Public school in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Woodlawn High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school opened in the fall of 1961. Prior to that, students in the area attended Catonsville, Milford Mill, or Franklin High Schools. In the fall of 2017, Woodlawn offered an Early College Program to help students prepare for university education.
There are over 40 various extracurriculars, sports, programs, and activities for students.
Location
Woodlawn High School sits on 55 acres (220,000 m2) in western Baltimore County.[1] The main building, which was built in 1961, is roughly 195,000 square feet (18,100 m2) in size.[1] The school is located just east of the Baltimore Beltway and north of Maryland Route 122, Security Boulevard.
Woodlawn High school received a 37.8 out of a possible 100 points (37%) on the 2018–2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 2 out of 5-star rating, ranking in the 11th percentile among all Maryland schools.[3]
Students
The 2019–2020 enrollment at Woodlawn High School was 1656 students.[4]
The graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and dropped to 89% in 2006.[5] Its graduation rate is currently 90%.[when?]
Woodlawn High School is one of the largest high schools in the Baltimore County Public School system.
In 2008, the school was 61% African-American, 19% Hispanic and Native American, 11% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7% White, and 2% European-American.[6] Almost 13% of the students received special education,[7] and over 42% of the students received free or reduced lunches, one of the highest rates in the county.[8]
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