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Alumni: what's one memory from Woodlawn High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,922
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000502
Woodlawn High
1801 Woodlawn Dr, Baltimore, MD 21207 · (443) 809-1309 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,922 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Maryland public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.0:1
120 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,259 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 | 479 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 520 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 486 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 437 | 23% |
Student demographics
50%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
34.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 10.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 Woodlawn High
Woodlawn High's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn High this school | 1,922 | 65.5% | 22.3% |
| Overlea High Baltimore | 1,474 | 65.4% | 25.0% |
| Eleanor Roosevelt High Greenbelt | 2,544 | 62.9% | 40.3% |
| Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High Upper Marlboro | 2,291 | 57.9% | 30.7% |
| Charles Herbert Flowers High Springdale | 2,712 | 67.7% | 37.9% |
| Wicomico High Salisbury | 1,304 | 66.4% | 23.6% |
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 Woodlawn High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #176 of 203 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #76 of 206 ▲ 68 | #4 of 24 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #178 of 206 no change | #22 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,922 | #37 of 234 | #3 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #92 of 210 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #122 of 211 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #51 of 212 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.0% | #21 of 131 | #4 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
1,922
+242 (+14%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,478
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,922 | 120 | 16.0:1 | 66% (1,259) |
| 2023-24 | 1,896 | 118 | 16.1:1 | 66% (1,243) |
| 2022-23 | 1,815 | 113 | 16.1:1 | 63% (1,146) |
| 2020-21 | 1,680 | 114 | 14.7:1 | 71% (1,192) |
| 2017-18 | 1,479 | 93 | 15.9:1 | 66% (971) |
| 2015-16 | 1,334 | 94 | 14.2:1 | 58% (775) |
| 2010-11 | 1,634 | 130 | 12.6:1 | 56% (908) |
| 2000-01 | 1,780 | 106 | 16.8:1 | 24% (424) |
| 1990-91 | 1,478 | 95 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlawn High.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (1,479 to 1,922); teachers up 29% (93 to 120).
About Woodlawn High
Woodlawn High is a public high school run by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore, Maryland. Its enrollment is 1,922 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools is the district for Woodlawn High. It has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
The share of Black students at Woodlawn High is 67%, a majority. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 3% White. Census figures show Baltimore County is about 31% Black. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Woodlawn High are from different groups.
The school's 120 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. The average for high schools in Maryland is 15.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Woodlawn High, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Baltimore County average 53%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Woodlawn High outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Woodlawn High is among the bottom 10% of schools in Maryland. Predicted: 35.5%. Actual: 22.3%.
In the surrounding county, Baltimore County, median household income comes to about $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 180 public schools and about 110,872 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Woodlawn High from the closest public school, Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Woodlawn High is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Woodlawn High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 1,680 (2020-21) to 1,922 (2024-25). The school's ratio increased from 14.7:1 to 16.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Other Woodlawn High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodlawn High. Woodlawn High is the largest of the 5.
- Woodlawn High SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 1,331 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolShreveport, LA · 623 students
- WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOLRISON, AR · 261 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolWoodlawn, IL · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School0.0 mi · 4
- Meadowood Education Center0.3 mi · 29
- Featherbed Lane Elementary0.5 mi · 572
- Southwest Academy1.1 mi · 842
- Watershed Public Charter1.2 mi · 366
- Woodlawn Middle1.3 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlawn HighHow large is Woodlawn High?
Woodlawn High enrolls approximately 1,922 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Woodlawn High serve?
Woodlawn High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Woodlawn High?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Woodlawn High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodlawn High?
At Woodlawn High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 22% Hispanic, 67% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodlawn High?
Woodlawn High is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.