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Urbana High

Public Grades 9-12

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 220 Maryland High Schools

Better than 97% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Urbana High is a public high school located in Ijamsville, Maryland, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,012 students. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools district, which is ranked 5th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Urbana High has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in Maryland, ranking within the top 15 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, Urbana High ranked 6th out of 220 Maryland high schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels, with 89.1% of students proficient or better in MCAP/English Language Arts for 10th grade, compared to 66.9% for the Frederick County Public Schools district and 59.5% for the state of Maryland.

Urbana High's performance is also exceptional across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, and it has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (13.77% in 2023-2024) compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Heather Ridge (71.93%) and Frederick High (48.27%).

1,989

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,432

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3471 Campus Dr
Ijamsville, MD 21754

(227) 203-3550

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Urbana High:

Elementary:	Centerville Elementary
	Kemptown Elementary
	Urbana Elementary
Middle:	Urbana Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Asian:

21.4%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (63% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Maryland high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Frederick County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg47%

Maryland avg37%

6^th of 220

Maryland public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11High Schools in the Frederick County Public Schools

5^th of 25Frederick County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	6 of 220	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	13 of 146	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.4	13 of 127	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	1 of 225	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	68.7	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.5	1 of 138	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	6 of 197	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.5	7 of 180	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	83.9	8 of 233	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	80.9	9 of 233	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	81.1	23 of 231	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	72.8	53 of 185	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	21 of 187	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	30 of 183	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	34 of 220	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	34 of 213	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.6	37 of 214	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	46 of 209	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	67.0	53 of 204	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	40.7	123 of 204	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.6	149 of 201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	72.3	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.7	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	60.0	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	77.4	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.1	10 of 35	71.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	53.4	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	64.8	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2021)76th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)71st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)55th percentile-8 vs school

White (2021)48th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)45th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2021)44th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+38 vs state

Algebra II68%+44 vs state

Mathematics51%+24 vs state

Algebra I48%+27 vs state

Geometry46%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Good test scores, OK diversity, horrible student to teacher ratio. No plumbers in all of FCPS and hardly any janitors/custodians. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 28, 2014

UHS is one of the top public schools in MD for academic excellence, athletics, diversity and comunity involvement Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)	MCAP English Language Arts (2025)		MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Algebra II (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Urbana High	Public	9-12	3471 Campus Dr	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3550	1,989	99	20.0	16.5%	940 (47.3%)	220 (11.1%)	255 (12.8%)	426 (21.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	141 (7.1%)	83.2	6^th of 220 public high schools	97.3%		71.6	13^th of 146 public high schools	91.1%	7	50.7	89.1	89.1	48.0	68.0	46.4	$14,432	$767	$13,664
Oakdale High	Public	9-12	5850 Eaglehead Drive	Ijamsville	21754	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3400	1,702	88	19.4	17.6%	976 (57.3%)	207 (12.2%)	218 (12.8%)	187 (11.0%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.0%)	66.5	26^th of 220 public high schools	88.2%		51.3	53^rd of 146 public high schools	63.7%	27	29.5	82.2	82.2	29.8	56.5	21.4	$15,052	$816	$14,236
Tuscarora High	Public	9-12	5312 Ballenger Creek Pk	Frederick	21703	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3100	1,735	89	19.4	48.7%	531 (30.6%)	428 (24.7%)	514 (29.6%)	135 (7.8%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	111 (6.4%)	32.2	129^th of 220 public high schools	41.4%		26.9	124^th of 146 public high schools	15.1%	5	6.5	55.7	55.7	5.4		9.2	$16,609	$1,207	$15,401
Damascus High	Public	9-12	25921 Ridge Rd	Damascus	20872	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2400	1,390	86	16.1	30.6%	526 (37.8%)	186 (13.4%)	426 (30.6%)	152 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (6.8%)	54.6	51^st of 220 public high schools	76.8%		61.6	28^th of 146 public high schools	80.8%	23	5.4	68.1	68.1	5.4			$20,784	$1,610	$19,174
Frederick High	Public	9-12	650 Carroll Pky	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3300	1,821	106	17.1	59.5%	329 (18.1%)	474 (26.0%)	790 (43.4%)	93 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	121 (6.6%)	30.3	136^th of 220 public high schools	38.2%		19.5	134^th of 146 public high schools	8.2%	2	14.2	46.5	46.5	15.1	47.1	9.6	$16,652	$1,046	$15,606
Clarksburg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	22500 Wims Rd	Clarksburg	20871	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6000	2,241	131	17.0	36.9%	308 (13.7%)	625 (27.9%)	614 (27.4%)	572 (25.5%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	104 (4.6%)	50	73^rd of 220 public high schools	66.8%		56.3	38^th of 146 public high schools	74.0%	35	5.6	63.6	63.6	5.6			$18,789	$1,206	$17,583
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	Public	9-12	1501 N Market St	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3450	2,066	119	17.3	58.4%	528 (25.6%)	523 (25.3%)	772 (37.4%)	96 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	9 (0.4%)	129 (6.2%)	27.5	143^rd of 220 public high schools	35.0%		26.7	125^th of 146 public high schools	14.4%	18	8.5	51.4	51.4	7.3	9.2	9.5	$17,662	$1,188	$16,475
Frederick County Virtual	Public, Virtual	9-12	1799 Schifferstadt Blvd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(227) 203-3780	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Heather Ridge	Public	6-12	1445 Taney Ave	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3880	50	17	2.9	84.0%	12 (24.0%)	20 (40.0%)	13 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	12.5	208^th of 220 public high schools	5.5%					(n/a)	2.2	20.0	12.1	4.0			$96,817	$2,392	$94,425
Linganore High	Public	9-12	12013 Old Annapolis Rd	Frederick	21701	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3500	1,647	85	19.4	16.7%	1,167 (70.9%)	94 (5.7%)	209 (12.7%)	91 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.7%)	59.1	41^st of 220 public high schools	81.4%		46.9	63^rd of 146 public high schools	56.8%	22	25.1	77.5	77.5	21.9	71.4	25.7	$15,217	$730	$14,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Urbana High

What district is Urbana High in?

Frederick County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Urbana High?

Students at Urbana High are 47% White, 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Urbana High a good school?

Yes! Urbana High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 220 Maryland high schools.

What schools feed into Urbana High?

Urbana High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Centerville Elementary
Elementary : Kemptown Elementary
Elementary : Urbana Elementary
Middle : Urbana Middle

How many students attend Urbana High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,989 students attended Urbana High.

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