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Gov. Thomas Johnson High

Q: Is Gov. Thomas Johnson High a good school?

Gov. Thomas Johnson High ranks 116 th of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Gov. Thomas Johnson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,066 students attended Gov. Thomas Johnson High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gov. Thomas Johnson High?

Students at Gov. Thomas Johnson High are 37% Hispanic, 26% White, 25% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Gov. Thomas Johnson High?

Gov. Thomas Johnson High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Monocacy Elementary Elementary : North Frederick Elementary Elementary : Waverley Elementary Elementary : Yellow Springs Elementary Middle : Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle Middle : Monocacy Middle

Public Grades 9-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 49% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Gov. Thomas Johnson High is a large public high school in Frederick, MD, serving 2,066 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Frederick County Public Schools district. The school has shown a notable upward trend in recent years, jumping from a low state ranking in the 14th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 49th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, though it still trails many nearby schools like Urbana High and Linganore High.

The school's biggest challenge is in mathematics, where only 11.1% of students are proficient—far below the district average of 38.5% and dramatically lower than top performers like Urbana (64.3%) and Oakdale High (44.1%). However, English Language Arts (ELA) is a relative strength, with 58.4% proficiency, which is above the state average of 51.7% and close to the district average of 64%. The school also maintains a strong graduation rate of 91.0%, only slightly below the district average of 94.0%, and outperforms nearby Frederick High in both ELA proficiency (58.4% vs. 50.9%) and graduation rate (91.0% vs. 88.4%). Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 26.9%, more than double the rates at Urbana (12.2%) and Linganore (14.8%).

The school serves a student population with a high level of economic disadvantage, with 58.37% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch—the highest among standard comprehensive high schools in the area, except for Frederick High (59.47%). Despite this, the school spends $17,662 per student, more than higher-performing schools like Urbana ($14,432) and Oakdale ($15,052), suggesting that financial resources alone don't determine outcomes. For parents considering this school, the key takeaway is that Gov. Thomas Johnson offers a supportive environment for graduation and literacy, but families should be aware of the significant math challenges and consider what additional support their child might need in that subject.

2,066

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,662

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701-4430

(227) 203-3450

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Gov. Thomas Johnson High:

Elementary:	Monocacy Elementary
	North Frederick Elementary
	Waverley Elementary
	Yellow Springs Elementary
Middle:	Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle
	Monocacy Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

25.6%

African American:

25.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2024 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Maryland average

!Near the bottom of Frederick County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg50%

Maryland avg38%

116^th of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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
2026	38.8	116 of 227	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	143 of 220	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	125 of 146	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	88 of 127	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	124 of 225	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	85 of 197	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	80 of 180	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	102 of 233	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	84 of 233	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.8	113 of 231	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.7	106 of 185	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.0	110 of 187	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.8	78 of 183	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.6	61 of 220	72.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	52 of 213	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	64 of 214	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	51.2	108 of 209	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	101 of 204	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.9	111 of 204	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.0	126 of 201	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	7.3	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.2	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile

Asian (2021)4th percentile

Homeless (2021)<1st percentile

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+7 vs state

Geometry36%-9 vs state

Algebra II15%-12 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 vs state

Algebra I6%-16 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, April 5, 2023

I witnessed a coach yelling and waving her hands in the air and in the players face from across the field I felt the disrespectful actions 😭 at a game that they were losing. However did not see her speak to anyone else on the team the entire game in the same manner and they lost the game. What a disgraceful show of non leadership!!!!! I'm a former teacher for Pgcps and Wcps and I'm so sick of the actions and the things that get pushed under the rug at this school!! Very poor is my rating but when I tried to submit the stars change from one to three my rating would be a negative no stars if applicable. 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 (2025)	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
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	7-12	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
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	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%)	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
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%)	55	58^th of 227 public high schools	74.4%		43	97^th of 220 public high schools	55.9%	39		17.7		74.1	74.1	7.1		63.2	$18,206	$1,231	$16,975
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
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
Middletown High	Public	9-12	200 Schoolhouse Dr	Middletown	21769	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(227) 203-3600	1,059	54	19.7	20.6%	863 (81.5%)	27 (2.5%)	92 (8.7%)	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.0%)	55.8	57^th of 227 public high schools	74.9%		57.6	45^th of 220 public high schools	79.5%	12		25.7		77.3	77.3	11.0	54.5	67.4	$16,693	$979	$15,713
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gov. Thomas Johnson High

What district is Gov. Thomas Johnson High in?

Frederick County Public Schools

What schools feed into Gov. Thomas Johnson High?

Gov. Thomas Johnson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Monocacy Elementary
Elementary : North Frederick Elementary
Elementary : Waverley Elementary
Elementary : Yellow Springs Elementary
Middle : Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle
Middle : Monocacy Middle

What is the racial makeup of Gov. Thomas Johnson High?

Students at Gov. Thomas Johnson High are 37% Hispanic, 26% White, 25% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Gov. Thomas Johnson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,066 students attended Gov. Thomas Johnson High.

Is Gov. Thomas Johnson High a good school?

Gov. Thomas Johnson High ranks 116^th of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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