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Enrollment
2,241
High
DISTRICT 2,003 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001541
Clarksburg High
22500 Wims Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871 · (240) 740-6000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,241 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Maryland public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.1:1
131 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
826 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 609 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 571 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 493 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 568 | 25% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
63.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
10.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 23.7% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Clarksburg High
Clarksburg High's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg High this school | 2,241 | 36.9% | 40.8% |
| Northwest High Germantown | 2,300 | 36.1% | 39.7% |
| Richard Montgomery High Rockville | 2,366 | 29.3% | 40.3% |
| Reservoir High Fulton | 1,597 | 26.2% | 43.2% |
| Catonsville High Baltimore | 1,735 | 40.7% | 41.2% |
| Atholton High Columbia | 1,540 | 22.9% | 41.8% |
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 Clarksburg High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #69 of 203 | #8 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #119 of 206 ▼ 91 | #14 of 25 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #88 of 206 ▼ 18 | #14 of 25 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,241 | #17 of 234 | #9 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #143 of 210 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #6 of 211 | #3 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #154 of 212 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #104 of 131 | #12 of 18 |
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
2,241
-124 (-5%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 1,770
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 2,241 | 131.4 | 17.1:1 | 37% (826) |
| 2023-24 | 2,214 | 136.2 | 16.3:1 | 36% (803) |
| 2022-23 | 2,251 | 130.8 | 17.2:1 | 42% (941) |
| 2020-21 | 2,365 | 137 | 17.3:1 | 32% (750) |
| 2017-18 | 2,148 | 129.2 | 16.6:1 | 27% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 1,989 | 114 | 17.4:1 | 30% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 1,770 | 98 | 18.1:1 | 26% (456) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarksburg High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,148 to 2,241); teachers up 2% (129.2 to 131.4).
About Clarksburg High
Clarksburg High is a high school with a street address in Clarksburg, Maryland. The school's enrollment of 2,241 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 89% higher than the average for high schools in Maryland, which is about 1,185.
Clarksburg High belongs to Montgomery County Public Schools, a district of 208 schools and 159,181 students.
Enrollment at Clarksburg High is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 28%. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 14% White, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, Clarksburg High comes in at 76%.
Its teaching staff equals 131.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Around 37% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Clarksburg High is B. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Clarksburg High is 11.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.8% actual, 52.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
In Montgomery County (population about 1,065,949), median household income is about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 211 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 159,181 students.
The closest other public school is Rocky Hill Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.8% is below the 65.0% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 2,365 to 2,241.
The Clarksburg High community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Clarksburg
- Rocky Hill MiddleMiddle · 1,010 students
- Hallie Wells MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Cabin Branch ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Little Bennett ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Snowden Farm ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Hill Middle0.3 mi · 1,010
- Wilson Wims Elementary School0.8 mi · 484
- Snowden Farm Elementary0.8 mi · 578
- Clarksburg Elementary1.1 mi · 365
- William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary1.4 mi · 601
- Cabin Branch Elementary1.5 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Clarksburg HighHow many students attend Clarksburg High?
Clarksburg High enrolls approximately 2,241 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Clarksburg High serve?
Clarksburg High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarksburg High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clarksburg High is approximately 17.1:1 (131 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clarksburg High?
At Clarksburg High, the student body is approximately 14% White, 27% Hispanic, 28% Black, 26% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Clarksburg High public or private?
Clarksburg High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.