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Enrollment
1,989
High
DISTRICT 1,362 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000616
Urbana High
3471 Campus Dr, Ijamsville, MD 21754 · (227) 203-3550 · Frederick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,989 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% 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.
- ABeats 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
20.1:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
328 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 | 493 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 545 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 474 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 477 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%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
89.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.1% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.4% | 41.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Urbana High
Urbana High's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana High this school | 1,989 | 16.5% | 66.9% |
| Glenelg High Glenelg | 1,363 | 10.2% | 54.2% |
| Walt Whitman High Bethesda | 2,056 | 7.0% | 56.8% |
| Howard High Ellicott City | 1,493 | 20.2% | 47.5% |
| Atholton High Columbia | 1,540 | 22.9% | 41.8% |
| Eastern Technical High School Baltimore | 1,330 | 23.1% | 83.0% |
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 Urbana High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #3 of 203 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #3 of 206 no change | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #10 of 206 ▲ 2 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,989 | #34 of 234 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #207 of 210 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #47 of 211 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #200 of 212 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #55 of 131 | #6 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
1,989
+81 (+4%) vs 2020
+45% since 2000-01, when it was 1,371
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 1,989 | 99 | 20.1:1 | 16% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 2,012 | 102 | 19.7:1 | 14% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 1,940 | 90 | 21.6:1 | 14% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 1,908 | 93 | 20.5:1 | 8% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 1,758 | 88.5 | 19.9:1 | 5% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 1,651 | 83 | 19.9:1 | 6% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 1,666 | 86 | 19.4:1 | 6% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 1,371 | 76 | 18.0:1 | 3% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Urbana High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,758 to 1,989); teachers up 12% (88.5 to 99).
About Urbana High
Urbana High is one of the public schools in Ijamsville, Maryland. It is a large high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,989 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 68% above the 1,185-student average for high schools in Maryland.
Urbana High is one of the 67 schools that make up Frederick County Public Schools (48,054 students in total).
The student body at Urbana High has no majority group. White students lead at 47%. Enrollment also includes 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 20 points below the 68% share among Frederick County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
For every teacher at Urbana High, there are about 20.1 students; the school has 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Maryland average 15.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 16%. Across public schools in Frederick County, the average is 37%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Urbana High outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.5%.
In the wider Frederick County area, median household income comes to about $122,002, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Frederick County counts 69 public schools with about 48,054 students.
Of the public schools around it, Urbana High is closest to Urbana Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 67.0% on proficiency, and Urbana High is below that at 66.9%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 1,908 in 2020-21 to 1,989 in 2024-25.
The Urbana High discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- Frederick HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Walkersville HighHigh · 1,181 students
Other schools in Ijamsville
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Oakdale ElementaryElementary · 1,167 students
- Urbana MiddleMiddle · 1,090 students
- Oakdale MiddleMiddle · 1,085 students
- Windsor Knolls MiddleMiddle · 812 students
Other Urbana High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Urbana High. Urbana High is the largest of the 3.
- Urbana High SchoolUrbana, IL · 1,176 students
- Urbana High SchoolUrbana, OH · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Urbana Middle0.2 mi · 1,090
- Centerville Elementary0.6 mi · 471
- Urbana Elementary0.9 mi · 736
- Sugarloaf Elementary1.4 mi · 845
- Windsor Knolls Middle3.4 mi · 812
- Green Valley Elementary4.1 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Urbana HighHow many students attend Urbana High?
Urbana High enrolls approximately 1,989 students in grades 09-12.
Is Urbana High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Urbana High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Urbana High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Urbana High is approximately 20.1:1 (99 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Urbana High?
Urbana High reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 21% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Urbana High?
Urbana 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.