Paint Branch High

As a well-populated high school in Burtonsville, Maryland, Paint Branch High instructs 2,038 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Montgomery County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 72% bigger than typical.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 208 schools with combined enrollment of 159,181 students; Paint Branch High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Paint Branch High records that Black students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, Paint Branch High records 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Paint Branch High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.8%.

Across the wider county, Montgomery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Paint Branch High is one campus in the mix.

Fairland Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paint Branch High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.1%.

Paint Branch High operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 2,000 students in 2018 compared to 2,038 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 19% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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