📍 1501 N Market St, Frederick, Frederick County, 21701
Gov. Thomas Johnson High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Frederick, Frederick County. The school has 1,962 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 106.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gov. Thomas Johnson High enrolls 1,962 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 106.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 724 | 37% |
| White | 558 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 462 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 101 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 100 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,011 of the school's 1,962 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 908 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
Gov. Thomas Johnson High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-60, state senate district 3.
Gov. Thomas Johnson High is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,962 students, Gov. Thomas Johnson High is larger than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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