Summary:
In zip code 20743, there is one middle school, Walker Mill Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in Capitol Heights, Maryland, as part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district.
Walker Mill Middle is a large school with 1,054 students and shows a mixed academic profile. The school's strongest area is English Language Arts (ELA), where 42.3% of students are proficient, outperforming the district average of 38.9%. A standout achievement is in Algebra I, where 33.3% of students taking the end-of-course exam are proficient—three times higher than the district average (11.1%) and above the state average (21.3%). However, overall math proficiency is low at 15.4%, with a particularly sharp decline in 8th grade, where only 4.2% of students are proficient in math. Science proficiency for 8th graders is 20.9%, which is above the district average of 16.2% but below the state average of 30.9%.
Despite serving a high-poverty population (75.62% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch), the school has shown a positive trend, with its state ranking improving over the last three years from the 39th to the 45th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is 25.0%, lower than the district average of 30.2%. The school spends $17,956 per student, a significant amount, yet overall academic outcomes in math and science remain below state averages, suggesting that resource allocation may need to be examined. The school's success in advanced math and its improving trajectory are encouraging signs for parents considering this school.
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