Bowie High School: Facts, Programs and How to Confirm Your Address

Bowie High School opened in 1965 and enrolls roughly 2,500 students, which is why PGCPS has housed its ninth graders in the separate Belair Annex since 2005. That annex just finished a $25,865,000 major renovation, listed by PGCPS as complete as of June 30, 2025.

This page sticks to what official sources publish: contact details, programs, how boundaries work and how to read the state report card. It does not rate the school. That judgment is yours to make with the data and a visit.

Bowie High School at a glance

What is the Belair Annex?

To relieve crowding in the main building, ninth graders moved to a satellite building, the Belair Annex, in 2005. The school's administration page lists two assistant principals dedicated to grade 9, which tells you the split is still part of how the school runs. The renovation covered the roof, ceilings, sprinklers, drainage, heating and cooling, science and computer labs and asbestos abatement. Ask the school how ninth grade is organized for the year you enroll.

What programs does Bowie High list?

• SUMMIT: an in-school honors track of about 60 students taking college level honors and Advanced Placement courses.
• Advanced Placement courses across departments.
• NJROTC (Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps).
• Career and technical education: Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Administration of Justice, Child Growth and Development, Construction Design Management, Teacher Academy, Architecture and Design, and ProStart culinary.
• Dance and technology education and computer science departments.
• Recognition as a Maryland Green School (2016, 2020).

Countywide options such as Science and Technology, AEAT and the Academy of Health Sciences admit by application, not by address. Their windows and PSAT 8/9 requirements are in our Bowie schools guide.

Which addresses are zoned to Bowie High?

Bowie High serves the City of Bowie plus Queen Anne and parts of Brock Hall, Fairwood, Glenn Dale, Woodmore and the former Greater Upper Marlboro area. That is a summary, not a guarantee. Some 20720 and 20721 addresses go to DuVal or other high schools, and PGCPS redrew boundaries countywide in a Board vote on November 10, 2022.

To check a house, enter the exact street address in the PGCPS School Finder. Boundary questions go to PGCPS at 301-952-6300 or school.boundaries@pgcps.org. Save a dated screenshot before you write an offer.

How do I read Bowie High's state report card?

Go to the Maryland School Report Card site, choose Prince George's County and search "Bowie High." Maryland scores high schools on academic achievement, graduation rate, English language proficiency progress, readiness for postsecondary success, and school quality and student success, then converts the percentage of points earned into one to five stars (five stars needs at least 75%, four at least 60%). The 2024 to 2025 results were released November 4, 2025, and MSDE has signaled a new rating system may arrive in 2026 to 2027, so compare years with care.

Living near Bowie High

The school sits on Annapolis Road (MD 450) among the original Levitt Belair sections, close to the Free State Shopping Center and Bowie Marketplace. Its parking lot hosts the Bowie Farmers Market on Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through late October. Belair homes recorded a $500,000 median sale price across 158 sales (Bright MLS data, April to September 2026). See the Levitt homes guide and Belair sections guide.

Want homes that the School Finder confirms are zoned to Bowie High? Browse current listings, try the Bowie Neighborhood Match, or call or text Bruno at (240) 418-3809, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Sources: PGCPS Bowie High School, Bowie High Administration, Bowie High Academics, PGCPS Bowie Belair Annex Project, PGCPS School Boundaries, PGCPS School Finder, PGCPS School Boundary Initiative, Maryland School Report Card (MSDE), MSDE 2025 Report Card release, Bowie High School (Wikipedia).