📍 10301 Apple Ridge Rd, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20879
Watkins Mill High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 1,715 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 116.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 24 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watkins Mill High enrolls 1,715 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 116.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 8.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,043 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 390 | 23% |
| Asian | 140 | 8.2% |
| White | 94 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,278 of the school's 1,715 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,111 qualify for free lunch and 167 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.
Watkins Mill 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.
Watkins Mill 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 1,715 students, Watkins Mill 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