Editing Langley Park, Maryland (section)

==Education==
The [[Prince George's County Public Schools]] (PGCPS) operates public schools. Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School is located in Langley Park.<ref name=LPmap/><ref>"[http://www1.pgcps.org/langleyparkmccormick/images/langleyparkmcc_banner2.jpg langleyparkmcc_banner2.jpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605015422/http://www1.pgcps.org/langleyparkmccormick/images/langleyparkmcc_banner2.jpg |date=2015-06-05 }}." Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. "8201 15th Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20784"</ref> It had 679 students circa March 2013,<ref name=Scottetalp22>Scott, et al p. 22/88. See footnote of page 20 on how the think tank identified Langley Park students.</ref> with all but 12 living in Langley Park.<ref name=Scottetalp20>Scott, et al p. 22/88.</ref> In 2007 the school had 435 students. That year about 90% of the students at earlier grades were identified as learning [[English as a second language]], and 370 students in all grade levels were Hispanic or Latino. Langley Park-McCormick entered into the [[Title I]] program due to the low income statuses of many of its students. Amy Stout became the principal in 2008 as former principal Sandra Jimenez, who started at Langley Park circa 2002<!--"she'd been principal at Langley Park-McCormick for 6 years"-->, became the principal of Buck Lodge Middle School.<ref>{{cite news|author=Izadi, Elahe|url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/09042008/hyatnew173149_32475.shtml|title=New leadership at Langley Park-McCormick Elementary|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]]|date=2008-09-04|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

In 1987 the 611 students originated from 33 countries, with about 50% being born outside the United States; Central American and South American-born students made up the majority of that group. That year the students altogether spoke 17 languages.<ref name=Harristonbridge/> {{As of|2004}} 95% of the students were Hispanic/Latino.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lyles, Jeffrey K.|author2=Corina E. Rivera|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2004/200447/porttowns/news/246367-1.html|title=County schools reach out to Hispanics|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]]|date=2004-11-18|access-date=2018-09-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909100247/http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2004/200447/porttowns/news/246367-1.html|archive-date=2018-09-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001, there were 750 students, with about 33% of them being in the "[[English as a second language|English for Speakers of Other Languages]]" (ESOL) program,<ref name=OliverJuliaESOL>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2001/200141/hyattsville/news/75081-1.html|title=ESOL program bridges language gap|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]]|date=2001-10-12|access-date=2018-09-10}} - Also as: "[http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2001/200141/porttowns/news/75165-1.html New ESOL program helps to bridge the language barrier]." Translated into Spanish as: "[http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2001/200144/porttowns/news/78173-1.html El programa de 'ESOL' rompe barreras de idióma]" (translated by Oswaldo Jimenez).</ref> and over 90% qualifying for free or reduced lunches.<ref name=GazetteActionLangurg>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2001/200129/hyattsville/news/63864-1.html|title=Action Langley Park urged to act|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]]|date=2001-07-20|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref> In 2001 it had five bilingual employees.<ref name=OliverJuliaESOL/>

Other schools educating significant numbers of Langley Park students include Mary Harris “Mother” Jones Elementary School in [[Adelphi, Maryland|Adelphi]], Cool Spring Elementary School in Adelphi, Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi,<ref name=Scottetalp19>Scott, et al p. 19/88.</ref> [[Sonia Sotomayor]] Middle School in Adelphi,<ref name=MSMapretrieved2024>{{cite web|url=https://gis.pgcps.org:443/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries - Middle.pdf|title=NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024|publisher=[[Prince George's County Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-09-28}}</ref> and [[High Point High School]] in [[Beltsville, Maryland|Beltsville]].<ref name=Scottetalp19/> In 2013 the percentages of four those schools' students living in Langley Park were 82% (for Jones), 72% (for Cool Spring), 32% (for Buck Lodge), and 23% (for High Point).<ref name=Scottetalp22/> In the 2012–2013 school year 2,669 Langley Park students attended Langley Park-McCormick, Jones, Cool Spring, Buck Lodge, and High Point; making up 92% of the public school students in the community; while 220<!--2,889-2,669--> Langley Park students attended 52<!--57-5--> other PGCPS Schools.<ref name=Scottetalp20/> {{As of|2001}} Langley Park-McCormick, Adelphi, and Cool Spring elementaries had percentages of Hispanic students and students with free/reduced lunches higher than the average for PGCPS; Adelphi and Cool Springs each had over 56% of their students being Hispanic/Latino and about 50% being on free/reduced lunches.<ref name=GazetteActionLangurg/> Sotomayor Middle opened in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Mike|url=https://www.asumag.com/planning-design/new-construction/article/21273889/prince-georges-county-maryland-district-celebrates-opening-of-5-middle-schools|title=Prince George's County (Maryland) district celebrates opening of 5 middle schools|work=[[American School and University]]|date=2023-09-18|access-date=2024-09-28}}</ref>

Sections of the CDP north of Route 193 are assigned to Langley Park-McCormick, Jones, and Cool Spring; a section of the CDP south of Route 193 is zoned to Carole Highlands Elementary School.<ref name=LPmap/><ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Elementary.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> Carole Highlands has a [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park]] postal address but is within the Langley Park CDP boundaries.<ref>[http://www.pgcps.org/carolehighlands/ Home]. Carole Highlands Elementary School. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> As of the [[1990 US Census]] and the [[2000 US Census]], Carole Highlands Elementary, as well as all of the areas south of Route 193, was in the [[Chillum, Maryland|Chillum]] CDP.<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_000.pdf 1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP (RECREATED): PRINCE GEORGE'S County]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_007.pdf See page 7]</ref><ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2416875_Chillum/CBP2416875_001.pdf CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: CHILLUM CDP]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref><ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2445525_LangleyPark/CBP2445525_001.pdf CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: LANGLEY PARK CDP]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> Most of Langley Park CDP is within the zone for Sotomayor Middle while parts are in the zone for Buck Lodge Middle.<ref name=LPmap/><ref name=MSMapretrieved2024/> All of the CDP is zoned to High Point High School.<ref name=LPmap/><ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20High.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2024.</ref>

In the 2011–12 school year 36% of 9th grade students from Langley Park, who attended High Point, did not go to school for at least 20 days per school year compared to 29% district average for 9th graders and 10% district average for 7th and 8th graders; the Langley Park 7th and 8th graders truancy rate was the same as the district average. Scott, et al. stated in a 2014 paper published by [[think tank]] [[The Urban Institute]] that a possible reason was that start time of High Point was the same as that of Buck Lodge Middle School even though the high school's distance from Langley Park was {{convert|4|mi|km}} longer than that of the middle school.<ref>Scott, et al p. 53/88.</ref>