Skip Navigation

Radon Testing and Mitigation

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) recognizes the importance of providing a healthy learning environment for all students and staff members. Part of our environmental safety program is to follow the guidelines of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for radon testing and remediation.

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) has been testing for radon in schools since the late 1980s. Comprehensive system-wide testing of all PGCPS facilities also was initiated during the 2016 – 2017 school year, and mitigation activities were completed during summer 2018. Testing and mitigation procedures complied with applicable U.S. EPA guidelines and industry best practices.

A nationwide survey of radon levels in schools estimates that nearly one in five has at least one schoolroom with a short-term radon level above the action level of 4 pCi/L (picoCuries per liter) - the level at which EPA recommends that schools take action to reduce the level. 

Periodic testing will be conducted of all PGCPS facilities on a three-year cycle. For facilities that have an active mitigation system, testing will be conducted on a two-year cycle. In addition, facilities with new construction or other capital projects (i.e., window replacement or large ventilation upgrades) will be tested. This testing frequency was developed with guidance from the EPA and other experts in the field.

School is not the only place that students and teachers can be exposed to radon. Since children spend only about 20 percent of their time at school, and more time at home, EPA recommends that every home also should be tested. 

Find out how to test your home for radon.

 

Radon Test Results by School

SCHOOL YEAR TESTED #ROOMS TESTED RADON LEVELS (RANGE pCi/l) ALL AVAILABLE TEST REPORTS
Accokeek Academy 2017 45 0.1 - 2.5 Accokeek Academy Radon Test Results 2017
Adelphi Elementary 2017 26 0.1 - 1 Adelphi Elementary Radon Test Results 2017
Allenwood Elementary 2016 14 0.4 Allenwood Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Andrew Jackson Academy 2016 13 0.04 - 1 Andrew Jackson Academy Radon Test Results 2016
Annapolis Road Academy Alternative High 2017 10 0.1 - 0.4 Annapolis Road Academy Radon Test Results 2017
Apple Grove Elementary 2017 22 0.1 - 3.3 Apple Grove ES Radon Test Results 2017
Ardmore Elementary 2017 15 0.2 - 0.9 Ardmore ES Radon Test Results 2017
Arrowhead Elementary 2016 14 0.1 - 0.4 Arrowhead ES Radon Test Results 2016
Avalon Elementary 2016 38 0.1 - 0.4 Avalon ES Radon Test Results 2016
Baden Elementary 2016 16 0.1 - 0.8 Baden ES Radon Test Results 2016
Barack Obama Elementary 2016 31 0.5 - 1.2 Barack Obama ES Radon Test Results 2016
Barnaby Manor Elementary 2016 15 0.3 - 1.4 Barnaby Manor ES Radon Test Results 2016
Beacon Heights Elementary 2016 16 0 - 0.3 Beacon Heights ES Radon Test Results 2016
Beltsville Academy 2016 15 0.2 - 4.3 Beltsville Academy Radon Test Results 2016
Beltsville Academy Part 2 Radon Test Results 2016
Benjamin Foulois Creative and Performing Arts K-8 2016 15 0.05 - 0.5 Benjamin Foulois Academy Radon Test Results 2016
Benjamin Stoddert Middle 2016 14 0.1 - 0.8 Benjamin Stoddert MS Radon Test Results 2016
Benjamin Tasker Middle 2017 15 0.04 - 0.5 Benjamin Tasker MS Radon Test Results 2017
Berwyn Heights Elementary 2016 20 0.5 - 1.7 Berwyn Heights ES Radon Test Results 2016
Bladensburg Elementary 2016 29 0.5 - 10.4 Bladensburg Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Bond Mill Elementary 2016 23 0.4 - 1.1 Bond Mill Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Bowie High 2016 47 0.1 - 4.1 Bowie High Annex Radon Test Results 2016
Bowie High Radon Test Results 2016
Bradbury Heights Elementary 2016 12 0.3 - 1.1 Bradbury Heights Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Brandywine Elementary 2016 17 0.2 - 0.7 Brandywine Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Buck Lodge Middle 2016 1 2 Buck Lodge Middle Radon Test Results 2016
C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional 2017 10 0.1 - 1.6 C_ Elizabeth Rieg Regional Radon Test Results 2017
Calverton Elementary 2016 13 0.05 - 1 Calverton Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Capitol Heights Elementary 2016 28 0.3 - 1.2 Capitol Heights Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Carmody Hills Elementary 2016 25 0.2 - 4.3 Carmody Hills Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Carmody Hills Elementary Teacher Room Radon Test Results 2016
Carole Highlands Elementary 2016 40 0.4 - 2.6 Carole Highlands Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Carrollton Elementary 2016 15 0.1 - 0.4 Carrollton Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Catherine T. Reed Elementary 2016 16 0.3 - 1.9 Catherine T Reed Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Central High 2016 35 0 - 1.3 Central High Radon Test Results 2016
César Chávez Dual Spanish Immersion 2016 38 0.1 - 2.6 César Chávez Dual Spanish Immersion Radon Test Results 2016
Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center 2016 18 0.6 - 1.7 Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center Radon Test Results 2016
Charles Carroll Middle 2017 12 0.1 - 0.3 Charles Carroll Middle Radon Test Results 2017
Charles H. Flowers High 2017 29 0.2 - 0.5 Charles H Flowers High Radon Test Results 2017
Cherokee Lane Elementary 2016 14 0.8 - 10.7 Cherokee Lane Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Chillum Elementary 2016 20 0.2 - 1.2 Chillum Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Clinton Grove Elementary 2016 18 0.3 - 2.8 Clinton Grove Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Columbia Park Elementary 2016 17 0 - 1.1 Columbia Park Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Concord Elementary 2016 16 0.3 - 1.1 Concord Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Cool Spring Elementary 2016 10 0.4 - 0.9 Cool Spring Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Cooper Lane Elementary 2016 18 0.1 - 0.5 Cooper Lane Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Cora L. Rice Elementary 2016 28 0.4 - 2.7 Cora L Rice Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Croom High 2017 18 0.2 - 0.9 Croom High Radon Test Results 2017
Crossland High 2017 24 0 - 0.7 Crossland High Radon Test Results 2017
Deerfield Run Elementary 2016 36 0.1 - 0.8 Deerfield Run Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
District Heights Elementary 2016 16 0.1 - 0.7 District Heights Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Dodge Park Elementary 2016 16 0 - 1.1 Dodge Park Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Dora Kennedy French Immersion 2016 11 0 - 0.7 Dora Kennedy French Immersion Radon Test Results 2016
Doswell E. Brooks Elementary 2016 16 0.1 - 0.6 Doswell E Brooks Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High 2017 52 0.1 - 1.3 Dr Henry A Wise Jr High Radon Test Results 2017
Drew-Freeman Middle 2017 15 0.1 - 1.1 Drew-Freeman Middle Radon Test Results 2017
DuVal High 2016 77 0 - 1.7 DuVal High Radon Test Results 2016
Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle 2016 15 0.1 - 1.1 Dwight D Eisenhower Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Edward M. Felegy Elementary 2016 26 0.1 - 1 Edward M Felegy Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Eleanor Roosevelt High 2017 8 0.2 - 0.7 Eleanor Roosevelt High Radon Test Results 2017
Ernest Everett Just Middle 2017 23 0.2 - 18.8 Ernest Everett Just Middle Radon Test Results 2017
EXCEL Academy Public Charter 2017 11 0.3 - 1.2 EXCEL Academy Public Charter Radon Test Results 2017
Flintstone Elementary 2016 11 0.3 - 1.2 Flintstone Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Forest Heights Elementary 2016 11 0.1 - 0.7 Forest Heights Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Fort Foote Elementary 2016 15 0.3 - 1.1 Fort Foote Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Fort Washington Forest Elementary 2017 22 0.1 - 0.4 Fort Washington Forest Elementary Radon Test Results 2017
Frances Fuchs Early Childhood Center 2017 18 0.3 - 2.8 Frances Fuchs Early Childhood Center Radon Test Results 2017
Francis Scott Key Elementary 2016 43 0.1 - 1.6 Francis Scott Key Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Francis T. Evans Elementary 2016 15 0.8 - 3.6 Francis T Evans Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Frederick Douglass High 2017 28 0.3 - 1.6 Frederick Douglass High Radon Test Results 2017
Friendly High 2016 20 0.3 - 1.6 Friendly High Radon Test Results 2016
G. James Gholson Middle 2017 28 0.1 - 1.4  
Gaywood Elementary 2016 19 0.1 - 0.4 Gaywood Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary 2016 11 0.2 - 2.5 Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Glassmanor Elementary 2016 11 0.2 - 1.7 Glassmanor Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Glenn Dale Elementary 2016 15 0.1 - 1.4 Glenn Dale Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Glenridge Elementary 2016 20 0.1 - 3.7 Glenridge Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Green Valley Academy at Edgar Allan Poe 2016 16 0.2 - 0.7 Green Valley Academy Radon Test Results 2016
Greenbelt Elementary 2016 34 0 - 0.6 Greenbelt Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Greenbelt Middle 2017 43 0.1 - 1.7 Greenbelt Middle Radon Test Results 2017
Gwynn Park High 2016 16 0.1 - 0.5 Gwynn Park High Radon Test Results 2016
Gwynn Park Middle 2016 15 0.1 - 1.4 Gwynn Park Middle Radon Test Results 2016
H. Winship Wheatley Early Childhood Center 2016 17 0.3 - 1.1 H_ Winship Wheatley Early Childhood Center
Heather Hills Elementary 2016 14 0.4 - 1.6 Heather Hills Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
High Bridge Elementary 2016 36 0.1 - 6.7 High Bridge Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
High Bridge Elementary CR 22 Radon Test Results 2016
High Bridge Elementary CR 22 After Fan Radon Test Results 2016
High Point High 2016 18 0.2 - 0.6 High Point High Radon Test Results 2016
Highland Park Elementary 2016 18 0.2 - 1.2 Highland Park Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Hillcrest Heights Elementary 2016 19 0.05 - 0.8 Hillcrest Heights Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Hollywood Elementary 2016 13 0.1 - 0.9 Hollywood Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Howard B. Owens Science Center 2016 8 0 - 0.1 Howard B Owens Science Center Radon Test Results 2016
Hyattsville Elementary 2016 13 0.1 - 0.6 Hyattsville Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Hyattsville Middle 2016 16 0.1 - 1.4 Hyattsville Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Imagine Foundations at Morningside Public Charter School 2016 6 0.1 - 1.2 Imagine Foundations at Morningside Public Charter Radon Test Results 2016
Infants and Toddlers Program - Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Center 2017 10 0.1 - 1.1 Infants and Toddlers Program - Judith P_ Hoyer Early Childhood Center Radon Test Results 2017
Isaac J. Gourdine Middle 2017 10 0.2 - 1 Isaac J Gourdine Middle Radon Test Results 2017
J. Frank Dent Elementary 2016 12 0.1 - 0.6 J Frank Dent Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
James E. Duckworth Regional 2016 12 0.3 - 1.2 James E Duckworth Regional Radon Test Results 2016
James H. Harrison Elementary 2016 29 0.4 - 1.5 James H_ Harrison Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
James Madison Middle 2017 16 0.1 - 0.9 James Madison Middle Radon Test Results 2017
James McHenry Elementary 2017 16 0.1 - 1.8 James McHenry Elementary Radon Test Results 2017
James Ryder Randall Elementary 2016 20 0 - 0.5 James Ryder Randall Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
John H. Bayne Elementary 2016 11 0.1 - 0.3 John H Bayne Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
John Hanson Montessori 2016 22 0.1 - 0.7 John Hanson Montessori Radon Test Results 2016
Judge Sylvania W. Woods Elementary 2016 42 0 - 1.7 Judge Sylvania W Woods Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Judith P. Hoyer Montessori 2016 16 0.01 - 0.5 Judith P Hoyer Montessori Radon Test Results 2016
Kenilworth Elementary 2016 16 0.1 - 13.3 Kenilworth Elementary Part 1 Radon Test Results 2016
Kenilworth Elementary Part 2 Radon Test Results 2016
Kenmoor Early Childhood Center 2016 17 0.1 - 2.9 Kenmoor Early Childhood Center Radon Test Results 2016
Kenmoor Middle 2017 7 0.1 - 0.4 Kenmoor Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Kettering Elementary 2016 15 03. - 3.7 Kettering Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Kettering Middle 2016 25 0.2 - 3.7 Kettering Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Kingsford Elementary 2016 42 0.1 - 1.8 Kingsford Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Lake Arbor Elementary 2016 20 0.3 - 7.2 Lake Arbor Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Lamont Elementary 2016 18 0.3 - 3 Lamont Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary 2016 32 0.1 - 3.1 Langley Park-McCormick Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Largo High 2016 29 0.05 - 14.5 Largo High Radon Test Results 2016
Laurel Elementary 2016 32 0.2 - 0.5 Laurel Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Laurel High 2016 13 0.1 - 0.5 Laurel High Radon Test Results 2016
Lewisdale Elementary 2016 17 0.1 - 1.3 Lewisdale Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Longfields Elementary 2016 17 0.2 - 2.4 Longfields Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Magnolia Elementary 2016 13 0.1 - 1.6 Magnolia Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Margaret Brent Regional 2016 32 0.1 - 0.9 Margaret Brent Regional Radon Test Results 2016
Marlton Elementary 2016 18 0 - 2 Marlton Elementary Radon Test Resutls 2016
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle 2016 7 0.1 - 1.3 Martin Luther King Jr Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Elementary 2016 30 0.3 - 1 Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Mattaponi Elementary 2016 19 0.1 - 1.7 Mattaponi Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Maya Angelou French Immersion 2017 27 0.1 - 0.6 Maya Angelou French Immersion Part 1 Radon Test Results 2017
Maya Angelou French Immersion Part 2 Radon Test Results 2017
Meadowbrook Elementary 2016 18 0.1-3.8 Meadowbrook Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Melwood Elementary 2016 17 0 - 2.6 Melwood Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Montpelier Elementary 2016 50 0.1 - 0.8 Montpelier Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Montpelier Elementary 2016 50 0.1 - 0.8 Mount Rainier Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Nicholas Orem Middle 2016 28 0.05 - 0.6 Nicholas Orem Middle Radon Test Results 2016
North Forestville Elementary 2017 10 Not Available  
Northview Elementary 2016 26 0 - 2.4 Northview Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Northwestern High 2016 30 0.03 - 1 Northwestern High Radon Test Results 2016
Oaklands Elementary 2016 34 0.1 - 0.5 Oaklands Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Overlook Full Spanish Immersion 2016 17 0 - 2.7 Overlook Full Spanish Immersion Radon Test Results 2016
Oxon Hill Elementary 2016 16 0.2 - 0.6 Oxon Hill Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Oxon Hill Middle 2016 15 0.1 - 0.4 Oxon Hill Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Paint Branch Elementary 2016 18 0.3 - 1.3 Paint Branch Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Panorama Elementary 2016 30 0.1 - 0.5 Panorama Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Parkdale High 2017 19 0.1 -0.5 Parkdale High Radon Test Results 2017
Patuxent Elementary 2016 21 0.6 - 10.7 Patuxent Elementary Part 1 Radon Test Results 2016
Patuxent Elementary Part 2 Radon Results 2016
Perrywood Elementary 2016 44 0.1 - 0.6 Perrywood Elementary Radon Results 2016
Phyllis E. Williams Full Spanish Immersion 2016 19 0.1 - 4.0 Phyllis E_ Williams Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Pointer Ridge Elementary 2016 35 0.4 - 6.1 Pointer Ridge Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Pointer Ridge Elementary CR 3 Radon Test Results 2016
Port Towns Elementary 2016 23 0.1 - 0.9 Port Towns Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Potomac High 2017 33 0.1 - 1.2 Potomac High Radon Test Results 2017
Potomac Landing Elementary 2016 17 0.1 - 0.8 Potomac Landing Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Princeton Elementary 2016 17 0.1 - 0.8 Princeton Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Ridgecrest Elementary 2016 42 0.2 - 0.7 Ridgecrest Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Riverdale Elementary 2016 10 0 - 0.2 Riverdale Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Robert Frost Elementary 2016 10 0 - 0.6 Robert Frost Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Robert Goddard Montessori 2016 15 0.1 - 0.4 Robert Goddard Montessori Radon Test Results 2016
Robert R. Gray Elementary 2016 32 0.05 - 3.7 Robert Gray Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Rockledge Elementary 2016 18 0.9 - 8.1 Rockledge Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Rockledge Elementary Room 17 Radon Test Results 2016
Rogers Heights Elementary 2016 12 0.1 - 0.3 Rogers Heights Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Rosa L. Parks Elementary 2016 13 0.3 - 0.8 Rosa Parks Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Rosaryville Elementary 2016 33 0.2 - 1 Rosaryville Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Rose Valley Elementary 2016 15 0.1 - 1 Rose Valley Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Samuel Chase Elementary 2016 12 0 - 0.3 Samuel Chase Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Samuel Ogle Middle 2017 19 0.03 - 3.1 Samuel Ogle Middle Radon Test Results 2017
Scotchtown Hills Elementary 2016 23 0.1 - 1.3 Scotchtown Hills Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Seabrook Elementary 2016 13 0.1 - 0.4 Seabrook Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Seat Pleasant Elementary 2017 28 0.2 - 0.5 Seat Pleasant Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Springhill Lake Elementary 2016 18 0 - 0.6 Springhill Lake Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Stephen Decatur Middle 2017 22 0.2 - 0.8 Stephen Decatur Middle Radon Test Results 2017
Suitland Elementary 2017 26 0.1 - 1.2 Suitland Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Suitland High 2016 25 0.03 - 0.6 Suitland High Radon Test Results 2017
Suitland High Annex Radon Test Results 2017
Surrattsville High 2017 39 0.1 - 2.6 Surrattsville High Radon Test Results 2017
Tall Oaks High 2017 11 0.1 - 0.6 Tall Oaks High Radon Test Results 2017
Tanglewood Regional 2016 16 0.1 - 1.3 Tanglewood Regional Radon Test Results 2016
Tayac Elementary 2016 13 0.2 - 1.4 Tayac Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Templeton Elementary 2016 11 0.2 - 1.4 Templeton Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Creative and Performing Arts School 2017 15 0.1 - 1.7 Thomas G_ Pullen K-8 Creative and Performing Arts School Radon Test Results 2017
Thomas Johnson Middle 2017 12 0.1 - 0.6 Thomas Johnson Middle Radon Test Results 2017
Thomas S. Stone Elementary 2016 32 0.1 - 0.4 Thomas Stone Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Thurgood G. Marshall Middle 2017 15 0.03 - 0.3 Thurgood G Marshall Middle Radon Test Results 2017
University Park Elementary 2016 14 0.2 - 3.7 University Park Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Valley View Elementary 2016 20 0.1 - 1.2 Valley View Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Vansville Elementary 2016 31 0.1 - 0.4 Vansville Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Waldon Woods Elementary 2016 19 0.1 - 1.2 Waldon Woods Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Walker Mill Middle 2016 17 3.5 - 26.3 Walker Mill Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Walker Mill Middle Radon Test 2017 Re-test
Walker Mill Middle Radon Re-Test Chain of Custody 2017
Whitehall Elementary 2016 27 0 - 0.8 Whitehall Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
William Beanes Elementary 2016 31 0.1 - 0.6 William Beanes Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
William Paca Elementary 2017 17 0.1 - 0.3 William Paca Elementary Radon Test Results 2017
William S. Schmidt Outdoor Education Center 2016 16 0.3 - 1.2 William S_ Schmidt Center Radon Test Results 2016
William W. Hall Academy 2016 39 0.1 - 0.5 William W_ Hall Academy Radon Test Results 2016
William Wirt Middle 2016 20 0 - 0.5 William Wirt Middle Radon Test Results 2016
Woodmore Elementary 2017 26 0.3 - 7.7 Woodmore Elementary Radon Test Results 2017
Woodmore Elementary Radon Re-Test Results 2017
Woodridge Elementary 2016 13 0.2 - 0.9 Woodridge Elementary Radon Test Results 2016
Yorktown Elementary 2016 34 0.9 - 3.1 Yorktown Elementary Radon Test Results 2016