary in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

How many students attend High Bridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended High Bridge Elementary.

What schools do graduates of High Bridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend High Bridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Samuel Ogle Middle
High : Bowie High

What is the racial makeup of High Bridge Elementary?

Students at High Bridge Elementary are 60% African American, 27% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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