Summary:
In zip code 21234, there is one high school, Parkville High, serving grades 9 through 12 in the Baltimore County Public Schools district, an area where a majority of students (56.1%) come from low-income households.
Parkville High presents a stark contrast in academic performance between subjects. While its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate of 47.2% is slightly above the district average of 46.1%, its math proficiency rate is a critical concern at just 5.3%, far below the district's 21.9%. The school also struggles with student engagement, as its chronic absenteeism rate of 41.1% is significantly higher than the district's 25.6%. This likely contributes to a graduation rate of only 71.0% and a dropout rate of 23.5%, both of which are substantially worse than the district averages of 84.3% and 12.1%, respectively.
Despite spending a considerable $18,160 per student, the school's overall outcomes are low. However, there is a slight positive trend, as the school's state ranking has improved from the 3rd percentile (0-star rating) in 2023-2024 to the 31st percentile (2-star rating) in 2025-2026. For parents, the most pressing issues are the extremely low math proficiency and the high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropouts, which overshadow the school's relatively stronger ELA performance and recent ranking improvements.
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