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Enrollment
1,414
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001547
New Town High
4931 New Town Blvd, Owings Mills, MD 21117 · (410) 887-0000 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,414 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Maryland public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
711 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 363 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 403 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 309 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 339 | 24% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
42.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 42 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 New Town High
New Town High's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Town High this school | 1,414 | 50.3% | 26.1% |
| Frederick Douglass High Upper Marlboro | 1,183 | 44.7% | 37.2% |
| Westlake High School Waldorf | 1,216 | 51.2% | 26.6% |
| St. Charles High School Waldorf | 1,617 | 50.3% | 26.0% |
| Randallstown High Randallstown | 1,091 | 60.4% | 27.9% |
| Milford Mill Academy Baltimore | 1,471 | 61.0% | 24.5% |
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 New Town High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #154 of 203 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #83 of 206 ▲ 63 | #5 of 24 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #160 of 206 ▼ 7 | #17 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,414 | #85 of 234 | #12 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #202 of 210 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #196 of 211 | #24 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #106 of 212 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.9% | #15 of 131 | #2 of 16 |
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
1,414
+200 (+16%) vs 2020
+59% since 2010-11, when it was 889
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,414 | 72.1 | 19.6:1 | 50% (711) |
| 2023-24 | 1,361 | 82 | 16.6:1 | 50% (682) |
| 2022-23 | 1,316 | 73.3 | 17.9:1 | 55% (722) |
| 2020-21 | 1,214 | 72 | 16.9:1 | 53% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 1,064 | 66 | 16.1:1 | 47% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 986 | 65 | 15.2:1 | 44% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 889 | 69 | 12.9:1 | 41% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Town High.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (1,064 to 1,414); teachers up 9% (66 to 72.1).
About New Town High
In Owings Mills, Maryland, New Town High is a medium-sized high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,414 students.
New Town High reports to Baltimore County Public Schools, which has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
Federal enrollment data show New Town High is 90% Black. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at New Town High is 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. About 50% of students, or 711, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, New Town High receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. New Town High posts 26.1% against a 44.5% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Maryland.
Within Baltimore County, the median household income is $91,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Baltimore County has 180 public schools and roughly 110,872 students.
The school nearest to New Town High is New Town Elementary, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, New Town High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 200 students since 2020-21, to 1,414. By 2024-25, the school had 19.6 students per teacher, compared with 16.9 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at New Town High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Owings Mills
- Owings Mills HighHigh · 1,040 students
- New Town ElementaryElementary · 772 students
- Lyons Mill ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Owings Mills ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Timber Grove ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Deer Park ElementaryElementary · 384 students
Other New Town High schools
One other US public school is named New Town High. New Town High is the largest of the 2.
- NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOLNew Town, ND · 259 students
Nearby schools
- New Town Elementary0.1 mi · 772
- Lyons Mill Elementary0.9 mi · 671
- Deer Park Elementary1.0 mi · 384
- Deer Park Middle Magnet School1.1 mi · 1,127
- Randallstown High1.6 mi · 1,091
- Owings Mills High1.7 mi · 1,040
Frequently asked questions
About New Town HighHow many students attend New Town High?
New Town High enrolls approximately 1,414 students in grades 09-12.
Is New Town High an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Town High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does New Town High have?
New Town High employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at New Town High?
Student demographics at New Town High are roughly 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is New Town High public or private?
New Town High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.