Central High School

Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Phone: (301) 499-7080
District: Prince George's County Public Schools

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 691 students

Central High School, a public school located in Capitol Heights, MD, serves grades 9-12 in the Prince George's County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Central High School is a public school located in Capitol Heights, MD. 691 students attend Central High School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 2/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education.
College Readiness 2/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Maryland State Department of Education, using 2025 Average SAT score data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Maryland State Department of Education.

Posted: December 17, 2016

I have never seen a school like central, racist, discrimination.

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Posted: December 4, 2013

This is a great school with great faculty. Gets a bad rap like everything in Prince George's County. I have many acquaintances who graduated from this school. They have wonderful professional careers now.

Posted: August 9, 2011

I have just graduate from Central although I am not going to college Central has given me the tools I need to go out in the real world. My GPA was a 3.625 and without the help of the staff that would not have been possible. GO CLASS OF 2011!!

Reviews provided by GreatSchools™

# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 The VIO Neighborhood/Subdivision Washington SW DC 6.4 mi
2 Rivergate Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 9.3 mi
3 Reserve at Potomac Yard Apartment Complex Alexandria VA 9.3 mi
4 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 9.5 mi
5 Henry Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 9.9 mi
6 Fords Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 10 mi
7 Beverly Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 10 mi
8 Twenty400 Apartment Complex Arlington VA 10.4 mi
9 Shirlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 10.9 mi
10 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 11.1 mi
11 Belle View Condominium/Townhouse Alexandria VA 11.4 mi
12 Midtown Alexandria Station Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 11.5 mi
13 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 12 mi
14 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 12.1 mi
15 Burgundy Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 12.2 mi
16 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 12.4 mi
17 Hollin Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 12.4 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Capitol Hill Washington DC 6 mi
2 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 7.1 mi
3 Georgetown Washington DC 8.9 mi
4 National Harbor Fort Washington MD 9.5 mi
5 Pentagon City Arlington VA 9.6 mi
6 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 10.4 mi
7 Old Town Alexandria Alexandria VA 10.5 mi
8 White Oak Silver Spring MD 11.1 mi
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