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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Westminster High this year?
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Enrollment
1,477
High
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000552
Westminster High
1225 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157 · (410) 751-3630 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,477 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- C-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
16.5:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
369 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 376 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 365 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 423 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 313 | 21% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
78.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 down about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.4% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 18.9% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% 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 Westminster High
Westminster High's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster High this school | 1,477 | 25.0% | 45.3% |
| C. Milton Wright High Bel Air | 1,291 | 25.3% | 39.3% |
| Chesapeake High Pasadena | 1,540 | 25.8% | 42.2% |
| Northern High Owings | 1,478 | 20.6% | 48.9% |
| Manchester Valley High Manchester | 1,339 | 28.4% | 45.3% |
| South River High Edgewater | 1,680 | 20.2% | 51.8% |
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 Westminster High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #43 of 203 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #103 of 206 ▼ 58 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #32 of 206 ▲ 6 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,477 | #77 of 234 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #112 of 210 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #149 of 211 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #174 of 212 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #50 of 76 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,477
-38 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 2,027
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 1,477 | 89.5 | 16.5:1 | 25% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 1,480 | 87.1 | 17.0:1 | 24% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 1,517 | 93.3 | 16.3:1 | 24% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 1,515 | 92 | 16.5:1 | 17% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 1,537 | 90.2 | 17.1:1 | 11% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 1,512 | 90 | 16.8:1 | 12% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 1,688 | 99 | 17.1:1 | 11% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 2,338 | 124 | 18.9:1 | 7% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 2,027 | 104 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westminster High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,537 to 1,477); teachers down 1% (90.2 to 89.5).
About Westminster High
In Westminster, Maryland, part of Carroll County, Westminster High is a high school. Its 1,477 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students.
Carroll County Public Schools counts 43 schools and 26,141 students, including Westminster High.
Westminster High is 75% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 86% White among all Carroll County residents. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Westminster High is 89.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.5:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Around 25% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Westminster High a B. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Westminster High is -14.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Maryland. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.3%, and the predicted rate is 59.4%.
Within Carroll County, the median household income is $118,211, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Westminster High, Carroll County has 43 other public schools.
Robert Moton Elementary is the public school closest to Westminster High, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Westminster High had 1,515 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,477.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,321
Census ACS
Median income
$118,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
26,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
- Westminster West MiddleMiddle · 923 students
Other schools in Westminster
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Westminster West MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Westminster East MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Winfield ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Runnymede ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- Cranberry Station ElementaryElementary · 593 students
Other Westminster High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westminster High. Westminster High is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Westminster HighWestminster, CA · 2,529 students
- Westminster High SchoolWESTMINSTER, CO · 2,010 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Moton Elementary0.4 mi · 440
- Flexible Student Support0.4 mi · 44
- Gateway School0.4 mi · 80
- Crossroads Middle School0.4 mi · 13
- PRIDE School0.7 mi · 6
- Friendship Valley Elementary0.7 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Westminster HighHow large is Westminster High?
Westminster High enrolls approximately 1,477 students in grades 09-12.
Is Westminster High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westminster High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Westminster High have?
Westminster High employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westminster High?
At Westminster High, the student body is approximately 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Westminster High?
Westminster High is overseen by Carroll County Public Schools in Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.