Lansdowne High

Lansdowne High is a four-year high school of average-sized scale in Baltimore, Maryland, run under Baltimore County Public Schools, educateing 1,313 students in grades 9 through 12.

Lansdowne High is one of 177 schools operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, a district that caters to 110,872 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lansdowne High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% White, 23% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lansdowne High has 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 64% of students at Lansdowne High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Baltimore County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lansdowne High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.2%; actual is 22.4%, a gap of -13.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Baltimore County put median household earnings sit near $91,768, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Baltimore County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), Lansdowne High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lansdowne Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lansdowne High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lansdowne High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 21.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lansdowne High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,342 (now 1,313). Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 34% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.