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Enrollment
2,066
High
DISTRICT 1,362 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000634
Gov. Thomas Johnson High
1501 N Market St, Frederick, MD 21701 · (227) 203-3450 · Frederick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,066 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,206 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 | 547 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 500 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 517 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 502 | 24% |
Student demographics
72%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
51.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 10.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Gov. Thomas Johnson High's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gov. Thomas Johnson High this school | 2,066 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Frederick High Frederick | 1,821 | 59.5% | 29.7% |
| Glen Burnie High Glen Burnie | 2,226 | 61.3% | 31.2% |
| North County High Glen Burnie | 2,161 | 64.8% | 33.3% |
| Old Mill High Millersville | 1,832 | 56.0% | 34.5% |
| Annapolis High Annapolis | 2,075 | 62.6% | 29.8% |
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 Gov. Thomas Johnson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #121 of 203 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #82 of 206 ▲ 18 | #8 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #131 of 206 ▼ 25 | #9 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,066 | #28 of 234 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #151 of 210 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #19 of 211 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #78 of 212 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.9% | #17 of 131 | #2 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
2,066
+322 (+18%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,262
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 2,066 | 119 | 17.4:1 | 58% (1,206) |
| 2023-24 | 2,031 | 115.5 | 17.6:1 | 49% (987) |
| 2022-23 | 1,962 | 106.5 | 18.4:1 | 52% (1,011) |
| 2020-21 | 1,744 | 108 | 16.1:1 | 44% (761) |
| 2017-18 | 1,578 | 87 | 18.1:1 | 38% (600) |
| 2015-16 | 1,483 | 81 | 18.3:1 | 34% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 1,681 | 96 | 17.5:1 | 26% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 1,743 | 97 | 18.0:1 | 11% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 1,262 | 72 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gov. Thomas Johnson High.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (1,578 to 2,066); teachers up 37% (87 to 119).
About Gov. Thomas Johnson High
In Frederick, Maryland, part of Frederick County, Gov. Thomas Johnson High is a high school. A total of 2,066 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students, so this school is 74% larger than average.
Frederick County Public Schools operates 67 schools. Combined enrollment is 48,054 students.
Gov. Thomas Johnson High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 37%. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White, 25% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Frederick County overall, about 13% of residents are Hispanic. Gov. Thomas Johnson High's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. On average, high schools in Maryland have 15.3:1, compared with 17.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Gov. Thomas Johnson High is 58%. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Frederick County is 21 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Gov. Thomas Johnson High is 7.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Frederick County show that the median household income is $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Gov. Thomas Johnson High is one of 69 public schools in the county.
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Gov. Thomas Johnson High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 32.3% is below the 44.0% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 2,066, an 18% gain from 1,744 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.1:1 to 17.4:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Gov. Thomas Johnson High. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- 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
- Walkersville HighHigh · 1,181 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Crestwood MiddleMiddle · 996 students
- Waverley ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Sugarloaf ElementaryElementary · 845 students
Nearby schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle0.5 mi · 573
- North Frederick Elementary0.5 mi · 660
- Heather Ridge0.5 mi · 50
- Monocacy Valley Montessori1.2 mi · 386
- Monocacy Elementary1.5 mi · 523
- Monocacy Middle1.5 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHow large is Gov. Thomas Johnson High?
Gov. Thomas Johnson High enrolls approximately 2,066 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gov. Thomas Johnson High serve?
Gov. Thomas Johnson High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Gov. Thomas Johnson High?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Gov. Thomas Johnson High.
What is the student diversity at Gov. Thomas Johnson High?
Student demographics at Gov. Thomas Johnson High are roughly 26% White, 37% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Gov. Thomas Johnson High?
Gov. Thomas Johnson 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.