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High Bridge Elementary

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High Bridge Elementary ranks 547 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

High Bridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Bowie, Maryland, serving 404 students in grades K-5. 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.

High Bridge Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with male students performing significantly worse than female students. When compared to nearby schools, such as Kenilworth Elementary, High Bridge Elementary consistently underperforms in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency rates.

Interestingly, the nearby Heather Hills Elementary, a public magnet school, consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages. This suggests that the magnet school model may be more effective in supporting student achievement in this area. Despite High Bridge Elementary's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, these factors do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, indicating that more targeted interventions and strategies may be needed to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

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 — 21st percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

Maryland avg38%

547^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 136Elementary 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	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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

Science16%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 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%)	31.8	547^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.8%		30.4	536^th of 859 public elementary schools	37.6%	11	26.8	19.6	11.1	18.8	40.7	44.0	36.5	40.1	15.9	$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%)	31.8	546^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.9%		31.2	527^th of 859 public elementary schools	38.6%	19	25.0	8.9	10.2	15.4	39.1	34.5	54.2	41.9	19.6	$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%)	71.4	244^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.8%		56.7	324^th of 859 public elementary schools	62.3%	80	46.7	36.5	27.2	36.5	70.7	61.2	64.2	65.1	43.2	$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%)	61.4	322^nd of 865 public elementary schools	62.8%		58.5	315^th of 859 public elementary schools	63.3%	7	43.7	28.6	34.3	35.6	49.3	69.6	55.2	58.0	27.9	$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%)	60	336^th of 865 public elementary schools	61.2%		64.1	281^st of 859 public elementary schools	67.3%	55	41.9	23.6	35.7	34.4	64.7	58.3	53.1	58.4	22.7	$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%)	70.1	257^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.1	276^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.9%	19	61.3	30.0	28.6	40.4	76.0	60.0	56.5	64.5	33.3	$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%)	18.2	711^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.8%		21.3	633^rd of 859 public elementary schools	26.3%	78	14.8	9.7	17.1	13.9	26.1	21.1	24.3	24.0	15.9	$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%)	49.3	412^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.4%		50.1	375^th of 859 public elementary schools	56.3%	37	18.2	30.0	31.3	26.0	43.4	52.6	50.7	48.5	32.8	$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%)	98.2	8^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.7	11^th of 859 public elementary schools	98.7%	3	75.9	86.6	67.6	75.9	90.8	93.9	87.6	90.5	68.6	$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%)	23.3	637^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.4%		23.6	602^nd of 859 public elementary schools	29.9%	35	21.2	16.3	8.4	15.0	36.4	41.8	27.1	34.4	8.5	$17,321	$1,025	$16,296

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 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.

Is High Bridge Elementary a good school?

High Bridge Elementary ranks 547^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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