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Linganore High

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Linganore High ranks 41 st of 220 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 220 Maryland High Schools

Better than 81% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Linganore High is a public high school located in Frederick, Maryland, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,620 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.

Linganore High consistently performs above the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 77.5% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 63% for the district and 50.8% for the state. However, the school lags behind in Mathematics proficiency, with only 25.1% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 36.8% for the district and 26.5% for the state. Interestingly, Linganore excels in Algebra II, with 71.4% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district (32.2%) and state (24.5%) averages.

Linganore High has seen a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.2% in 2023-2024 to 20.7% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average of 16.8% in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools, Urbana High consistently outperforms Linganore High in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, while Heather Ridge, a smaller alternative high school, struggles significantly across all academic metrics.

1,647

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,217

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12013 Old Annapolis Rd
Frederick, MD 21701

(227) 203-3500

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Linganore High:

Elementary:	Liberty Elementary
	New Market Elementary
	Twin Ridge Elementary
Middle:	New Market Middle
	Windsor Knolls Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Hispanic:

12.7%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2014 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Maryland high schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg47%

Maryland avg37%

41^st of 220

Maryland public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	59.1	41 of 220	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	63 of 146	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	50 of 127	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	25 of 225	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	9 of 138	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	5 of 197	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	73.7	25 of 180	86.1%	★★★★☆
2016	64.0	70 of 233	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	14 of 233	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	78.9	48 of 231	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	33 of 185	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.6	42 of 187	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.3	57 of 183	68.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	44 of 220	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	39 of 213	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	34 of 214	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	41 of 209	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	41 of 204	79.9%	★★★★☆
2005	55.6	78 of 204	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	67 of 201	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	45.6	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)36th percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+27 vs state

Algebra II71%+47 vs state

Geometry26%~ state avg

Mathematics25%~ state avg

Algebra I22%~ state avg

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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
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
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
Walkersville High	Public	9-12	81 W Frederick Street	Walkersville	21793	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3350	1,181	60	19.6	38.8%	678 (57.4%)	187 (15.8%)	206 (17.4%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	43	97^th of 220 public high schools	55.9%		33.7	111^th of 146 public high schools	24.0%	14	12.4	67.5	67.5	10.3		18.0	$18,206	$1,231	$16,975
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)
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
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
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
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	Public	10-12	7922 Opossumtown Pike	Frederick	21702	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3650	0	33	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Linganore High

What district is Linganore High in?

Frederick County Public Schools

How many students attend Linganore High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,647 students attended Linganore High.

What schools feed into Linganore High?

Linganore High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Liberty Elementary
Elementary : New Market Elementary
Elementary : Twin Ridge Elementary
Middle : New Market Middle
Middle : Windsor Knolls Middle

What is the racial makeup of Linganore High?

Students at Linganore High are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Linganore High a good school?

Linganore High ranks 41^st of 220 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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