Albert Einstein High School - Kensington, Maryland/MD

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Albert Einstein High School

11135 Newport Mill Rd, Kensington, MD, 20895-1699 -

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Definition of Terms

Albert Einstein High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Montgomery County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1741 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

124 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 436 students

Grade 10 - 394 students

Grade 11 - 470 students

Grade 12 - 441 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	13%	3%
% Hispanic	38%	4%
% Black	24%	34%
% White	24%	48%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

21%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Montgomery County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	199	28
Number of Students Managed	139,457 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$2,068,665,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$2,003,474,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$14,834	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$14,366	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Celebrations Oct. 25, 2009 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 08:35:41 am
Hofstetter-Griswold Kelly Hofstetter and John Sloane Griswold III will be married Sept. 18, 2010, in Old Lyme, Conn.
Ambassadors ease path for freshmen at Einstein (Potomac Gazette)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 09:02:59 am
Jamil Shah (center), a junior at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, answers questions from freshtman about where to catch the bus, class schedules and high school in general as part of a new program that designates upperclassmen as ambassadors to assist incoming freshman with the transition from middle school.
Rookie teacher gears up for school (Potomac Gazette)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 08:58:56 am
Claudia de León prepares for the upcoming school year as a new Spanish teacher at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Loading...
Rookie teacher gears up for school at Einstein High (Gaithersburg Gazette)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 08:50:53 am
Claudia de León prepares for her first year as a Spanish teacher at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. A graduate of Watkins Mill High School, de León, 27, is particularly excited about improving Spanish lessons for students who already have a basic understanding of the language.
Ambassadors ease path for freshmen (Chevy Chase Gazette)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 08:41:35 am
Jamil Shah (center), a junior at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, answers questions from freshman about where to catch the bus, class schedules and high school in general as part of a new program that designates upperclassmen as ambassadors to assist incoming freshman with the transition from middle school.

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Albert Einstein High School, named after the German-American physicist, Albert Einstein, is a four-year high school located at 11135 Newport Mill Road, near Kensington in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland. The principal is James G. Fernandez, and the assistant principals are Linda Jasper, Brian Thomas, and Kimberly N. Hayden Williams.
It is within the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system.
Einstein is a part of the Downcounty Consortium. It is also the home high school of Newport Mill Middle School and Sligo Middle School which in turn are fed by all or part of the districts of Glen Haven Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, Oakland Terrace Elementary School, Rock View Elementary School, and Woodlin Elementary School.
The school was originally built in 1962 (81,743 square feet) with major additions added in 1966 (35,550 square feet), 1975 (34,232 square feet), 1991 (10,298 square feet), and 1995 (102,138 square feet). The building currently totals with a planned addition (12,501 square feet) and a . of renovation in the 1995 building in 2007, totaling .
Academies
Einstein is home to four Academies. These are courses of study which students can choose as a part of the Downcounty Consortium. Academies include:
International Baccalaureate Program (IB)
Academy of Finance (NAF)
Visual and Performing Arts
Renaissance Academy
Einstein also hosts the MCPS Visual Arts Center.
Attendance
Throughout the years, Albert Einstein High School has experienced many issues regarding student attendance. As of September 2006, the administration began implementing "Hall Sweeps" in order to motivate students to arrive to classes on time. During a Hall Sweep, students are "swept" up by staff and given detention after school if they linger in the halls after class has started. Additionally, any student that arrives late to school (unexcused) is given an after school detention. This strict attendance policy has boosted the attendance rate from 75% on-time, to 90% on-time.
International Baccalaureate Program
The International Baccalaureate Program at Albert Einstein High School was initiated in the Fall of 2004. The class of 2006 was the first class from the school to graduate with IB Diplomas.
External links
School Website
Bird's eye view of Albert Einstein High School
Down County Consortium
MCPS

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