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Damascus High High School
25921 Ridge Rd Damascus MD, 20872, Montgomery County Phone: 301-253-7030 Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Montgomery County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 77 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,231 | 1,308 | 1,308 | 1,335 | 1,412 | 1,420 | 1,461 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 295 | 24.0% | 322 | 24.6% | 324 | 24.8% | 320 | 24.0% | 358 | 25.4% | 336 | 23.7% | 348 | 23.8% |
| Grade 10: | 303 | 24.6% | 324 | 24.8% | 315 | 24.1% | 351 | 26.3% | 330 | 23.4% | 351 | 24.7% | 385 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 312 | 25.3% | 316 | 24.2% | 333 | 25.5% | 320 | 24.0% | 340 | 24.1% | 382 | 26.9% | 348 | 23.8% |
| Grade 12: | 321 | 26.1% | 346 | 26.5% | 336 | 25.7% | 344 | 25.8% | 384 | 27.2% | 351 | 24.7% | 380 | 26.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 617 | 50.1% | 665 | 50.8% | 655 | 50.1% | 670 | 50.2% | 700 | 49.6% | 702 | 49.4% | 723 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 614 | 49.9% | 643 | 49.2% | 653 | 49.9% | 665 | 49.8% | 704 | 49.9% | 710 | 50.0% | 734 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 65 | 5.3% | 68 | 5.2% | 65 | 5.0% | 63 | 4.7% | 70 | 5.0% | 72 | 5.1% | 56 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 194 | 15.8% | 172 | 13.1% | 170 | 13.0% | 164 | 12.3% | 159 | 11.3% | 169 | 11.9% | 173 | 11.8% |
| Black: | 125 | 10.2% | 121 | 9.3% | 112 | 8.6% | 108 | 8.1% | 125 | 8.9% | 118 | 8.3% | 101 | 6.9% |
| White: | 789 | 64.1% | 881 | 67.4% | 898 | 68.7% | 939 | 70.3% | 1,054 | 74.6% | 1,055 | 74.3% | 1,125 | 77.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 56 | 4.5% | 64 | 4.9% | 60 | 4.6% | 60 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 158 | 12.8% | 140 | 10.7% | 120 | 9.2% | 118 | 8.8% | 103 | 7.3% | 104 | 7.3% | 95 | 6.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 3.2% | 25 | 1.9% | 35 | 2.7% | 31 | 2.3% | 44 | 3.1% | 43 | 3.0% | 43 | 2.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.99 | 16.60 | 17.40 | 17.97 | 18.24 | 17.60 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 49.5% | 72.4% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 42.8% | 67.7% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 73.6% | 78.8% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 72% | 77.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95.3% | 89.1% | 85.9% |
| 2009 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96.8% | 90% | 85.1% |
| 2010 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 90.9% | 88% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 92.1% | 88.9% | 83.6% |
| 2012 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 94.8% | 90.0% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 73.8% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 70.1% | 57.6% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 78.4% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.6% | 80.6% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93.9% | 90.4% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 96% | 90.7% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91% | 89.3% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92.2% | 90% | 81.3% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 90.3% | 81.7% |
| 2005 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 69.5% | 57.3% |
| 2006 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 71.2% | 69% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 84.3% | 77.2% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 86.9% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 87.2% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 85.7% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.9% | 86.8% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 93.0% | 89.0% | 83.1% |
| 2004 | Government | End of course | % met std | 78% | 79.1% | 65.9% |
| 2005 | Government | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 77.3% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Government | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 81.4% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Government | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 87.6% | 73.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 72.7% | 66.0% |
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