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Western High School

4600 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD, 21209-4915 -

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Definition of Terms

Western High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Baltimore City County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

828 students

% Male / % Female

n/a

Total Classroom Teachers

40 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 207 students

Grade 10 - 194 students

Grade 11 - 228 students

Grade 12 - 199 students

This School

( MD ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( MD ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	5%
% Hispanic	n/a	8%
% Black	84%	40%
% White	13%	46%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

( MD ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

32%

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

11%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( MD ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Baltimore City Public s School District

This School's Agency

( MD ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	197	27
Number of Students Managed	92,248 students	16,524 students
District Total Revenue	$1,036,293,000	$159,214,000
District Expenditure	$970,898,000	$153,923,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,234	$9,539
District Expenditure / Student	$10,525	$9,315
District Graduation Rates	61%	86%

Western High School is the oldest public all-girl high school in the United States. It is one of only two public all girl high schools in the US. Western is a part of the Baltimore City Public School System. Western is very diverse racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically. Its students come from every neighborhood in Baltimore.
History: Western was founded on November 1, 1844. The first building to house Western was Armitage Hall on Paca Street, with Rober Kerr as the principal and sole teacher, Western was the first opportunity in Baltimore for girls to get an education beyond grammar school. By 1896 Western moved to a new, more expensive building on Lafayette and McCollough Streets. By this time, the girls had opportunities to take clerical courses. After other moves, Western finally opened in its current location at 4600 Falls Road in 1967. Since 1975, Western has been a city-wide magnet program. Students must apply and meet certain entrance criteria to be accepted to Western. The acting principal of Western is Eleanor Matthews, who replaced Landa McLaurin.
Academics: Western has a state wide reputation for academic excellence. Western has two academic programs: accelerated college preparatory and honors college preparatory. Within the accelerated college preparatory program, students can finish four years of high school work in grade 9-11. During their 12th grade year they are able to pursue advanced placement or college level courses. The Honors college preparatory program allows students to take honors course in the subjects that they are strong in. The classes of 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 boast a 100% four-year college acceptance rate.
Tradtions: The Big Sister, Little Sister Program- This is an informal program when the juniors of the new school year pick little sisters from the incoming freshman.
Freshman Day- The freshman have an outdoor picnic.
Sophomore and Junior Days- Assemblies are held in honor of the sophomores and juniors, who also wear their class colors on these days.
Senior Inaugural- The new seniors are welcolmed in to the school. Traditionally the seniors wear all white and get the rest of the day off after the assembly.
Senior Farewell- The entire school says goodbye to the old seniors. The seniors also wear all white on this day.
Revel- The annual spring fair.
Western has four sets of traditional class colors. Each class inherits their class colors as freshman. The colors are:
Purple and Gold.
Maroon and Gold.
Blue and Gold.
Black and Gold.
Graduation: Western High School's graduation is traditionally held on a Saturday in even years and on a Sunday in odd years in June. This is because it shares an athletic complex (namely the Football field) with its brother school, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. The girls wear white, ankle-length dresses and carry red roses during the commencement ceremony.
Notable Alunmae: Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah.
Stephanie Rawlings Blake, politician, 1986.
Trazana Beverly, actor.
Jill P. Carter, politician.
Farai Chideya, journalist.
Mildred Dunn, actor.
Lisa Gladden, Maryland state senator.
Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes.
Anna Deavere Smith, actor.
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About This Zip Code (21209)

School Zip (21209)

(MD) State Average

Population (Approximate)

23,683 people

5,071,990 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

65%

32%

Population Average Age

38 years old

36.0 years old

Average Household size

2.2 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$51,531

$52,064

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.5 rooms

6.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

38 years old

42 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

59% / 41%

65% / 35%

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