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Enrollment
1,735
High
DISTRICT 1,362 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033001550
Tuscarora High
5312 Ballenger Creek Pk, Frederick, MD 21703 · (227) 203-3100 · Frederick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,735 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats 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
19.5:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
845 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 468 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 419 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 423 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 425 | 24% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
55.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
10.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 56 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 10.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% 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 Tuscarora High
Tuscarora High's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora High this school | 1,735 | 48.7% | 31.5% |
| Franklin High Reisterstown | 1,481 | 49.0% | 32.9% |
| Old Mill High Millersville | 1,832 | 56.0% | 34.5% |
| Col. Zadok Magruder High Rockville | 1,671 | 48.2% | 35.5% |
| James Hubert Blake High Silver Spring | 1,960 | 53.7% | 30.9% |
| Gov. Thomas Johnson High Frederick | 2,066 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
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 Tuscarora High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #130 of 203 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #116 of 206 ▼ 29 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #113 of 206 ▲ 22 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,735 | #52 of 234 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #200 of 210 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #7 of 211 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #114 of 212 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #61 of 131 | #7 of 9 |
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
1,735
+90 (+5%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,542
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,735 | 89 | 19.5:1 | 49% (845) |
| 2023-24 | 1,719 | 96 | 17.9:1 | 39% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 1,717 | 89 | 19.3:1 | 39% (665) |
| 2020-21 | 1,645 | 97 | 17.0:1 | 31% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 1,550 | 87 | 17.8:1 | 26% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 1,453 | 82 | 17.7:1 | 26% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 1,542 | 93 | 16.6:1 | 22% (343) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuscarora High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,550 to 1,735); teachers up 2% (87 to 89).
About Tuscarora High
Tuscarora High is a mid-sized high school in Maryland, located in Frederick. In all, 1,735 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 46% bigger than the average for high schools in Maryland.
Frederick County Public Schools is responsible for 67 schools, Tuscarora High included, with 48,054 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Tuscarora High, about 31 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Frederick County is roughly 68% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
There are 89 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tuscarora High, giving a ratio of 19.5:1. High schools in Maryland average 15.3:1, 4.2 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 845 students, or 49%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Frederick County averages 37%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Tuscarora High lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Maryland public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Tuscarora High posts 31.5% against a 45.4% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Maryland.
In Frederick County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $122,002 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Frederick County number 69, with about 48,054 students.
Tuscarora Elementary, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Tuscarora High, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.6%; Tuscarora High's is 31.5%, ranking 8th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Tuscarora High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
From 1,645 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 1,735 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 19.5 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Tuscarora High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
287,048
Census ACS
Median income
$122,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
48,054 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Urbana HighHigh · 1,989 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Walkersville HighHigh · 1,181 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · 2,066 students
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Crestwood MiddleMiddle · 996 students
- Waverley ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Sugarloaf ElementaryElementary · 845 students
Other Tuscarora High schools
One other US public school is named Tuscarora High. Tuscarora High is the largest of the 2.
- Tuscarora HighLeesburg, VA · 1,377 students
Nearby schools
- Tuscarora Elementary0.5 mi · 793
- Ballenger Creek Middle0.6 mi · 777
- Ballenger Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 715
- Orchard Grove Elementary1.2 mi · 613
- Crestwood Middle1.6 mi · 996
- Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter1.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Tuscarora HighHow large is Tuscarora High?
Tuscarora High enrolls approximately 1,735 students in grades 09-12.
Is Tuscarora High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tuscarora High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tuscarora High have?
Tuscarora High employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
How diverse is Tuscarora High?
Tuscarora High reports a student body of 31% White, 30% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Tuscarora High?
Tuscarora High is overseen by Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.