Type Public high school Superintendent Kevin Maxwell Teaching staff 115.70 (FTE) Founded 1954 | Established 1954 Principal Nicole Isley-McClure Phone +1 301-572-6400 Student to teacher ratio 18.69 | |
School district Prince George's County Public Schools Address 3601 Powder Mill Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA District Prince George's County Public Schools Similar Laurel High School, Northwes High School, Eleanor Roosevelt High Sch, DuVal High School, Bladensb High School | ||
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High Point High School (HPHS) is a public high school located in Beltsville, an unincorporated section of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
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The school, serving children in grades 9 through 12, is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district system.
High Point serves a portion of the city of College Park, and several unincorporated areas, including Adelphi, Beltsville, Landover and Hyattsville.
High Point students come from middle schools throughout Prince George's County. They hail predominately from Buck Lodge Middle School and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, both in unincorporated Prince George's County. Originally, the students were bussed as well from Beltsville Junior High school which is now known as Beltsville Elementary School.
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History
Opened in 1954, High Point High School was originally going to be named Cherry Hill High School. However, school officials eventually settled on the name "High Point High School" because of the school's location on the highest point in Beltsville, Maryland.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,162 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:
in addition, 71.7% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.