Montgomery Blair High

Montgomery Blair High, a sprawling secondary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, part of Montgomery County Public Schools, hosts 3,266 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 176% above the state mean of about 1,185.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Montgomery Blair High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Montgomery Blair High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Black, 22% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Montgomery Blair High has 199 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.3:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Montgomery Blair High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 36.4%, a residual of -12.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $132,450, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Montgomery Blair High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pine Crest Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Montgomery Blair High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Montgomery Blair High's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 3,083 (now 3,266). Over the same period, the Asian share shrank from 15% to 10%.

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