Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter

9010 Frank Tippett Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

www.pgcps.org/friendship

Charter School 140 Students

Elementary School K - 1st

School Overview

Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter is a small neighborhood-scale campus located in Upper Marlboro, MD. Administered by Prince George's County Public Schools, the institution operates as a public charter school serving approximately 140 enrolled students across grades KG through 01.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 10.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, which is lower than the typical national public school average. Approximately 52.9% of students qualify for subsidized meal support under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), including 69 students qualified for free lunch and 5 for reduced-price dining.

Located at 9010 Frank Tippett Road in Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter serves families zoned within the Prince George's County Public Schools attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

140

Total Students

10.0

Full-Time Teachers

14.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

52.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter
Demographic	Student Count
White	5
Hispanic	8
Black	120
Asian	1
Two or More	2
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	2

Black
120 (85.7%)
Hispanic
8 (5.7%)
White
5 (3.6%)
Two or More
2 (1.4%)
American Indian
2 (1.4%)
Pacific Islander
2 (1.4%)
Asian
1 (0.7%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Prince George's County Public Schools
Phone:	(301)789-5933
Website:	http://www.pgcps.org/friendship
Grade Range:	K - 1st
Total Students:	140
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	10.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	69
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	5

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 62

Grade 1 78

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter
Grade	Student Count
Kindergarten	62
Grade 1	78

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	61	43.6%
Male	79	56.4%

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