Damascus High

Set in Damascus, Maryland, Damascus High is a middle-of-the-pack senior high, one of the schools within Montgomery County Public Schools. It hosts 1,390 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Damascus High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Damascus High reports that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Damascus High is in the bottom 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.1%; Damascus High posts 39.9%, -16.2 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that median household earnings sit near $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Damascus High is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

The closest other public school is Damascus Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Damascus High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Damascus High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Damascus High has climbed 9%, going from 1,271 students in 2018 to 1,390 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 56% to 38%.

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