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Enrollment
1,156
High
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021001185
Winters Mill High
560 Gorsuch Road, Westminster, MD 21157 · (410) 386-1500 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,156 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Maryland public high schools
- B+Test 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
18.2:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
429 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 | 328 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 286 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 337 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 205 | 18% |
Student demographics
52%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
64.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 23.6% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Winters Mill High
Winters Mill High's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Mill High this school | 1,156 | 37.1% | 42.5% |
| Walkersville High Walkersville | 1,181 | 38.8% | 40.1% |
| Queen Anne's County High School Centreville | 1,145 | 42.4% | 36.1% |
| Calvert High Prince Frederick | 1,080 | 39.3% | 41.7% |
| Southern High Harwood | 1,080 | 41.5% | 40.2% |
| Northeast High Pasadena | 1,387 | 42.8% | 37.9% |
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 Winters Mill High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #55 of 203 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #33 of 206 ▼ 3 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #85 of 206 ▲ 3 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,156 | #122 of 234 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #173 of 210 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #115 of 211 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #153 of 212 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #107 of 131 | N/A |
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
1,156
+76 (+7%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,187
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,156 | 63.7 | 18.2:1 | 37% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 1,142 | 67.2 | 17.0:1 | 35% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 1,116 | 65.7 | 17.0:1 | 35% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 1,080 | 65 | 16.6:1 | 27% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 1,113 | 65.5 | 17.0:1 | 23% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 1,084 | 65 | 16.7:1 | 24% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 1,187 | 70 | 17.0:1 | 21% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winters Mill High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,113 to 1,156); teachers down 3% (65.5 to 63.7).
About Winters Mill High
Winters Mill High is a medium-sized high school with its address in Westminster, Maryland. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,156 students in grades 9 through 12.
Winters Mill High is one school in a 43-school district, Carroll County Public Schools, which enrolls 26,141 students.
At Winters Mill High, White students make up 66% of the student body. It is also 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Carroll County is roughly 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Winters Mill High operates with 63.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.2:1. That is higher than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. About 37% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Carroll County is 9 points.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Winters Mill High receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Winters Mill High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.5% and a predicted 52.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in 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. In all, Carroll County has 44 public schools and roughly 26,141 students.
The school nearest to Winters Mill High is Cranberry Station Elementary, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Winters Mill High is 7th among 7 schools close by.
Winters Mill High is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,156, a 7% increase from 1,080 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.6 to 18.2 over 4 years.
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
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 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
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Westminster West MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Westminster East MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Winfield ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Runnymede ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- Cranberry Station ElementaryElementary · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Cranberry Station Elementary0.2 mi · 593
- Westminster East Middle0.8 mi · 796
- Carroll Springs School1.1 mi · 32
- Post Secondary Program1.1 mi · 36
- William Winchester Elementary1.2 mi · 587
- Westminster West Middle1.2 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Winters Mill HighHow many students attend Winters Mill High?
Winters Mill High enrolls approximately 1,156 students in grades 09-12.
Is Winters Mill High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winters Mill High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Winters Mill High?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Winters Mill High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winters Mill High?
At Winters Mill High, the student body is approximately 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Winters Mill High public or private?
Winters Mill High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.