Gov. Thomas Johnson High

Gov. Thomas Johnson High is a high-enrollment four-year high school in Frederick, Maryland, part of Frederick County Public Schools. The school serves 2,066 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 74% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 1,185 students.

Gov. Thomas Johnson High is one of 67 schools operated by Frederick County Public Schools, a district that serves 48,054 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gov. Thomas Johnson High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 26% White, 25% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Frederick County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Gov. Thomas Johnson High higher than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Frederick County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gov. Thomas Johnson High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Frederick County shows median household income runs about $122,002, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Gov. Thomas Johnson High is one of 69 public schools in Frederick County (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students).

The closest other public school is Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gov. Thomas Johnson High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gov. Thomas Johnson High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.0%.

Gov. Thomas Johnson High operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Gov. Thomas Johnson High's enrollment has grew 31% since 2018, when it stood at 1,578 (now 2,066). White enrollment moved from 39% to 26% across the same window.

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