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What's something Owings Mills High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,040
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001347
Owings Mills High
124 Tollgate Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117 · (443) 809-1700 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,040 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Maryland public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.5:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
650 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 | 287 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 282 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 227 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 244 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%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
28.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 29 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 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
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 Owings Mills High
Owings Mills High's state test result (18.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owings Mills High this school | 1,040 | 62.5% | 18.5% |
| Surrattsville High Clinton | 875 | 64.7% | 22.9% |
| Friendly High Fort Washington | 894 | 63.5% | 22.0% |
| Thomas Stone High School Waldorf | 1,230 | 56.4% | 23.3% |
| Wicomico High Salisbury | 1,304 | 66.4% | 23.6% |
| Central High Capitol Heights | 754 | 71.0% | 20.9% |
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 Owings Mills High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #190 of 203 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #159 of 206 ▼ 14 | #24 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #188 of 206 ▲ 2 | #24 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,040 | #141 of 234 | #20 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #22 of 210 | #2 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #104 of 211 | #17 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #65 of 212 | #9 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #73 of 76 | #8 of 8 |
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
1,040
-80 (-7%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 1,040 | 77 | 13.5:1 | 63% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 1,169 | 79.3 | 14.7:1 | 58% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 1,199 | 81 | 14.8:1 | 65% (785) |
| 2020-21 | 1,120 | 87 | 12.9:1 | 63% (710) |
| 2017-18 | 1,050 | 80.5 | 13.0:1 | 58% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 65 | 14.4:1 | 53% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 1,014 | 76 | 13.3:1 | 46% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 1,343 | 83 | 16.2:1 | 19% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 47 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owings Mills High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,050 to 1,040); teachers down 4% (80.5 to 77).
About Owings Mills High
Among the schools in Owings Mills, Maryland, is Owings Mills High, a medium-sized high school. It enrolled 1,040 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
The Baltimore County Public Schools system has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
A majority of students at Owings Mills High, 58%, are Black. Other reported shares: 32% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Baltimore County's residents are about 31% Black, 27 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Owings Mills High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Its teaching staff equals 77 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Maryland average 15.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 63%. The 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 10 points lower.
allk12 grades Owings Mills High an F. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Owings Mills High is 18.8 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Among Baltimore County residents, median household income is about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 180 public schools in Baltimore County, with a combined enrollment of about 110,872.
Nearest public school: Owings Mills Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Owings Mills High places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Owings Mills High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,120 in 2020-21 and 1,040 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- New Town HighHigh · 1,414 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
Nearby schools
- Owings Mills Elementary0.4 mi · 666
- Cedarmere Elementary1.3 mi · 502
- Timber Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 608
- New Town High1.7 mi · 1,414
- New Town Elementary1.7 mi · 772
- Franklin High2.1 mi · 1,481
Frequently asked questions
About Owings Mills HighHow large is Owings Mills High?
Owings Mills High enrolls approximately 1,040 students in grades 09-12.
Is Owings Mills High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owings Mills High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Owings Mills High have?
Owings Mills High employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Owings Mills High?
Student demographics at Owings Mills High are roughly 5% White, 32% Hispanic, 58% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Owings Mills High in?
Owings Mills High is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.