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How has Walkersville High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,181
High
DISTRICT 1,362 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240033000655
Walkersville High
81 W Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD 21793 · (227) 203-3350 · Frederick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,181 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
19.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
458 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 | 323 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 279 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 273 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 306 | 26% |
Student demographics
61%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
67.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 15.8% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Walkersville High
Walkersville High's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkersville High this school | 1,181 | 38.8% | 40.1% |
| Calvert High Prince Frederick | 1,080 | 39.3% | 41.7% |
| Winters Mill High Westminster | 1,156 | 37.1% | 42.5% |
| Northeast High Pasadena | 1,387 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
| Southern High Harwood | 1,080 | 41.5% | 40.2% |
| Queen Anne's County High School Centreville | 1,145 | 42.4% | 36.1% |
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 Walkersville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #73 of 203 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #63 of 206 ▲ 1 | #7 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #75 of 206 ▲ 9 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,181 | #116 of 234 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #203 of 210 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #84 of 211 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #147 of 212 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #82 of 131 | #8 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
1,181
-38 (-3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,181 | 60 | 19.7:1 | 39% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 1,203 | 66 | 18.2:1 | 36% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 1,213 | 65 | 18.7:1 | 33% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 1,219 | 70 | 17.4:1 | 25% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 62.5 | 17.6:1 | 22% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 1,070 | 61 | 17.5:1 | 21% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 1,179 | 73 | 16.1:1 | 16% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 1,117 | 62 | 18.0:1 | 6% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 875 | 46 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walkersville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,098 to 1,181); teachers down 4% (62.5 to 60).
About Walkersville High
Walkersville High is classified as a high school. It is located in Walkersville, Maryland. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,181 students.
Walkersville High is a school in Frederick County Public Schools. The district has 67 schools and 48,054 students.
A majority of students at Walkersville High, 57%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Frederick County, the White share is about 68%. By the diversity index, Walkersville High comes in at 61%.
Dividing enrollment by its 60 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Maryland is 15.3:1, lower than at this school. Walkersville High reports 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 37% average for public schools in Frederick County.
The allk12 Grade for Walkersville High is B. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Walkersville High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.1% and a predicted 51.3%.
Within Frederick County, median household income is about $122,002, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Frederick County number 69 and enroll about 48,054.
Walkersville Elementary is the public school closest to Walkersville High, about 0.1 miles away. Walkersville High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.6% on proficiency, and Walkersville High is below that at 40.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Walkersville 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).
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,219 in 2020-21 and 1,181 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.4:1).
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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
- Tuscarora HighHigh · 1,735 students
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Linganore HighHigh · 1,647 students
Other schools in Walkersville
- Walkersville MiddleMiddle · 779 students
- Walkersville ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Glade ElementaryElementary · 561 students
- Rock CreekCombined · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Walkersville Elementary0.1 mi · 692
- Walkersville Middle0.5 mi · 779
- Rock Creek0.5 mi · 73
- Glade Elementary1.6 mi · 561
- Monocacy Valley Montessori2.7 mi · 386
- Frederick Classical Charter2.8 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Walkersville HighHow large is Walkersville High?
Walkersville High enrolls approximately 1,181 students in grades 09-12.
Is Walkersville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walkersville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Walkersville High have?
Walkersville High employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
How diverse is Walkersville High?
Walkersville High reports a student body of 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Walkersville High in?
Walkersville High is part of Frederick County Public Schools.
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