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G. James Gholson Middle Middle School
900 Nalley Rd Hyattsville MD, 20785, Prince Georges County Phone: 301-883-8390 Ranking:  (1,062 out of 1,074, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Prince George's County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 57 | 54 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 706 | 753 | 715 | 735 | 817 | 742 | 759 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 348 | 49.3% | 386 | 51.3% | 363 | 50.8% | 345 | 46.9% | 404 | 49.4% | 375 | 50.5% | 381 | 50.2% |
| Grade 8: | 358 | 50.7% | 367 | 48.7% | 352 | 49.2% | 390 | 53.1% | 413 | 50.6% | 367 | 49.5% | 378 | 49.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 372 | 52.7% | 394 | 52.3% | 375 | 52.4% | 373 | 50.7% | 402 | 49.2% | 387 | 52.2% | 394 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 334 | 47.3% | 359 | 47.7% | 340 | 47.6% | 362 | 49.3% | 407 | 49.8% | 347 | 46.8% | 361 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 102 | 14.4% | 93 | 12.4% | 85 | 11.9% | 79 | 10.7% | 60 | 7.3% | 50 | 6.7% | 40 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 586 | 83.0% | 641 | 85.1% | 609 | 85.2% | 639 | 86.9% | 749 | 91.7% | 689 | 92.9% | 714 | 94.1% |
| White: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 482 | 68.3% | 491 | 65.2% | 453 | 63.4% | 401 | 54.6% | 449 | 55.0% | 373 | 50.3% | 370 | 48.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 10.5% | 68 | 9.0% | 54 | 7.6% | 60 | 8.2% | 86 | 10.5% | 83 | 11.2% | 74 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.39 | 13.94 | 15.21 | 13.24 | 15.71 | 13.50 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 36.8% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 63.3% | 30.7% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 46.2% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95.7% | 45.3% | 63.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 31.2% | 49.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 39.9% | 55.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 45.8% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 46.0% | 61.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 53.7% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 54.6% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 53.7% | 72.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 53.8% | 67.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 51.9% | 67.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 56.3% | 71.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 57.7% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 69.7% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 73.3% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 71.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 71.0% | 81.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 77.1% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 27.3% | 45.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.1% | 35.6% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 33.9% | 55.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 37.6% | 56.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 42.4% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 44.9% | 67.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.0% | 41.1% | 65.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 49.5% | 63.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 50.0% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 51.2% | 67% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 53% | 68.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 56.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 69.6% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 66.9% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 70.8% | 82.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 69.6% | 80.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 71.4% | 81.0% |
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* G. James Gholson Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.