📍 14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, Montgomery County, 20866
Paint Branch High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burtonsville, Montgomery County. The school has 2,135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 130.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paint Branch High enrolls 2,135 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 130.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,251 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 540 | 25% |
| Asian | 219 | 10% |
| White | 66 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,355 of the school's 2,135 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,179 qualify for free lunch and 176 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.
Paint Branch 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-40, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Paint Branch High is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,135 students, Paint Branch High is larger than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large