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What's the biggest difference between Parkville High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,877
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000443
Parkville High
2600 Putty Hill Ave, Baltimore, MD 21234 · (443) 809-5257 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,877 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Maryland public high schools
- C-Test 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
13.8:1
136 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
1,053 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 | 561 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 497 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 382 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 437 | 23% |
Student demographics
67%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
43.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 Parkville High
Parkville High's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkville High this school | 1,877 | 56.1% | 23.3% |
| Old Mill High Millersville | 1,832 | 56.0% | 34.5% |
| Edgewood High Edgewood | 1,440 | 59.4% | 31.6% |
| Great Mills High Great Mills | 1,697 | 57.5% | 32.1% |
| Aberdeen High Aberdeen | 1,396 | 51.6% | 29.9% |
| James M. Bennett High Salisbury | 1,474 | 54.3% | 27.9% |
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 Parkville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #171 of 203 | #20 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #153 of 206 ▼ 11 | #18 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #156 of 206 ▲ 24 | #15 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,877 | #42 of 234 | #6 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #29 of 210 | #3 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #54 of 211 | #10 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #86 of 212 | #13 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #102 of 131 | #13 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
1,877
-198 (-10%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 1,103
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,877 | 135.7 | 13.8:1 | 56% (1,053) |
| 2023-24 | 2,021 | 144.7 | 14.0:1 | 57% (1,155) |
| 2022-23 | 2,200 | 152.4 | 14.4:1 | 62% (1,367) |
| 2020-21 | 2,075 | 148 | 14.0:1 | 61% (1,256) |
| 2017-18 | 1,796 | 122 | 14.7:1 | 57% (1,023) |
| 2015-16 | 1,567 | 107 | 14.6:1 | 52% (816) |
| 2010-11 | 1,616 | 116 | 13.9:1 | 47% (757) |
| 2000-01 | 1,837 | 108 | 17.0:1 | 15% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 1,103 | 74 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,796 to 1,877); teachers up 11% (122 to 135.7).
About Parkville High
Parkville High is a large high school with its address in Baltimore, Maryland. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,877 students. That puts enrollment 58% bigger than the 1,185-student average for high schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools counts 177 schools and 110,872 students, including Parkville High.
At Parkville High, Black students make up the biggest share, 49%. The remaining students are 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Parkville High totals 135.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average for high schools in Maryland, 15.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Parkville High is about 56%.
Parkville High holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Maryland public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Parkville High is in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools: 23.3% actual against 41.0% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore County show that the median household earns about $91,768 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Baltimore County, 180 public schools serve about 110,872 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northeast EDLP at Parkville High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Parkville High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Parkville High is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
Parkville 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 enrollment counts decreased from 2,075 (2020-21) to 1,877 (2024-25).
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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
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Nearby schools
- Northeast EDLP at Parkville High School0.0 mi · 1
- White Oak School0.7 mi · 60
- Villa Cresta Elementary0.7 mi · 609
- Oakleigh Elementary0.8 mi · 452
- Harford Hills Elementary0.8 mi · 373
- Parkville Middle1.0 mi · 900
Frequently asked questions
About Parkville HighHow many students attend Parkville High?
Parkville High enrolls approximately 1,877 students in grades 09-12.
Is Parkville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkville High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkville High is approximately 13.8:1 (136 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkville High?
At Parkville High, the student body is approximately 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 49% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Parkville High public or private?
Parkville High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
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