📍 300 Norwood Rd, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, 20905
James Hubert Blake High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Silver Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 1,784 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 102.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 30 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Hubert Blake High enrolls 1,784 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 102.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 733 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 595 | 33% |
| White | 206 | 12% |
| Asian | 183 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,052 of the school's 1,784 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 936 qualify for free lunch and 116 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.
James Hubert Blake 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-80, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
James Hubert Blake 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 1,784 students, James Hubert Blake 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
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