Enrollment
347
High
DISTRICT 756 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001674
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
7-11 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · (301) 766-8840 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Maryland public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
103 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 98 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 23% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
93.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.4% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 92.4% | 35.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Ingram School for the Arts this school | 347 | 29.7% | 66.3% |
| Clear Spring High Clear Spring | 478 | 43.5% | 51.0% |
| Bohemia Manor High Chesapeake City | 591 | 40.8% | 36.6% |
| St. Michaels Middle/High School St Michaels | 449 | 45.7% | 39.5% |
| Patterson Mill High School Bel Air | 839 | 23.7% | 42.4% |
| Brunswick High Brunswick | 910 | 27.8% | 44.2% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barbara Ingram School for the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #4 of 203 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #5 of 206 ▲ 3 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.4% | #4 of 206 ▼ 1 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #205 of 234 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #40 of 210 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #123 of 211 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #165 of 212 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #43 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
347
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
+74% since 2010-11, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 30% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 23.5 | 14.0:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 29% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 23% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 20.1 | 14.7:1 | 20% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 22% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 22% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barbara Ingram School for the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (296 to 347); teachers up 19% (20.1 to 24).
About Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is a small high school serving families in Hagerstown, Maryland. Enrolled students number 347 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Maryland average about 1,185 students each.
Washington County Public Schools (43 schools, 23,320 students) runs Barbara Ingram School for the Arts.
White students are the majority at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, with 68% of enrollment. It is also 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.5:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. That rate is below the 58% average among public schools in Washington County.
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.6% at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.3%.
In the county around the school, Washington County, the median household income is $77,747, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 44 public schools in Washington County, enrolling about 23,320 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Bester Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is ahead of the 33.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 333.
The Barbara Ingram School for the Arts community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
Other schools in Hagerstown
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Pangborn ElementaryElementary · 749 students
Nearby schools
- Bester Elementary0.6 mi · 490
- Pangborn Elementary1.1 mi · 749
- Western Heights Middle1.3 mi · 883
- Salem Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 713
- North Hagerstown High1.4 mi · 1,583
- Marshall Street School1.5 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Barbara Ingram School for the ArtsHow large is Barbara Ingram School for the Arts?
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Barbara Ingram School for the Arts serve?
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is approximately 14.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts?
At Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, the student body is approximately 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Barbara Ingram School for the Arts?
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is overseen by Washington County Public Schools in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.