Western High School

4600 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD, 21209-4915
Tel: (410)396-7040
Grades: 9-12 | 931 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Western High School serves 931 students in grades 9-12.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the MD state average of 13:1.
  • The school's 56% graduation rate is lower than the MD state average of 85%.
  • Minority enrollment is 92% of the student body.
  • Western High School is one of 49 public high schools within Baltimore, and operates within the Baltimore City Public s School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, MD Dept. of Educ.
Western High School
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School (2009)
Grades Offered Grades 9-12
Total Students 931 students
% Male / % Female n/a / n/a
Total Classroom Teachers 47 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(MD) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 20:1 13:1
 
This School
(MD) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a n/a
% Asian		 1% 6%
% Hispanic		 2% 11%
% Black		 87% 37%
% White		 8% 43%
Unknown		 2% 3%
 
 
This School
(MD) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 47% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 13% 7%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Baltimore City Public s School District

Nearby Schools:

Western High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.2 mi. away
Medfield Heights Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away
Roland Park Elementary Middle
Grades: KG-8 | 0.7 mi. away
Md Academy Of Technology And Health Sciences
Grades: 6-12 | 0.9 mi. away
Kipp Ujima Village Academy
Grades: 5-8 | 0.9 mi. away

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