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Alumni: what's one memory from Thomas S. Wootton High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,870
High
DISTRICT 2,003 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000934
Thomas S. Wootton High
2100 Wootton Pkwy, Rockville, MD 20850 · (240) 740-1500 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,870 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Maryland public high schools
- A-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
18.5:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
251 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 445 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 461 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 467 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 497 | 27% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
85.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 12.7% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% 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 Thomas S. Wootton High
Thomas S. Wootton High's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas S. Wootton High this school | 1,870 | 13.4% | 48.5% |
| Poolesville High Poolesville | 1,351 | 12.1% | 53.8% |
| Winston Churchill High Potomac | 2,185 | 10.9% | 53.8% |
| Mount Hebron High Ellicott City | 1,455 | 19.2% | 51.8% |
| Centennial High Ellicott City | 1,377 | 18.5% | 53.6% |
| River Hill High Clarksville | 1,383 | 7.7% | 55.4% |
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 Thomas S. Wootton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #34 of 203 | #4 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #114 of 206 ▼ 26 | #12 of 25 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #18 of 206 ▼ 5 | #3 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,870 | #43 of 234 | #17 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #180 of 210 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #26 of 211 | #8 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #204 of 212 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #16 of 76 | #2 of 7 |
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
1,870
-167 (-8%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,489
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,870 | 101 | 18.5:1 | 13% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 1,875 | 102.2 | 18.4:1 | 13% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 1,911 | 104.6 | 18.3:1 | 13% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 2,037 | 113 | 18.0:1 | 7% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 2,134 | 118.4 | 18.0:1 | 5% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 2,206 | 115 | 19.2:1 | 6% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 2,409 | 128 | 18.8:1 | 5% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 1,851 | 102 | 18.1:1 | 2% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 1,489 | 79 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas S. Wootton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,134 to 1,870); teachers down 15% (118.4 to 101).
About Thomas S. Wootton High
Thomas S. Wootton High is a large high school. Its address is in Rockville, Maryland. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,870 students. High schools in Maryland have about 1,185 students on average; enrollment here is 58% higher.
Montgomery County Public Schools (208 schools, 159,181 students) runs Thomas S. Wootton High.
The largest group at Thomas S. Wootton High is Asian students, at 37%. The remaining students are 34% White, 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 15% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Thomas S. Wootton High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1, with 101 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Maryland, 15.3:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 13% at Thomas S. Wootton High. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Maryland public high schools, Thomas S. Wootton High outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places Thomas S. Wootton High in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.8 points below it (48.5% actual, 66.3% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 211, with about 159,181 students.
Robert Frost Middle School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Thomas S. Wootton High is 8th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Thomas S. Wootton High had a net loss of 167 students, or 8%.
The allk12 page for Thomas S. Wootton High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Robert Frost Middle School0.3 mi · 915
- Fallsmead Elementary0.4 mi · 512
- Lakewood Elementary0.9 mi · 406
- Julius West Middle1.1 mi · 1,365
- Ritchie Park Elementary1.1 mi · 342
- Cold Spring Elementary1.3 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas S. Wootton HighHow many students attend Thomas S. Wootton High?
Thomas S. Wootton High enrolls approximately 1,870 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Thomas S. Wootton High serve?
Thomas S. Wootton High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas S. Wootton High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas S. Wootton High is approximately 18.5:1 (101 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas S. Wootton High?
At Thomas S. Wootton High, the student body is approximately 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 37% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Thomas S. Wootton High in?
Thomas S. Wootton High is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.