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Urbana High

Public Grades 9-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 98% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Urbana High in Ijamsville, MD, is a large, high-performing public high school serving nearly 2,000 students in grades 9-12 within the Frederick County Public Schools district, which is ranked 5th out of 25 districts in Maryland.

Urbana High stands out as the premier academic institution in the region, ranking 4th out of 227 high schools in Maryland (98th percentile) and earning a 5-star rating. Its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is extraordinary, with 93% of students proficient—nearly double the state average of 51.7% and significantly higher than its closest local rival, Oakdale High (91.8%). In mathematics, Urbana High's proficiency rate of 64.3% is more than double the state average (27.1%) and 20 percentage points higher than Oakdale High (44.1%). The school also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among nearby schools at 12.2%, well below the district average of 16.7% and dramatically lower than schools like Frederick High (27.5%) and Damascus High (34.4%).

Urbana High achieves these top-tier results while spending less per student ($14,432) than almost all of its peers, including Oakdale High ($15,052) and Clarksburg High ($20,784), demonstrating efficient resource allocation. The school also excels at serving its low socioeconomic status students, ranking 2nd out of 11 schools statewide for this subgroup. With a decade of sustained excellence—ranking in the 96th percentile or higher for 8 of the last 10 school years—Urbana High offers a consistently strong academic environment that outperforms nearby schools like Linganore High (#46) and Tuscarora High (#79).

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 — 97th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (73% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg50%

Maryland avg38%

4^th of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	4 of 227	98.2%	★★★★★
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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts93%+41 vs state

Algebra II91%+64 vs state

Geometry77%+33 vs state

Mathematics64%+37 vs state

Algebra I52%+31 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)		MCAP English Language Arts (2026)			MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	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%)	89.1	4^th of 227 public high schools	98.2%		83.2	6^th of 220 public high schools	97.3%	2		64.3		93.0	93.0	52.0	91.3	77.2	$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%)	77.3	14^th of 227 public high schools	93.8%		66.5	26^th of 220 public high schools	88.2%	12		44.1		91.8	91.8	32.4	70.8	53.0	$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%)	48	79^th of 227 public high schools	65.2%		32.2	129^th of 220 public high schools	41.4%	50		13.7		64.7	64.7	13.7			$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%)	60	45^th of 227 public high schools	80.2%		54.6	51^st of 220 public high schools	76.8%	6		5.0		73.2	73.2	5.0			$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%)	41.2	105^th of 227 public high schools	53.7%		30.3	136^th of 220 public high schools	38.2%	31		25.4		50.9	50.9	24.2	50.0	28.9	$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%)	56.8	55^th of 227 public high schools	75.8%		50	73^rd of 220 public high schools	66.8%	18		17.8		69.1	69.1	17.8			$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%)	38.8	116^th of 227 public high schools	48.9%		27.5	143^rd of 220 public high schools	35.0%	27		11.1		58.4	58.4	5.5	15.4	35.7	$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%)	8.7	225^th of 227 public high schools	0.9%		12.5	208^th of 220 public high schools	5.5%	17	6.3	2.0	6.7	15.0	12.2	0.0			$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%)	59.3	46^th of 227 public high schools	79.7%		59.1	41^st of 220 public high schools	81.4%	5		25.4		76.1	76.1	10.0	76.7	51.2	$15,217	$730	$14,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Urbana High

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 4^th of 227 Maryland high schools.

How many students attend Urbana High?

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

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

What district is Urbana High in?

Frederick County Public Schools

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