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Enrollment
910
High
DISTRICT 1,362 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000627
Brunswick High
101 Cummings Dr, Brunswick, MD 21716 · (227) 203-3200 · Frederick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL910 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- CBeats 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
18.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
253 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 | 245 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 228 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 201 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 236 | 26% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
73.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
20.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.4% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 14.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Brunswick High
Brunswick High's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick High this school | 910 | 27.8% | 44.2% |
| Patterson Mill High School Bel Air | 839 | 23.7% | 42.4% |
| Kent Island High School Stevensville | 1,153 | 31.5% | 44.5% |
| South Carroll High Sykesville | 933 | 20.8% | 46.6% |
| Harford Technical High Bel Air | 954 | 20.9% | 50.1% |
| Winters Mill High Westminster | 1,156 | 37.1% | 42.5% |
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 Brunswick High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #48 of 203 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #36 of 206 ▲ 38 | #4 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #54 of 206 ▼ 1 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 910 | #153 of 234 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #183 of 210 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #108 of 211 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #168 of 212 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #42 of 131 | #5 of 9 |
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
910
+113 (+14%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 910 | 49 | 18.6:1 | 28% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 879 | 46.5 | 18.9:1 | 24% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 44 | 19.6:1 | 24% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 20% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 40.5 | 19.0:1 | 18% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 41 | 18.4:1 | 20% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 16% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 888 | 48 | 18.5:1 | 11% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brunswick High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (771 to 910); teachers up 21% (40.5 to 49).
About Brunswick High
Brunswick High operates as a low-enrollment high school in Brunswick, Maryland. There are 910 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 23% below the average for high schools in Maryland.
Frederick County Public Schools counts 48,054 students in its 67 schools, and Brunswick High is one of them.
White students are 63% of those enrolled at Brunswick High. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Brunswick High has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.6:1. High schools in Maryland average 15.3:1, 3.3 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 28% at Brunswick High. Public schools in Frederick County average 37%.
Brunswick High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Maryland public high schools.
Brunswick High is in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.8%. The school's actual rate is 44.2%, 13.5 points lower.
For the population of Frederick County, median household income comes to about $122,002, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frederick County's 69 public schools enroll about 48,054 students and include Brunswick High.
Measured in a straight line, Brunswick Middle is about 0.3 miles from Brunswick High. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Brunswick High is behind the 62.2% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Brunswick High has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment rose 14% over 4 years, reaching 910 in 2024-25.
The Brunswick High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Brunswick
- Brunswick ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Brunswick MiddleMiddle · 638 students
Other Brunswick High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brunswick High. Brunswick High is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Brunswick High SchoolBrunswick, GA · 1,951 students
- Brunswick High SchoolBrunswick, OH · 1,910 students
- Brunswick High SchoolBrunswick, ME · 722 students
- Brunswick HighLawrenceville, VA · 404 students
- BRUNSWICK HIGHBRUNSWICK, MO · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Brunswick Middle0.3 mi · 638
- Brunswick Elementary1.3 mi · 804
- Lovettsville Elementary3.9 mi · 510
- Valley Elementary4.4 mi · 525
- Pleasant Valley Elementary4.6 mi · 186
- Carroll Manor Elementary7.4 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Brunswick HighWhat is the total enrollment at Brunswick High?
Brunswick High enrolls approximately 910 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Brunswick High serve?
Brunswick High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Brunswick High have?
Brunswick High employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brunswick High?
At Brunswick High, the student body is approximately 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Brunswick High?
Brunswick High is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.