Schools in Bowie · Prince George's County Public Schools
Bowie’s public schools score below 92% of Maryland districts
The public schools Bowie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Reading proficiency
24%
▼ 12 pts vs MD 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 11 pts vs MD 19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 11 pts vs MD 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 7% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MD 14.5
Schools
19
8,629 students
The School Grade
How Bowie compares
D Test scoresD− Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (172)Better than 0%
High confidence. Built on 61,077 tested students and a graduating class of 10,462; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bowie.
8 schools teach K in Bowie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northview Elementary, Whitehall Elementary, Tulip Grove Elementary and Pointer Ridge Elementary and more.
8 schools teach 1st grade in Bowie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northview Elementary, Whitehall Elementary, Tulip Grove Elementary and Pointer Ridge Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 2nd grade in Bowie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northview Elementary, Whitehall Elementary, Tulip Grove Elementary and Pointer Ridge Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 3rd grade in Bowie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northview Elementary, Whitehall Elementary, Tulip Grove Elementary and Pointer Ridge Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 4th grade in Bowie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northview Elementary, Whitehall Elementary, Tulip Grove Elementary and Pointer Ridge Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 5th grade in Bowie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Northview Elementary, Whitehall Elementary, Tulip Grove Elementary and Pointer Ridge Elementary and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Bowie HighPrince George's County Public Schools
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading24%
State average 35.5%
Math8%
State average 19.2%
Every school in Bowie
19 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Northview Elementary
C−587 students13:1Rate it →
Whitehall Elementary
B+485 students15:1Rate it →
Tulip Grove Elementary
C+477 students16:1Rate it →
Pointer Ridge Elementary
C+416 students13:1Rate it →
Woodmore Elementary
C+402 students14:1Rate it →
Yorktown Elementary
B−396 students16:1Rate it →
Kenilworth Elementary
C−364 students12:1Rate it →
Heather Hills Elementary
A361 students15:1Rate it →
Rockledge Elementary
C319 students14:1Rate it →
Middle
High
Private & other
St. Pius X School
490 studentsRate it →
Grace Christian School of Grace Baptist Church
322 studentsRate it →
St. Matthew's Early Education Center
216 studentsRate it →
Victory Christian Academy
83 studentsRate it →
Chapel Forge E C C
230 students9:1Rate it →
C. Elizabeth Rieg
D148 students6:1Rate it →
Belair Baptist Christian Academy
57 studentsRate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Bowie
There’s no college in Bowie, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Bowie State University in Bowie, 4.5 miles away.
Bowie State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bowie
4.5 mi5,649 students
Prince George's Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Largo
6.5 mi5,893 students
University of Maryland Global CampusUniversity or college · Public · Lake Arbor
6.5 mi6,469 students
Fortis College-LandoverCommunity college · For-profit · Landover
6.9 mi576 students
Capitol Technology UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · South Laurel
8.7 mi242 students
University of Maryland-College ParkUniversity or college · Public · College Park
11.3 mi39,078 students
Strayer University-MarylandUniversity or college · For-profit · Camp Springs
13 mi7 students
St. John's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Annapolis
13.4 mi533 students
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthCommunity college · For-profit · Washington
13.5 mi123 students
Anne Arundel Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Arnold
13.8 mi7,890 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Bowie. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.