📍 19401 Crystal Rock Dr, Germantown, Montgomery County, 20874
Seneca Valley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Germantown, Montgomery County. The school has 2,239 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 154.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 32 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seneca Valley High enrolls 2,239 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 154.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 853 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 764 | 34% |
| White | 267 | 12% |
| Asian | 239 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 110 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,283 of the school's 2,239 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,138 qualify for free lunch and 145 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.
Seneca Valley 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-60, state senate district 39, state house district 39.
Seneca Valley 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 2,239 students, Seneca Valley 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