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Towson High Law & Public Policy High School
69 Cedar Ave Towson MD, 21286, Baltimore County Phone: 410-887-3608 Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Baltimore 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: | 82 | 87 | 82 | 89 | 90 | 88 | 89 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,444 | 1,428 | 1,415 | 1,395 | 1,382 | 1,407 | 1,440 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 391 | 27.1% | 372 | 26.1% | 348 | 24.6% | 368 | 26.4% | 349 | 25.3% | 352 | 25.0% | 364 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 362 | 25.1% | 326 | 22.8% | 376 | 26.6% | 345 | 24.7% | 346 | 25.0% | 359 | 25.5% | 354 | 24.6% |
| Grade 11: | 331 | 22.9% | 373 | 26.1% | 352 | 24.9% | 350 | 25.1% | 346 | 25.0% | 343 | 24.4% | 353 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 360 | 24.9% | 357 | 25.0% | 339 | 24.0% | 332 | 23.8% | 341 | 24.7% | 353 | 25.1% | 369 | 25.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 702 | 48.6% | 704 | 49.3% | 715 | 50.5% | 711 | 51.0% | 697 | 50.4% | 701 | 49.8% | 712 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 742 | 51.4% | 724 | 50.7% | 700 | 49.5% | 684 | 49.0% | 677 | 49.0% | 698 | 49.6% | 724 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 135 | 9.3% | 130 | 9.1% | 119 | 8.4% | 95 | 6.8% | 93 | 6.7% | 105 | 7.5% | 90 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic: | 61 | 4.2% | 51 | 3.6% | 52 | 3.7% | 42 | 3.0% | 36 | 2.6% | 36 | 2.6% | 34 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 310 | 21.5% | 294 | 20.6% | 283 | 20.0% | 278 | 19.9% | 290 | 21.0% | 277 | 19.7% | 281 | 19.5% |
| White: | 893 | 61.8% | 913 | 63.9% | 935 | 66.1% | 955 | 68.5% | 958 | 69.3% | 986 | 70.1% | 1,029 | 71.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 2.8% | 35 | 2.5% | 21 | 1.5% | 21 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 15.2% | 198 | 13.9% | 200 | 14.1% | 149 | 10.7% | 127 | 9.2% | 109 | 7.7% | 110 | 7.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 2.6% | 68 | 4.8% | 42 | 3.0% | 42 | 3.0% | 29 | 2.1% | 47 | 3.3% | 47 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.65 | 16.45 | 17.24 | 15.67 | 15.44 | 15.90 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 35.4% | 50.5% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 42.1% | 49.7% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 70.1% | 63.3% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 49.7% | 55.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96.2% | 83.9% | 85.9% |
| 2009 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96.8% | 85% | 85.1% |
| 2010 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98.3% | 85.2% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98.3% | 84.8% | 83.6% |
| 2012 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 99.0% | 86.1% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 58.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.8% | 52.9% | 57.6% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 66.9% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 62.3% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 81.5% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93.4% | 83.1% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 96.8% | 82.6% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98.1% | 81.2% | 81.3% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98.0% | 82.6% | 81.7% |
| 2005 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 52.3% | 57.3% |
| 2006 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 58.1% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 90.5% | 68.3% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.2% | 80.9% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 96.5% | 83.7% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 98.5% | 83.8% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 98.4% | 85% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 98.2% | 85.4% | 83.1% |
| 2004 | Government | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 65% | 65.9% |
| 2005 | Government | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 62.8% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Government | End of course | % met std | 88.3% | 72.5% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Government | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 65.3% | 73.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 67.1% | 66.0% |
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