| Central High School | |
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| Location | |
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200 Cabin Branch Rd, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 , 20743 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°52′58″N76°53′28″W / 38.88278°N 76.89111°W /38.88278; -76.89111 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public,high school |
| Established | 1961 (1961) |
| School district | Prince George's County Public Schools[1] |
| Superintendent | Shawn Joseph |
| Principal | Sheree N. Savoy |
| Teaching staff | 72.0 (on anFTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 754[1] (2024-25) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.94[1] |
| Language | English,French |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy Blue, Light Blue, White |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Feeder schools | G. James Gholson Middle School Walker Mill Middle School |
| Website | http://www.pgcps.org/central/ |
Central High School is apublicmagnethigh school, located in theWalker Millcensus-designated place inunincorporatedPrince George's County, Maryland, United States, with aCapitol Heights mailing address.[2][3] The school is part of thePrince George's County Public Schools system. The school hosts the county's only high school-levelFrench Immersion magnet program, as well as anInternational Baccalaureate (IB) magnet program. The school also participates in theAdvancement Via Individual Determination program. The principal is Keishia Wallace.
Central High serves:[4] most of Walker Mill,[2] a section of the Town of Capitol Heights,[5][4] a section of theCity of Seat Pleasant,[6] most ofPeppermill Village CDP,[7] and a portion ofSummerfield CDP.[8]
Central High School was founded in 1961. The school building will be closed for the 2019–2020 school year for a $20 millionHVAC repair project. Students will be relocated to the formerForestville High School building.[9]