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Enrollment
2,794
High
DISTRICT 2,003 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000951
Wheaton High
12401 Dalewood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20906 · (301) 321-3400 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,794 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
172 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
1,582 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 870 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 708 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 551 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 665 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
55.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.7pp 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 10.7% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Wheaton High
Wheaton High's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton High this school | 2,794 | 56.6% | 31.9% |
| Gaithersburg High Gaithersburg | 2,441 | 55.7% | 27.0% |
| John F. Kennedy High Silver Spring | 1,880 | 56.0% | 23.8% |
| Watkins Mill High Gaithersburg | 1,577 | 51.7% | 24.6% |
| Northwood High Rockville | 1,654 | 58.4% | 30.1% |
| Springbrook High Silver Spring | 1,838 | 59.9% | 32.0% |
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 Wheaton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #126 of 203 | #19 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #182 of 206 ▼ 81 | #21 of 25 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #115 of 206 ▲ 5 | #19 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,794 | #4 of 234 | #3 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #100 of 210 | #13 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #92 of 211 | #20 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #84 of 212 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.7% | #10 of 131 | #2 of 18 |
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
2,794
+514 (+23%) vs 2020
+112% since 1990-91, when it was 1,317
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 2,794 | 172 | 16.2:1 | 57% (1,582) |
| 2023-24 | 2,747 | 167.5 | 16.4:1 | 53% (1,452) |
| 2022-23 | 2,599 | 157.5 | 16.5:1 | 65% (1,698) |
| 2020-21 | 2,280 | 145 | 15.7:1 | 54% (1,231) |
| 2017-18 | 1,958 | 119.6 | 16.4:1 | 50% (977) |
| 2015-16 | 1,554 | 96 | 16.2:1 | 48% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 1,175 | 81 | 14.5:1 | 62% (727) |
| 2000-01 | 1,301 | 80 | 16.3:1 | 37% (475) |
| 1990-91 | 1,317 | 80 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheaton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (1,958 to 2,794); teachers up 44% (119.6 to 172).
About Wheaton High
Wheaton High is a public high school run by Montgomery County Public Schools in Silver Spring, Maryland. It teaches 2,794 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Maryland have about 1,185 students on average; enrollment here is 136% higher.
Wheaton High is one of 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, which enrolls 159,181 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Wheaton High is Hispanic: 59%. Next come 19% Black, 10% White, 9% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.2:1 is based on 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Maryland average 15.3:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wheaton High is 8.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.9%. Predicted: 40.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 211, with about 159,181 students.
The closest school to Wheaton High is Weller Road Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Wheaton High is behind the 32.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 23% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Wheaton High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
- Richard Montgomery HighHigh · 2,366 students
Other schools in Silver Spring
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- James Hubert Blake HighHigh · 1,960 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
- Takoma Park MiddleMiddle · 1,177 students
- Silver Spring International MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
Other Wheaton High schools
One other US public school is named Wheaton High. Wheaton High is the largest of the 2.
- WHEATON HIGHWHEATON, MO · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Weller Road Elementary0.4 mi · 691
- A. Mario Loiederman Middle0.4 mi · 978
- Sargent Shriver Elementary0.6 mi · 697
- Highland Elementary0.6 mi · 509
- Georgian Forest Elementary1.2 mi · 600
- Viers Mill Elementary1.2 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Wheaton HighWhat is the total enrollment at Wheaton High?
Wheaton High enrolls approximately 2,794 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wheaton High serve?
Wheaton High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wheaton High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wheaton High is approximately 16.2:1 (172 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheaton High?
At Wheaton High, the student body is approximately 10% White, 59% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wheaton High?
Wheaton High is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.