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This article provides details on the middle schools within the Prince George's County Public Schools system, in the State of Maryland. Middle schools operate as either 6th–8th grade middle schools or 7th–8th grade middle schools. Some middle schools are part of combined PreK-8th grade elementary/middle schools, and are referred to as "Academies". Grades 7–9 junior high schools were completely phased out in the mid-1980s. Recent efforts have been made to convert most middle schools to the more popular Grades 6–8 model. Issues in the past such as over-enrollment, lack of classroom space, and funding, had made it hard to convert all middle schools to a Grades 6–8 configuration, but with increased funding and the addition of new middle schools, the transitions is slowly being made. As of SY2008–2009, more than half of the PGCPS middle schools, have gained the sixth grade. Most middle schools in Prince George's County operate with a "comprehensive" model, as their base. Most students are assigned to a middle school based on an "attendance area". Most magnet programs are run as a "school-within-a-school" model, where the magnet serves as an alternative program—in addition to the main comprehensive program—and students from outside the regular attendance area of the middle school are enrolled and accepted into the magnet, either through continuity (automatic continuation from an elementary school magnet program to the middle school level equivalent) or more commonly, through a ''Magnet Lottery'', where students apply for a magnet program and are granted acceptance through a random drawing. Almost all middle schools have a whole-school "Signature Program" that includes a specialized program of instruction which is the foundation of the schools comprehensive program. All middle schools in the PGCPS operate on a staggered school day schedule, where some middle schools start as early as 7:45 am and the end as early as 2:25 pm, and other middle schools start as late as 9:30 am and end as late as 4:10 pm. All middle schools operate on a modified block scheduling system, where some classes meet for as long as 70-minutes, daily. In a cooperative effort of the county government, Board of Education, and the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), some M-NCPPC community centers are physically connected to middle schools, throughout the district. The unique community park/school centers currently features shared use areas which include: a gymnasium; multi-purpose room; exercise/fitness room; dance room; arts and crafts room; computer lab; offices; storage areas; patio area; and restrooms. There are tennis courts and unlighted fields located, on-site, at select centers. ==The Accokeek Academy== The Accokeek Academy (Area 4, District 5, Grades 6–8, (Weblink )) is a Talented and Gifted Center magnet school, located in Accokeek. The Accokeek Academy was instituted in the Fall of 2009 as part of the PGCPS school consolidation effort. Under the initiative, Eugene Burroughs Middle School and neighboring Henry G. Ferguson Elementary School, were combined to create ''The Accokeek Academy''. The schools name was decided after input from the community that the two schools serve. At the middle school-level, the principal is Ms. Judy Adams. The school hours are 9:30 am – 4:10 pm. There are roughly 700 students enrolled in Grades 6–8. There is currently a uniform policy in place at this school. The ''Talented and Gifted Magnet Program'' at The Accokeek Academy, is designed to provide accelerated learning for highly gifted students. The program functions as a "school-within-a-school," where the magnet serves as a secondary program to the main comprehensive program. Admission into the TAG magnet program is through specialized TAG admissions testing, only. In 2009, 73.6% and 52% of all students in Grades 6–8, tested proficient in reading and mathematics, respectively, based on scores from the state administered MSA's. 32% of all students are eligible for the government-funded free and reduced lunch program. Approximately half of all students attend high school at Friendly High School while the other half attends Gwynn Park High School. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Prince George's County Public Schools middle schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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