Parkdale High
Riverdale, MD · High School · Grades 9-12
Parkdale High is a high school in Riverdale, MD with 2,561 students enrolled and a 28% proficiency rate. Part of Prince George's County Public Schools. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Parkdale High is a high school located in Riverdale, Maryland. The school serves 2,561 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 28% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 67% graduation rate.
83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Parkdale High is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Parkdale High has 2,561 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Prince George's County Public Schools (669 students). Its 28% proficiency rate is 14 percentage points below the district average of 42%. Compared to the Maryland state average of 49%, the school performs 21 points lower.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Parkdale High has 2,561 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.
According to EDFacts data, 28% of students at Parkdale High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Parkdale High has a 67% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Parkdale High is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools in Riverdale, Maryland. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
Every number on this page links back to NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.