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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Western School of Technology administration to hear?
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Enrollment
942
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000248
Western School of Technology
100 Kenwood Ave, Baltimore, MD 21228 · (443) 809-0840 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL942 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
15.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
294 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 233 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 252 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 226 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 231 | 25% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
96.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
40.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +17.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96.6% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 91.8% | 22.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Western School of Technology
Western School of Technology's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western School of Technology this school | 942 | 31.2% | 62.9% |
| Hammond High Columbia | 1,159 | 37.4% | 42.7% |
| Atholton High Columbia | 1,540 | 22.9% | 41.8% |
| Reservoir High Fulton | 1,597 | 26.2% | 43.2% |
| Guilford Park High Jessup | 1,218 | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology Towson | 1,017 | 22.1% | 49.9% |
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 Western School of Technology ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #6 of 203 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #6 of 206 ▲ 26 | #2 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 96.6% | #3 of 206 ▲ 1 | #2 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 942 | #149 of 234 | #22 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #90 of 210 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #74 of 211 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #162 of 212 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #106 of 131 | #14 of 16 |
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
942
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 1,035
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 942 | 59.1 | 15.9:1 | 31% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 953 | 63.1 | 15.1:1 | 33% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 942 | 63.1 | 14.9:1 | 40% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 920 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 38% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 61.2 | 14.8:1 | 37% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 923 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 36% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 63 | 14.1:1 | 30% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 1,035 | 76 | 13.6:1 | 12% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western School of Technology.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (905 to 942); teachers down 3% (61.2 to 59.1).
About Western School of Technology
Students in Baltimore, Maryland, attend Western School of Technology, a small high school. The school counted 942 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 21% below the average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools runs Western School of Technology along with 176 other schools, enrolling 110,872 students in total.
At Western School of Technology, 56% of students are Black. Other students are 18% Asian, 16% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 31% Black share among all Baltimore County residents. The diversity index for Western School of Technology is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Western School of Technology has 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. That is in line with the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. At Western School of Technology, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Baltimore County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Western School of Technology holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Maryland public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 55.8%.
The county, Baltimore County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $91,768 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Baltimore County has 180 public schools with about 110,872 students, including Western School of Technology.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Catonsville Elementary, is the closest to Western School of Technology. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Western School of Technology. On proficiency, Western School of Technology is ahead of the 39.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment went from 920 in 2020-21 to 942 in 2024-25, a change of 22 students.
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Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Catonsville Elementary0.9 mi · 653
- North Bend Elementary/Middle1.0 mi · 482
- Catonsville High1.2 mi · 1,735
- Maiden Choice School1.2 mi · 118
- Beechfield Elementary/Middle1.3 mi · 510
- Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies1.4 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Western School of TechnologyHow large is Western School of Technology?
Western School of Technology enrolls approximately 942 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Western School of Technology serve?
Western School of Technology serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Western School of Technology?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Western School of Technology is approximately 15.9:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Western School of Technology?
Western School of Technology reports a student body of 16% White, 5% Hispanic, 56% Black, 18% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Western School of Technology in?
Western School of Technology is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.