Summary:
In zip code 20748, there is one high school, Crossland High, serving grades 9 through 12 in Temple Hills, Maryland, as part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district.
Crossland High presents a unique academic profile with a stark contrast between subjects. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 4.6% of students were proficient in Mathematics, far below the district average of 13.7% and state average of 27.1%. However, 53.6% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, which exceeds both the district average of 38.9% and the state average of 51.7%. This 49-percentage-point gap between ELA and math proficiency is extreme and suggests the school has effective literacy instruction but faces a significant crisis in mathematics education. The school has a very high economic need, with 94.88% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, and spends $22,173 per student, yet this funding has not translated into improved math outcomes.
Key challenges include a graduation rate of 73.7% (below the district's 78.9%) and a high dropout rate of 22.8%, which is nearly one in four students leaving school. Chronic absenteeism affects 34.2% of students, higher than the district average of 30.2%. Despite these issues, the school's overall state ranking has improved from the 24th percentile (1 star) in 2021-2022 to the 33rd percentile (2 stars) in the last two years, likely driven by its strong ELA performance. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 12.4:1, which could support more individualized attention if properly leveraged. For parents, the school offers a strong English program but requires urgent attention to math instruction, student engagement, and retention efforts.
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