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Turning Point Academy Public Charter Primary School
7800 Good Luck Rd
Lanham MD, 20706, Prince Georges County
Phone: 301-552-0164
Ranking: 
(941 out of 1,074, bottom 12%)*
(941 out of 1,074, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Prince George's County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 37 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 557 | 535 | 545 | 466 | 390 | 327 | 268 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 11.0% | 67 | 12.5% | 61 | 11.2% | 59 | 12.7% | 57 | 14.6% | 61 | 18.7% | 58 | 21.6% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 12.6% | 60 | 11.2% | 63 | 11.6% | 69 | 14.8% | 67 | 17.2% | 61 | 18.7% | 65 | 24.3% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 11.1% | 65 | 12.1% | 74 | 13.6% | 73 | 15.7% | 64 | 16.4% | 66 | 20.2% | 48 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 11.8% | 72 | 13.5% | 75 | 13.8% | 56 | 12.0% | 64 | 16.4% | 44 | 13.5% | 47 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 12.2% | 69 | 12.9% | 75 | 13.8% | 66 | 14.2% | 45 | 11.5% | 48 | 14.7% | 50 | 18.7% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 12.0% | 65 | 12.1% | 66 | 12.1% | 44 | 9.4% | 43 | 11.0% | 47 | 14.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 66 | 11.8% | 58 | 10.8% | 46 | 8.4% | 49 | 10.5% | 50 | 12.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 55 | 9.9% | 45 | 8.4% | 49 | 9.0% | 50 | 10.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 42 | 7.5% | 34 | 6.4% | 36 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 294 | 52.8% | 280 | 52.3% | 282 | 51.7% | 237 | 50.9% | 193 | 49.5% | 158 | 48.3% | 137 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 263 | 47.2% | 255 | 47.7% | 263 | 48.3% | 229 | 49.1% | 189 | 48.5% | 161 | 49.2% | 127 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 5.0% | 27 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.8% | 28 | 6.0% | 14 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 509 | 91.4% | 492 | 92.0% | 500 | 91.7% | 425 | 91.2% | 370 | 94.9% | 313 | 95.7% | 259 | 96.6% |
| White: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 46.9% | 231 | 43.2% | 232 | 42.6% | 170 | 36.5% | 142 | 36.4% | 103 | 31.5% | 54 | 20.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 15.1% | 78 | 14.6% | 79 | 14.5% | 55 | 11.8% | 26 | 6.7% | 35 | 10.7% | 35 | 13.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.05 | 17.83 | 19.12 | 18.60 | 19.50 | 19.20 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 74.2% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 77.5% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 76.3% | 82.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 74.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 74.7% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 79.1% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 78.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.7% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 81.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 83.4% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 84.0% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81.6% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.0% | 88.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 77.2% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 79.3% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 82.7% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 83.4% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 81.0% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 68.7% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.6% | 83.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 75.5% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 68.2% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.0% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 81.1% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 83.9% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 84.1% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.6% | 88.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 73.4% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 72.7% | 81.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 76.5% | 83.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.1% | 77.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.1% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 78.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 79.3% | 84.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 78.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 59.7% | 74.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 61.0% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 71.0% | 81.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 77.1% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 50.3% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 51.8% | 67.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 69.6% | 80.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 71.4% | 81.0% |
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* Turning Point Academy Public Charter Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.