Watkins Mill High School

Watkins Mill High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
10301 Apple Ridge Rd,  Gaithersburg, MD
Montgomery County Public Schools
3.7
3.4
1,594 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
1100
Average ACT Score
23
Math Proficiency
16%
Reading Proficiency
56%
Average GPA
3.47
Graduation Rate
87%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
B+
College Prep
C+
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.47
Reading Proficiency
56%
Math Proficiency
16%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
116
Full Time Teachers
116
Teachers in First or Second Year
24.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1100
Math
540
Verbal
560
Average ACT
23
Math
22
English
23
Reading
23
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
10
AP Pass Rate
34.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Science
30.9%
State Average
22.4%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
225:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.8%
Female
46%
Hispanic
60.8%
Black
22.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
8.2%
White
5.5%
Two or more races
2.3%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Maryland - College Park 461 Students
Towson University 408 Students
Montgomery College 256 Students
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 171 Students
University of Maryland - Baltimore 156 Students
Loyola University Maryland 151 Students
Howard University 148 Students
Georgetown University 135 Students
Salisbury University 134 Students
Morgan State University 130 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 127 Students
Business 114 Students
Nursing 107 Students
Psychology 103 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 85 Students
Computer Science 72 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 48 Students
Chemistry 39 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 33 Students
Political Science and Government 33 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 379 Reviews
5.0 Senior
10/23/2024
Excellent school and amazing teachers they prepare you for successful journey. I am so lucky that I am part of this school!
2.0 Junior
2/27/2024
There was one Honor Pre-Cal teacher omg this teacher was the worst what happened to me was I asked him for help and bro said go research don't ask me we had the test the next day and he gave a review paper blank didn;t posted the answer key online so everyone did pretty bad everyone had A it went down to D
3.0 Junior
1/23/2023
Watkinsmill is cool and all but it would be si much better if teachers understood that students, especially IB and AP students, have 7 other classes with 7 other workloads. Some teachers don't understand that being in an AP or IB class or program doesn't make a student smart and hook onto the lesson in one week. I understand that there just trying to do their work and speed up it but sometimes they need to take their time.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 16 Reviews
5.0 parent
5/25/2019
I am a parent and I've always been treated kindly and with respect by the teachers and students.
1.0 parent
10/31/2018
My children learned through experience to judge people by what they say or do, not by what they look like. For that, I am very grateful. This can be very hard for a white parent to teach in a predominately white school, but Watkins Mill is anything but that. My kids view everyone as being equal in e...
2.0 student
6/4/2017
The experience at this school was dismal. Disrespectful students, disrespectful teachers, and inattentive staff are just a few problems at this school. The school is terrible at dealing with their own problems like bullying and even more ineffective at preparing students for life beyond the school....
5.0 parent
8/15/2015
I attended this school the first year it opened. My children now attend his scool; and I am equally, if not more, impressed than when I went. The teachers and counselors meet their needs and accommodations. I have one Pre-IB student and one in general education classes. The after school clubs provid...

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