📍 25921 Ridge Rd, Damascus, Montgomery County, 20872
Damascus High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Damascus, Montgomery County. The school has 1,414 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 86.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Damascus High enrolls 1,414 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 86.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 571 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 401 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 197 | 14% |
| Asian | 164 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 1,414 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 407 qualify for free lunch and 49 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.
Damascus High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Damascus 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 1,414 students, Damascus 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