📍 17501 W Willard Rd, Poolesville, Montgomery County, 20837
Poolesville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Poolesville, Montgomery County. The school has 1,309 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 71.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 89% of students are proficient in reading. 86% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poolesville High enrolls 1,309 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 71.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 36% Asian and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 527 | 40% |
| Asian | 476 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 1,309 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Poolesville High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 15, state house district 15.
Poolesville 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 1,309 students, Poolesville 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: Town - Fringe