📍 4931 New Town Blvd, Owings Mills, Baltimore County, 21117
New Town High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Owings Mills, Baltimore County. The school has 1,316 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Town High enrolls 1,316 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 3.1% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,201 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 3% |
| White | 23 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
722 of the school's 1,316 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 624 qualify for free lunch and 98 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Town High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 11, state house district 11.
New Town High is one of 178 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, based in Towson, Maryland. The district serves 110,024 students district-wide and employs 7,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,316 students, New Town High is larger than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large