High Point High School

Description

High Point High School is a public high school located in Beltsville, an unincorporated section of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. 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.HistoryOpened 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.DemographicsThe demographic breakdown of the 2,162 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was: Male - 53.4%Female - 46.6%Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%Asian/Pacific islanders - 4.9%Black - 36.0%Hispanic - 55.3%White - 2.9%Multiracial - 0.7% in addition, 71.7% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.