Schools in Cottage · Prince George's County Public Schools
Cottage’s public schools score below 92% of Maryland districts
The public schools Cottage’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.
1%beats similar-income towns
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
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Cottage compares
D Test scoresD− Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (171)Better than 1%
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 Cottage.
106 schools teach Pre-K in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Beltsville Academy, Cherokee Lane Elementary, Springhill Lake Elementary and Calverton Elementary and more.
127 schools teach K in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Beltsville Academy, Cherokee Lane Elementary and Springhill Lake Elementary and more.
127 schools teach 1st grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Beltsville Academy, Cherokee Lane Elementary and Springhill Lake Elementary and more.
129 schools teach 2nd grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Beltsville Academy, Cherokee Lane Elementary and Springhill Lake Elementary and more.
129 schools teach 3rd grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Beltsville Academy, Cherokee Lane Elementary and Springhill Lake Elementary and more.
129 schools teach 4th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Beltsville Academy, Cherokee Lane Elementary and Springhill Lake Elementary and more.
129 schools teach 5th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Beltsville Academy, Cherokee Lane Elementary and Springhill Lake Elementary and more.
37 schools teach 6th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Hyattsville Middle, Greenbelt Middle and Buck Lodge Middle and more.
37 schools teach 7th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Hyattsville Middle, Greenbelt Middle and Buck Lodge Middle and more.
37 schools teach 8th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: Accokeek Academy, Hyattsville Middle, Greenbelt Middle and Buck Lodge Middle and more.
24 schools teach 9th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: High Point High, Charles Herbert Flowers High, Parkdale High and Bowie High and more.
24 schools teach 10th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: High Point High, Charles Herbert Flowers High, Parkdale High and Bowie High and more.
24 schools teach 11th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: High Point High, Charles Herbert Flowers High, Parkdale High and Bowie High and more.
24 schools teach 12th grade in Cottage’s district. Which one depends on your address: High Point High, Charles Herbert Flowers High, Parkdale High and Bowie High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–8127 schoolsDepends on your address
8129 middle schoolsDepends on your address
837 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1224 high schoolsDepends on your address
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%
Cottage vs. its neighbors
Cottage’s schools rank 1st of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Maryland districts.
Every school in Cottage
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Cottage · in other towns
Accokeek Academy
B1,445 students16:1Rate it →
Beltsville Academy
C1,113 students14:1Rate it →
Cherokee Lane Elementary
C−863 students14:1Rate it →
Springhill Lake Elementary
D−804 students13:1Rate it →
Calverton Elementary
D767 students13:1Rate it →
Port Towns Elementary
D747 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas G. Pullen
B−740 students14:1Rate it →
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elem
D−734 students14:1Rate it →
Glenridge Elementary
C−723 students14:1Rate it →
Bladensburg Elementary
C713 students13:1Rate it →
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary
D697 students13:1Rate it →
Dora Kennedy French Immersion
A−684 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Cottage
There’s no college in Cottage, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is The Catholic University of America in Washington, 2.6 miles away.
The Catholic University of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
2.6 mi4,721 students
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
2.7 mi73 students
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
2.7 mi63 students
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthCommunity college · For-profit · Washington
2.9 mi123 students
Trinity Washington UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
3 mi1,576 students
Gallaudet UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
3.2 mi1,178 students
University of Maryland-College ParkUniversity or college · Public · College Park
3.4 mi39,078 students
Howard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington
3.9 mi12,280 students
Washington Adventist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Takoma Park
4.3 mi646 students
Fortis College-LandoverCommunity college · For-profit · Landover
4.5 mi576 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Cottage. 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.