📍 10902 Old Princess Anne Rd, Princess Anne, Somerset County, 21853
Washington Academy and High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Princess Anne, Somerset County. The school has 597 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Somerset County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Academy and High School enrolls 597 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 28% White and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 327 | 55% |
| White | 168 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
398 of the school's 597 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 398 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington Academy and High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 38.
Washington Academy and High School is one of 9 schools in Somerset County Public Schools, based in Westover, Maryland. The district serves 2,901 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 597 students, Washington Academy and High School is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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