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Enrollment
1,960
High
DISTRICT 2,003 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001044
James Hubert Blake High
300 Norwood Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20905 · (240) 740-1400 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,960 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
1,053 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 | 675 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 497 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 401 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 20% |
Student demographics
70%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
55.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 55 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 up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 10.0% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 James Hubert Blake High
James Hubert Blake High's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hubert Blake High this school | 1,960 | 53.7% | 30.9% |
| Seneca Valley High Germantown | 2,409 | 49.2% | 32.3% |
| Oxon Hill High Oxon Hill | 1,562 | 57.7% | 38.5% |
| Springbrook High Silver Spring | 1,838 | 59.9% | 32.0% |
| Paint Branch High Burtonsville | 2,038 | 52.2% | 31.8% |
| Meade High Ft Meade | 2,045 | 53.1% | 32.2% |
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 James Hubert Blake High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #133 of 203 | #21 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #183 of 206 ▼ 6 | #22 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #119 of 206 ▲ 13 | #20 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,960 | #36 of 234 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #147 of 210 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #45 of 211 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #94 of 212 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.7% | #37 of 131 | #4 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
1,960
+145 (+8%) vs 2020
+36% since 2000-01, when it was 1,441
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,960 | 114.4 | 17.1:1 | 54% (1,053) |
| 2023-24 | 1,809 | 108 | 16.8:1 | 51% (927) |
| 2022-23 | 1,784 | 102.2 | 17.5:1 | 59% (1,052) |
| 2020-21 | 1,815 | 106 | 17.1:1 | 42% (755) |
| 2017-18 | 1,624 | 95.6 | 17.0:1 | 35% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 1,579 | 90 | 17.5:1 | 34% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 1,872 | 101 | 18.5:1 | 27% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 1,441 | 79 | 18.2:1 | 10% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Hubert Blake High.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (1,624 to 1,960); teachers up 20% (95.6 to 114.4).
About James Hubert Blake High
James Hubert Blake High is a public high school run by Montgomery County Public Schools in Silver Spring, Maryland. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,960 students. The school's enrollment is 65% above the 1,185 average for high schools in Maryland.
Montgomery County Public Schools serves 159,181 students across 208 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at James Hubert Blake High, at 39%. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Montgomery County's residents are about 19% Black, 20 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.1:1, with 114.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Lunch subsidy eligibility at James Hubert Blake High is 54%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, James Hubert Blake High would score about 42.4%. It scores 30.9%, 11.5 points below that figure.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Montgomery County is home to 211 public schools and about 159,181 public school students.
The closest public school to James Hubert Blake High is Stonegate Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. James Hubert Blake High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. James Hubert Blake High comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
James Hubert Blake High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at James Hubert Blake High grew 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,815 to 1,960 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Silver Spring
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
- Takoma Park MiddleMiddle · 1,177 students
- Silver Spring International MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
Nearby schools
- Stonegate Elementary1.0 mi · 565
- Cloverly Elementary1.3 mi · 429
- William H. Farquhar Middle2.0 mi · 682
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary2.2 mi · 485
- Argyle Middle2.4 mi · 868
- Sherwood High2.4 mi · 1,675
Frequently asked questions
About James Hubert Blake HighWhat is the total enrollment at James Hubert Blake High?
James Hubert Blake High enrolls approximately 1,960 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does James Hubert Blake High serve?
James Hubert Blake High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at James Hubert Blake High?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at James Hubert Blake High.
What is the student diversity at James Hubert Blake High?
Student demographics at James Hubert Blake High are roughly 11% White, 35% Hispanic, 39% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is James Hubert Blake High in?
James Hubert Blake High is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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