Tuscarora High

Tuscarora High is a medium-sized four-year high school in Frederick, Maryland, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools. The school hosts 1,735 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 1,185 students each, so Tuscarora High sits 46% bigger than that benchmark.

Tuscarora High is one of 67 schools operated by Frederick County Public Schools, a district that teaches 48,054 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Tuscarora High reports that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, Tuscarora High reports 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Frederick County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tuscarora High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.4%; this one comes in at 31.5%, -13.9 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Frederick County reports that the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Frederick County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students), Tuscarora High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Tuscarora Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tuscarora High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tuscarora High at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Tuscarora High's enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,550 (now 1,735). The White share of enrollment fell from 46% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Tuscarora High community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.