Parkdale High School
Parkdale High School is a public high school located in Riverdale Park, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Enrollment was 2,800 students in grades nine through twelve as of 2024.
Parkdale High School serves: portions of Riverdale Park and East Riverdale, all of Woodlawn, and the majority of New Carrollton.
It hosts an International Baccalaureate (IB) magnet program.
History
Parkdale High School opened on February 1, 1968.Principals
- G Allen Sager
- Charles C Cockrell
- James V Foran
- Alonzo Grigsby
- William LeFevre
- Donald Horrigan
- David P Burton
- Cheryl Logan
- Tanya Washington
- Tasha Graves-Henderson
Notable alumni
- Leon Brown - professional football player
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Moses Nyeman — professional soccer player for D.C. United
Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bocce
- Cross country
- Cheerleading
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Demographics
Population of Parkdale High School.| Year | White | African American | Asian | Hispanic | Other | Total |
| 2009 | 86 | 1173 | 74 | 743 | n/a | 2082 |
| 2010 | 85 | 1143 | 79 | 852 | n/a | 2166 |
| 2011 | 84 | 1107 | 91 | 906 | 9 | 2205 |
| 2012 | 87 | 1047 | 97 | 910 | 24 | 2172 |
| 2013 | 82 | 943 | 103 | 919 | 27 | 2083 |
| 2014 | 78 | 908 | 88 | 921 | 42 | 2046 |
| 2015 | 75 | 865 | 85 | 1071 | 46 | 2148 |
| 2016 | 79 | 875 | 75 | 1114 | 47 | 2197 |
| 2017 | 97 | 866 | 72 | 1197 | 42 | 2285 |
| 2018 | 91 | 850 | 79 | 1336 | 35 | 2402 |
| 2019 | 79 | 792 | 86 | 1373 | 29 | 2367 |
| 2020 | 73 | 718 | 61 | 1473 | 24 | 2354 |